Never know, but I could honestly see him doing that. Lets just say the polls are right. Why wouldn't he step down? Its better than taking the "L". He hates to lose, and in his mind and in the eyes of his base, he could spin it like he's going out a winner; he did his best, but he's stepping down "for the good of the party and hence, the good of the country". He can do what he's done all along... blame it on the mainstream media. "They never gave me a chance." See here's the thing... Trump is a conniver, and connivers are always thinking ahead as to their next move and how that next move will best suit them. I have been proven right time and time again about how he thinks and what he's going to do and I can tell you all right now what's first and foremost in his head as things stand today... its no longer a win in November... its now about the preservation of the Trump name and the Trump brand. That's more important to him than anything else. A landslide defeat in November will permanently tarnish the brand, more so than it already is in the eyes of many. No more new Trump hotels, no more new Trump golf courses... none of it. Who the hell is gonna license the name if he goes out with his tail between his legs? A lifetime building a brand... down the drain. Oh sure, he can start the Trump TV cable channel and it will certainly have a modicum of success, but that's not what he really wants, its not what he lives for. He needs those 5 big gold letters adorning 5 star properties and sky-scrapers. Time is running out though, so he needs to make a deal pretty quick. I have no idea who the RNC could run in his place, but they need to keep the Senate at all costs or its game over for the Republican Party. Exit the stage with grace, and history will certainly be more kind. Probably too late though. What's Nikki's phone number again?
Unlikely, he still has a chance at a 1972 type landslide if democrats keep pandering to mob violence.
President Donald Trump is not a quitter. He could have quit a long time ago. Even before the November 8, 2016 elections, he said, win or lose, he will be okay. If he loses, he will just go back to his life as before.
I mean, I totally agree... he doesn't quit... but he's not stupid either. A landslide loss would do generational damage to the brand. I suppose you're right though. But I'll tell you what... if they did bring in Nicki at the top of the ticket, and made Pompeo the VEEP... I bet the RNC would have the landslide. Notice I put Nikki on top. (calm down Ocho, that's not what I meant) White college soccer-moms for the win in WI, OH, PA, MI, AZ.
Nicki Haley? No way, I would vote for her. Ted Cruz would be a much better choice if Donald Trump was not running. He is a conservative too which is what the US needs.
Its all in the optics at this point. Nikki would go over well, and msm would have a hard time attacking a woman of her integrity. I actually like Cruze too, I liked it when he defended his wife against Trump. But lets face it Small, its not about the nitty gritty of who has the most conservative principles, its about about the party win and what it takes to get the required EC votes.
Would never happen. Polls haven't been true since 2016. Given the riots orange man is actually probably looking like a pretty good "lesser of two evils" choice for nearly everyone but the very far left. Especially when you're running against a guy who 20% of his own party thinks has dementia and accomplished virtually nothing progressive in 40+ years of office. Given the turn around of many politicians on both sides of the aisle getting positions despite not being career politicians I think the far left is sad their only choice to beat Trump is a neoliberal geriatric who can barely remember his own name and has to have "special" meetings because he's too much of a klutz to talk unprepared. I'm fully convinced all of the "Orange Man is Losing the Polls" discouragement trolling is necessary because everyone knows Trump is going to steamroll Biden even with his faults. In this light all of the @exGOPer posts make complete sense. The progressives are very afraid. Very, very afraid. So afraid in fact they'd be willing to throw their vote at Biden who is closer to a shitty establishment Republican than a good modern Democrat.