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book_worm

(15,951 posts) Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:26 AM Aug 2016

GOP Insiders Want Trump Out

An astonishing 70% of Republican insiders anonymously polled by Politico want Donald Trump to drop out of the race.

Said one: “I’d rather take our chances with nearly anyone else than continue with this certain loser who will likely cost the Senate and much more.”

https://politicalwire.com/2016/08/05/gop-insiders-want-trump-out/

Too late! They can't just convene another convention and get rid of him. He needs to voluntarily step aside and he won't.

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GOP Insiders Want Trump Out (Original Post) book_worm Aug 2016 OP

Today is the deadline to get on the ballot in NC. Even if Trumpy quits, his name will still FSogol Aug 2016 #1

Good! book_worm Aug 2016 #2

Some GOP strategist was crying about it on NPR yesterday. He felt, they FSogol Aug 2016 #4

Yep. And the deadline has passed in a number of states.... Chiyo-chichi Aug 2016 #5

Even if they managed to get rid of Trump..... Jade Fox Aug 2016 #3

Yeah, they don't have a candidate acceptable to all factions of their party. FSogol Aug 2016 #6

With memories of Sarah Pallin still fresh in people's minds..... Jade Fox Aug 2016 #7

Fiasco is the perfect term for today's GOP. FSogol Aug 2016 #9

They have been irrelevant for a while now, why would their opinion matter now? Mass Aug 2016 #8

To the GOP... SummerSnow Aug 2016 #10

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

1. Today is the deadline to get on the ballot in NC. Even if Trumpy quits, his name will still

Reply to book_worm (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:30 AM

Aug 2016

appear on the ballot in Nov as the GOP candidate. Most of the States have deadline between now and Sept 1.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

2. Good!

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:31 AM

Aug 2016

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

4. Some GOP strategist was crying about it on NPR yesterday. He felt, they

Reply to book_worm (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:33 AM

Aug 2016

could get Trump to step aside, but it would be difficult to do within 48 hours. Very laughable.

Chiyo-chichi

(3,580 posts)

5. Yep. And the deadline has passed in a number of states....

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:34 AM

Aug 2016

including Texas, which has a fairly large number of electoral votes.

It is too late.

Their only hope is for him to behave with some semblance of normalcy. Good luck to them with that.

Jade Fox

(10,030 posts)

3. Even if they managed to get rid of Trump.....

Reply to book_worm (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:32 AM

Aug 2016

the GOP would still look like a Party out of control, and unable to present any kind of sane options to the American people.

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

6. Yeah, they don't have a candidate acceptable to all factions of their party.

Reply to Jade Fox (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:35 AM

Aug 2016

If they had, that candidate would have won the nomination. Their party was swirling the drain even before Trumpy threw his (Chinese-made) hat into the ring.

Jade Fox

(10,030 posts)

7. With memories of Sarah Pallin still fresh in people's minds.....

Reply to FSogol (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:52 AM

Aug 2016

the Republican Party is starting to look incapable of figuring out when a would-be candidate is a train wreck waiting to happen.

Both the Pallin fiasco, and now the Trump fiasco, make the GOP look just plain stupid. Dumping Trump would not help that.