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There are various reasons why the man Trump himself would choose to drop out of the race. His family for one may be pressuring him behind the scenes. The writing is on the wall and even they know it. They know him better than anyone else after all. And he is 70 years old this year with multiple businesses to run. So this may have been just a fun ego trip for him. He may take home the consolation prize that he "beat 18 candidates in the primaries". OK, let's give him a plaque and move on, should he decide it's too much for him after all.
He's even been wobbling on committing to the debates. I think there was even an interview in July this year where he said he would step down if he beat Hillary, and let the RNC just appoint someone of their liking. The signs are all there. He isn't committed to the YUGE task ahead of him...
So the next question begs: who will the RNC nominate to replace him? They would of course want their favorites, their Cheney-hand-picked "Mitt Romney" smooth types. But the voters won't stand for that. They will demand one of the men left standing at the end of it all. Those are the closest to "an actually primary-appointed candidate" where the voters won't feel ripped off. If there would be any hope of reining in the Trumpees back to the party they rebel against, it has to be one of the runners-up. Has to be. Anything less would spark a very unpredictable rebellion at the polls in November.
As far as delegates go, it must be one of these three men, in this order:
1. Ted Cruz (Senator, born in Canada, renounced that citizenship in 2014)
2. John Kasich (Governor of Ohio, born in the US)
3. Marco Rubio (Senator, born in the US)
Pick your favorites that can actually be president. Discuss.
He's even been wobbling on committing to the debates. I think there was even an interview in July this year where he said he would step down if he beat Hillary, and let the RNC just appoint someone of their liking. The signs are all there. He isn't committed to the YUGE task ahead of him...
Would Donald Trump Quit if He Wins the Election? He Doesn’t Rule It Out
Presented in a recent interview with a scenario, floating around the political ether, in which the presumptive Republican nominee proves all the naysayers wrong, beats Hillary Clinton and wins the presidency, only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner, Mr. Trump flashed a mischievous smile....“I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens,” he said minutes before leaving his Trump Tower office to fly to a campaign rally in New Hampshire. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/politics/donald-trump-president.html?_r=0
So the next question begs: who will the RNC nominate to replace him? They would of course want their favorites, their Cheney-hand-picked "Mitt Romney" smooth types. But the voters won't stand for that. They will demand one of the men left standing at the end of it all. Those are the closest to "an actually primary-appointed candidate" where the voters won't feel ripped off. If there would be any hope of reining in the Trumpees back to the party they rebel against, it has to be one of the runners-up. Has to be. Anything less would spark a very unpredictable rebellion at the polls in November.
As far as delegates go, it must be one of these three men, in this order:
1. Ted Cruz (Senator, born in Canada, renounced that citizenship in 2014)
2. John Kasich (Governor of Ohio, born in the US)
3. Marco Rubio (Senator, born in the US)
Pick your favorites that can actually be president. Discuss.