What is your worst case/best case scenario if a President Trump happens?

[Binkie The Clown]

It's something I don't like to think about, but what if our worst nightmare comes to pass and Donald Trump becomes our next president. Setting aside hair on fire, apocalyptic end-of-the-world doomsday predictions, what, realistically, do you think would be the consequences? In other words, let's all admit that he's not going to herd liberals into concentration camps any more that Obama took away everyone's guns, as repeatedly predicted by the right. A Trump presidency would, without a doubt, be a disaster, but what forms would that disaster take? And more importantly, what steps would you take in the wake of a Trump inauguration? (No, I won't be moving to Canada, any more than RW nut jobs moved en masse to Canada when Obama was elected.)

[3catwoman3]

1. At the moment, I cannot...

...think of a best case scenario.

[Hoyt]

2. Worst - - he is the callous, racist warmonger he appears. Best case - - he's just trying to get

elected and is pandering to the most ignorant among the electorate. If elected, he will prove more moderate. I hope folks do not buy the latter.

[rusty quoin]

3. I don't know what will happen. Did anyone predict correctly the last ten years?

I cannot imagine trump being a good president. But the reaction to him could be good like retaking both houses. And if that happens, congress might reject any Supreme Court justice he tries to appoint.

I cannot predict things. The only thing I can do is keep pushing for Democrats.

[Liberty Belle]

4. Okay here goes...

Worst case- detention camps, a rise in hate groups inspired by tRUMP, he appoints a Supreme Ct. justice who rolls back Roe v.. Wade, he insults every world leader and just maybe starts WW III.

Best case - He bullies, humiliates and insults members of his own party in Congress to the point they impeach them.

[polly7]

5. The world will be f*ed. nt.

[longship]

6. I would go with the hair on fire part.

Hopefully live on the Rachel Maddow Show.

Not the apocalyptic part though.

[Reter]

7. First I'll list the positives

1) For all his racism, he doesn't seem to pick on black people at all. He said he doesn't have a problem with affirmative action, and Spike Lee has a point with no blacks getting nominated for the awards.

2) He won't oust dictators like Assad. He rightfully says toppling them lead us to ISIS.

3) He called George W. Bush and his war in Iraq a disaster.

Now the negatives:

Way, way too many to list.

[AlinPA]

27. I think he is saving attacks/racist rhetoric of black people as his club. If he drops in polls,

he will start getting ugly towards black people. The GOP will love it and he will jump in the polls and won't be caught by any of his GOP contenders.

[yeoman6987]

8. Past was liberal on a lot of things

Could be playing the game and will not be conservative. He also had millions of woman work for him and I haven't heard any sexual harassment or major problems there.

A lot of potential negatives that are not worth the risk of him as president.

[lovemydog]

9. Worst case - he agrees to more tax cuts for the rich,

massive increases in military spending, less for public schools & social services, exacerbating inequality and screwing the working class. Maybe another stupid & costly war or two. All of which republicans in Congress are requesting. Many suffer.

Best case - as President he governs more to the center, recognizing that to get things he wants he must negotiate with large constituencies who don't want to decrease social spending or increase the deficit. The majority wakes up and starts voting for progressives in every single election starting locally and moving to state and congressional levels. A resistance movement builds and recognizes that we must take part at every level including taking personal responsibility rather than blaming everything on the President.

I'd continue living my life in what I consider an ethical manner.

[CBGLuthier]

10. Best case is democrats win the house

and both he and his VP drop dead the day after everyone is sworn in and the new speaker has been picked.

I could not even imagine worst case but it closely resembles Germany in the late 30s except maybe with a little nuclear holocaust for good measure.

[world wide wally]

11. A modern day Mussolini who believes his own bullshit and acts on it with the help of a Republican

Congress. He appoints Supreme Court justices which keep the country fucked up for another 20 years or more. Several wars to deal with as he cuts his own taxes and a major depression.
Other than that… not much

[Warren DeMontague]

12. I suspect he'll spend at least the first two years just posing for his official portrait

so I guess it just depends on who he outsources to do all the other shit.

