2016 Postmortem

still_one

(92,187 posts) Fri Oct 7, 2016, 05:00 PM Oct 2016

So what would the republicans do if Trump dropped out? It is too late to change

the ballots, would pence become the defacto republican nominee?

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So what would the republicans do if Trump dropped out? It is too late to change (Original Post) still_one Oct 2016 OP

CNN was saying that Pence's Secret Service team has pushed aside the press ... nixonwasbetterthanW Oct 2016 #1

In some respects Pence is even more dangerous because he is falsely viewed as reasonable, and still_one Oct 2016 #2

The ballots are already printed vollehosen Oct 2016 #3

yeah. They might just do it. He may back out of the debate, and if he doesn't, there is no still_one Oct 2016 #4

nixonwasbetterthanW

(1,317 posts)

1. CNN was saying that Pence's Secret Service team has pushed aside the press ...

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 05:04 PM

Oct 2016

... an indication that we are at DefCon 1 in GOPland. They're treating this as the crisis it is ... I would not be the least surprised to see Trump call it a day.

still_one

(92,187 posts)

2. In some respects Pence is even more dangerous because he is falsely viewed as reasonable, and

Reply to nixonwasbetterthanW (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 05:12 PM

Oct 2016

he is anything BUT reasonable

vollehosen

(130 posts)

3. The ballots are already printed

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 05:16 PM

Oct 2016

The GOP will need to organize some kind of write-in campaign to send up another guy. AFAIK Pence is tied to the VP ticket.

still_one

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4. yeah. They might just do it. He may back out of the debate, and if he doesn't, there is no

Reply to vollehosen (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 05:20 PM

Oct 2016

doubt that if this is brought up he will bring up Bill Clinton.

The obvious return on that is that Bill Clinton is NOT running for President

So either way that is a lose lose strategy.

The best they have got is a write-in, but some states don't count write-in I believe

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