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[water_wendi]

Trump dropping out closer to the election is the dream scenario. He goes away and takes the ire of the racist rabble he whipped into a frenzy.

id say there is a chance that Trump gets into it with his own supporters. He might call them out as not doing enough, someone will get correctly point out that it was him that led to low polls, and since he cant back down from an argument without winning he would get nasty with them. That happening would be the best possible outcome imo.

 

[tuxfool]

OH

MY

GOD

I think I just donated to Hillary's campaign.

Check out the first comment. It is hard to tell if a person is trolling.

 

[jmdajr]

Is this real?

Damn

 

[kess]

Ok guys I am in full conspiracy mode now. Trump is most definitely a Democrat plant to destroy the Republican and ensure a Clinton win.

This is like, the ultimate form of blaming the Clintons for everything and insinuating that Hillary can never win an election on her own. The Infowars crowd already threw in their lot with Trump, and primary voters liked what they saw, but hey, Alex Jones might find the mind control rays that aliens implanted in Republican brains the day after the election.

 

[Corto]

And leaks will start coming out from this. With disgruntled staff members whispering inside details of Trump to their journalists friends. If he is like this in public I just can't imagine how he conducts himself in private, with his inner team and family.

 

[TheLaughingStock]

Republican donors have already told Cruz to go fuck himself for 2020.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438549/ted-cruz-convention-speech-donald-trump-non-endorsement-spark-blowback?platform=hootsuite

Nice! Can't stand Cruz.

 

[Steel]

I want the movie of this campaign so badly.

 

[Bleepey]

We're literally experiencing House of Cards in real life..


I want off this planet.

I never saw HoC past season 1, however if the show had a Trump style analogue that said all the shit he said and was still winning in the polls I think everyone would say it was the most unrealistic show that ever existed. Yet here we are.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

 

[Justin Bailey]

People keep bringing up Cruz like yeah there was a dude who knew what was up, but isn't he more of a cautionary tale for Ryan, McCain and other Republicans than anything? I don't think Cruz can recover from the backlash his non-endorsement generated; his 2020 prospects seem all but extinguished. I think that speech was the end of his political career.

That remains to be seen. If Trump gets his ass handed to him in November Cruz will look like the brave warrior that stood up to the guy that almost torpedoed the party.

 

[j_k_redtail]

Republican donors have already told Cruz to go fuck himself for 2020.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438549/ted-cruz-convention-speech-donald-trump-non-endorsement-spark-blowback?platform=hootsuite

They'll come around. They always do. They are backing Trump, are they not?

 

[BigJonsson]

What would happen if Trump did drop out? Republicans put someone else forward? Pence gets bumped to the top of the ticket? Anarchy?

 

[LordOfChaos]

“[Ryan’s] opponent is a big fan of what I’m saying — big fan,” Trump said. “His opponent, who’s running a very good campaign, obviously, I’ve heard — his opponent sent me a very scholarly and well thought out letter yesterday and all I did was say thank you very much for your very nice letter. You saw my statement.”

The fact that he doesn't even name Ryans opponent makes me think he's doing the "kid that didn't study for an exam" thing again

Someone should try to figure out if he was actually sent something

 

[Corto]

The fact that he doesn't even name Ryans opponent makes me think he's doing the "kid that didn't study for an exam" thing again




Someone should try to figure out if he was actually sent something

Of course not. That's his mythomania kicking in. If he believes it to be true then it's true and it really did happen.

 

[Marvie_3]

Oh god yes

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Remember when Trump was going to pivot?

 

[old manatee]

Remember when Trump was going to pivot?

360

 

[hom3land]

I want the movie of this campaign so badly.

Game Changer II come on HBO. Make it!

 

[ElFly]

Oh this is great and we've still got nearly 100 days of this. I can't even imagine what will happen next.

staffers gotta keep soldiering through to sell the movie rights the next day of the election

 

[CreeperBlocks]

This is incredible

 

[Slayven]

Republican donors have already told Cruz to go fuck himself for 2020.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438549/ted-cruz-convention-speech-donald-trump-non-endorsement-spark-blowback?platform=hootsuite

4 years is a loooooonnnggg time

 

[Parshias7]

Remember when Trump was going to pivot?