[BigBearJohn]

14. ROTFLMAO /nt

[tavernier]

19. And having TRUMP diamond encrusted on the WH roof

Actually, I think you are pretty close. He will delegate all the presidenting chores, and put on one Yuuuuge reality show. There will be a 24/7 President Trump Show on what used to be MSNBC (viewers will hardly notice the difference, anyway). The Donald eating breakfast in his gilded double king sized bed... The Donald playing golf on his new private course, previously known as the Washington Mall... etc.

[glinda]

34. funny

[redwitch]

54. The White House will be electroplated with 24K gold.

It'll be terrific!

[safeinOhio]

13. I see a firewall against impeachment.

VP Palin

[RKP5637]

31. Ha, Yep, that would do it for sure! n/t

[davidpdx]

15. i left the country 12 years ago, which was not related to anything political

I would continue to fight for progressive policies.

[mikehiggins]

16. Nothing

Trump has no principles or politics except for me first. He might be able to surround himself with worshipers and idolaters, and Trump Inc. will definitely have the inside track on any major construction but cut SocSec or Medicare? Shrink the military budget? Advance the right wing agenda (aka Koch agenda)? Most likely not.

President Trump will do whatever he thinks works best for him and nobody else.

Keep in mind Trump is not actually a stupid man. You don't thrive in NYC if you are, and certainly not pull off the kinds of flim flam near-fraud that marks his career.

Imagine Nixon without any ideals or programs or principles. His VP would be a 2016 version of Spiro Agnew.

Disaster? Not at all. That'll come when JEB! beats him in 2020.

The whole world is watching. And they think we're crazy.

[Vinca]

17. Best case: Jon Stewart has a prime time, hour-long show on a major network 5 days a week.

Worst case: Trump confuses the nuclear codes with the numbers of wives, children and mistresses he's had and blows us all to hell.

[1939]

18. My thoughts

A President Trump would have a rough time with Republicans in the House and Senate because they wouldn't kowtow to his every wish, but would have their own agendas. He would have to govern by working both sides of the aisle for stuff he wants. The responsibilities of the office would surely force him into not taking extreme doctrinaire positions. He would still have outrageous news conferences and say outrageous things.

While I don't think Trump is the exact clone of Teddy Roosevelt, a lot of the dynamics would be there. Teddy didn't hew the party line and often said (and did) outrageous things.

[Orsino]

20. Best case:

Those in need get pretty blonde women to flatter and beg Trump on their behalf. He might turn magnanimous if his ego is massaged just so.

Requests for aid may have to be submitted via Twitter, since that's where Trump spends his time.

[JudyM]

36. Oofgh, truth dat. I fear also he'll totally screw up international relations just for the headlines.

[Orsino]

37. I'm not too worried.

Even if Trump doesn't just quit when it turns into work (he will as he always has), bag men for the billionaires have plenty of dirt on him and will encourage his exit.

Right now, he's enjoying being driven from one cheering crowd to the next. It's not going to remain fun much longer, and that's when he'll go.

[JudyM]

38. I hope you're right. Nt

[Orsino]

41. Full disclosure:

I also thought he would quit in August or so.

Guess he can still cruise without spending his own money?

[JudyM]

44. Keep hope alive ;)

[Yavin4]

21. See Arnold as governor of CA

Same deal.

[Nay]

22. Best case -- he used to be a Democrat, and now maybe he's a stealth

Democrat -- one who'll continue moderate policies. And maybe use the bully pulpit to get single payer because it's business-friendly. Even if he truly is a Republican philosophically, it's hard for me to believe he is as racist as he sounds; from all reports, he has never been racist or sexist in his business dealings.

Worst case -- he's losing his frikkin' mind and loves the idea of turning the US into a version of Nazi Germany.

[alarimer]

23. He'll get caught doing something illegal and be forced to resign.

I'm thinking this man has no scruples and, because he comes from the world of business, thinks anything goes.

Possibly a Bob McDonnell scenario, but that would take years to develop and would only result in prison time after he leaves office.

No, I'm guessing a Nixon Dirty Tricks type issue.

[FSogol]

24. The one saving point is his laziness. As a business man, he is only a self-promoter who gets paid

to attach his name to other's projects (gawd knows why?). The more he is personally involved, the more likely the project is to fail (see Trump Casino and his Scottish golf course projects). He's too lazy to do much damage. Of course, just having the racist dope around ruins our standing in the world.

