Trump could refuse to take office.

[MineralMan]

That's a scenario that hasn't been discussed much. Maybe there's a strategy that could push him to the point where he said, "Screw it! I'm out!" I don't know what would push him to that breaking point, but maybe there's a way.

Even up to the day of the inauguration, he could refuse. Is there some way he could be shamed, embarrassed, frightened or angered enough to do that? In reality, I suspect he is a fragile, brittle person.

I think it's worth talking about. It could actually be our best opportunity.

What do you think? How could we help make this work?

[rzemanfl]

1. Not saying it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Yeah and I could win the lottery

Not likely however

[WhiteTara]

3. Drive him crazy with your tweets?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. I can't see him not taking office and enjoying the notoriety of being #45. After that, bets are off.

[HassleCat]

5. He will do a great job.

He has said so many times. He is so smart, so clever etc his success is assured. Just look at his wonderful cabinet. Things are looking good. America will be great again. Anybody who says otherwisex you're fired!

[duffyduff]

6. Nope. Then we would get Pence.

Pence is on the ticket that was supported by Putin.

[KamaAina]

13. Would we, if Orange Julius Caesar never took office?

We'd be stuck with him afterwards, in a resignation or impeachment scenario, but this is intriguing.

[Ms. Toad]

7. Are you forgetting who the VP-elect is? n/t

[subterranean]

8. Maybe if he was somehow forced to disclose his tax returns.

There's obviously something in those returns that he really, really doesn't want made public. I don't think he's capable of being shamed, but if he had to disclose his tax returns as a condition for taking office, he might decide it's not worth it. Otherwise, I can't imagine him backing out after he's come this far.

[progressoid]

9. It won't happen (he's too vain). And if it did, we'd have asshole Pence.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

[MineralMan]

10. Pence is a dickhead, but he's not a lunatic.

Trump is batshit crazy. He poses a serious risk to this country.

[Hekate]

15. That's how I see it. Pence is a loathsome theocrat, but he is sane and knows government.

Trump is nuts. Certifiably nuts. And treasonous.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Pence isn't billions of dollars in debt, and the Russians can't put the squeeze on him the same way.

[kentuck]

12. Very possible.

Rather than expose himself to the truth, he would prefer to resign.

[onenote]

14. Not. Going. To. Happen.

Predictions about Trump quitting have appeared here at every stage of the process. He would drop out before the convention. He would drop out during the convention. He would refuse to debate. He would drop out before the last debate. he would drop out before election day.

Wishful thinking. Nothing more.