One could say he is still pivoting. Around and around, digging deeper and deeper. He's sure to break through the Earth's mantle any day now.

 

[Will M]

4 years is a loooooonnnggg time

GOP can do WAAAAY better than Cruz. Fuck em.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Oh this is great and we've still got nearly 100 days of this. I can't even imagine what will happen next.

Oh my fuck America. We had a 70 day election up here in your frozen north and we were all "zomg longest election ever, what a waste". Your politicians spend like a fourth of their political lives campaigning. It's just madness.

 

[Log4Girlz]

So just how many chickens have come home to roost?

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Trump's campaign just keeps giving!!! HOLY SHIT I'M DONE!! XD

 

[hom3land]

GOP can do WAAAAY better than Cruz. Fuck em.

Yea but do the base the GOP panders to want a candidate that is actually viable?

 

[Mr. X]

Do they regret everything yet? I hope some of these Pro-Trump Repubs quit politics forever after this lol

 

[minor effort]

An unhinged candidate creating unforced controversies on an hourly basis, picking fights with GOP leadership, Republicans looking for any excuse to revolt against their nominee, and now possibly a defeated and morose manager and staff of what could be generously called a "campaign".

This seems like it's setting up for a stunning collapse well ahead of November.

 

[The Kree]

Is this real?

Damn

It's real and it's spectacular.

 

[DrForester]

Oh this is great and we've still got nearly 100 days of this. I can't even imagine what will happen next.

We need a month of Clinton polling up 20, then I will sit back and laugh and laugh.

I'm still terrified the Democrats might find some way to screw this up.

 

[giga]

NBC reporter.

 

[Corto]

Here we go.

 

[Lv99 Slacker]

Jamelle Bouie, staff writer for Slate and CBS commentator:
As per @joshtpm, wouldn't surprise me if this were Trump showing his dominance. https://twitter.com/mateagold/status/760574182308675584

Ryan Lizza at The New Yorker:
Obama's comments today probably make it more difficult for Republicans to un-endorse Trump. Wonder if that was his intention.

Basically, Trump's way of saying "I'm the captain".

Very interesting and not surprising that Lizza would ask if this was intentional. Eight years later, and I still remember his New Yorker piece on Obama's early political career, because he painted a very calculating and machiavellian portrait of Obama. Very interesting read: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/07/21/making-it

If he ever wrote a book on Obama's presidency, I'd pick it up in a heartbeat.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

So just how many chickens have come home to roost?

Like All the Chickens. Think Chicken run and thats basically it.

We need a month of Clinton polling up 20, then I will sit back and laugh and laugh.

I'm still terrified the Democrats might find some way to screw this up.

They have all the pieces put in place for a great win. A volatile nominee, a campaign staff that is close to going ballistic, and the rest of the repub party considering support to the Democrats. This should be easy as pie. And I also hope the Dems do well too, oh do I hope.

 

[BFIB]

 

[shiba5]

NBC reporter.

itshappening.gif

 

[CreeperBlocks]

NBC reporter.

Oh God


Oh man

 

[Garlador]

NBC reporter.

In.cred.i.ble.

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

God I hope they talk after this dumpster fire is over. I want on the record interviews.

 

[jmdajr]

Looks like Trump case against his University is going to happen.

Dude is gonna lose it. Whatever there is left to lose.

 

[User1608]

NBC reporter.

But he's teflon Don.

 

[echoshifting]

NBC reporter.

 

[Corto]

God I hope they talk after this dumpster fire is over. I want on the record interviews.

They'll talk while the flames are high still.

 

[rjinaz]

NBC reporter.

I can smell the fire from here.

 

[shintoki]

Trump has been the hero America needs. If you can't dismantle the GOP from outside, do it from within.

 

[LUFTRAUSER]

NBC reporter.

Hahahahaha

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

NBC reporter.

Fucking glorious .

 

[Leona Lewis]

Looks like Trump case against his University is going to happen.

Dude is gonna lose it. Whatever there is left to lose.

Delicious.

Only downside is that it'll keep Trump in the news and continue to enable his anemic campaign fundraising efforts.

But as long as he's not the one controlling the narrative, then fine by me.

 

[rjinaz]

Trump has been the hero America needs. If you can't dismantle the GOP from outside, do it from within.

He's the best player on our team!