[ileus]

25. He makes a left turn, making fools of all his supporters and detractors.

[EdwardBernays]

26. I actually

Expect an inverse Obama... Specifically I expect conservatives nutters to go mental when they realise that The Donald is a lot less of a looney tune then they are that he, like politicians have since time immemorial, lied to them to get into power.

He's about as radical white bread toast.

[Depaysement]

28. Duck and Cover nt

[proglib]

29. Best case: Bush family loses power and Republicans are in confusion

Best case scenario is that Trump is unpredictable and destroys the Republican Party's hold on power. Especially the war mongering neocon Bush family. Worst case is that he actually strengthens them.

[mfcorey1]

30. I will wear a customized paper bag on my head with "I did not vote for

Trump" scrawled over the front of it.

[Jeroen]

32. GOP setup and impeachment n/t

[RKP5637]

33. I think he's using the R's and others just as tools to get elected. He's definitely using Palin

as a tool, of course. He's a business guy and a survivor, so, I think he will govern from a business perspective. I'm not sure if that is good or bad, but my hunch is a lot of the racist crap will fade away. If he got the US out of this stupid service economy, I think that would be a major plus. Also, if he could revamp some of the inane trade agreements, if even possible, that could be a plus.

Then again, he could go off the deep end and envision the US as the return of Nazi Germany. Bottom line, it's hard to predict ... What is predictable, it could be frightening. I don't think there is a middle ground, my hunch is it will be either good or bad.

[underpants]

35. Canada builds a wall

That's both worst and (from their perspective) best. If Trump were President we would actually end up paying for it.

[Zorra]

39. I head south of the border for the rest of my life.

And never look back.

[KamaAina]

40. Best case: I get traded to the Canadiens.

But there would still be road trips to deal with.

Worst case: Der Combenfuhrer decides to make an example of me. I disappear.

[MurrayDelph]

42. Best case: we move to Canada (500km north)

Worst case: they close the borders and don't let us in.

[StandingInLeftField]

43. Real Worst Case Scenario?

Cruz beats Trump and is elected POTUS.

[StevieM]

47. Good call. I was about to post the exact same thing, but you beat me to it. (eom)

[spanone]

45. i see no best case scenario

[harrose]

46. Best Case? He suspends the Constitution, declares himself emperor for life...

... begins rounding up democrats/progressives for detention and/or execution.

Worst case: He starts WWIII and everyone on earth dies.

[Orrex]

48. .

[steve2470]

49. ok my two cents

Best case: He drops all the racist crap and really most-stupid crap he's said, and governs as a moderate Republican, having periodic fits of televised rage because Congress won't snap to. Democrats block his most conservative stuff. He's a one-term President.

Worst case: He really means all the racist crap, and tries to get Congress to go along. Democrats plus a few sane Republicans spend four years blocking him. He manages to piss off Putin, North Korea and Iran enough to set us back 40 years but no nuclear war gets started (I think Trump is smarter than that). Mexico starts loathing us. Canada wonders if we've truly gone insane this time. Our allies start thinking of us like they did under GWB43. He's a one term President, and goes in the Hall of Shame next to GWB43.

Hopefully I just wasted my time.

[Jim Beard]

50. Can we compare him to Jessie Ventura?

[deathrind]

51. I think he would be impeached.

With-in the first year. We could only hope that he would not have done irreparable damage to either our foreign or domestic policies in that time.

[JustAnotherGen]

52. He strokes out by February 1, 2017

Leaving Sister Sarah Alaskastan in charge - or Melania.

[Behind the Aegis]

53. I know most are treating your post as a "joke" or making funnies.

However, I as a recently legally married gay man, I really do fear the replacement of a single Supreme Court judge and I will no longer be married! Too many people, mostly straight, but a few gays ones too, don't realize the battle is far from over. I am not comfortable, I am simply content, for now. I also fear for the health and rights' of women. Racism will continue to rise, against a variety of ethnic groups. The wealth gap will greatly increase, possibly leading to another Depression. The US' reputation will dip so low, even life-long allies will distance themselves.

For all those that think Trump can't win, I have one letter for you: W!