I predict that Trump will drop out before the election.

[Kablooie]

It probably won't happen until shortly before the election but if defeat becomes inevitable he will leave just so he won't have to suffer a definitive loss.
Can you imagine him giving a concession speech? I can't.

He will come up with some flaky excuse blaming someone else, walk out and for the rest of his days deny that he lost.

That will leave Hillary as the only viable choice and no reason for Trump supporters to vote at all.

It's going to be a strange presidential election.
That's my prediction.

[Chasstev365]

1. No: It happens by Aug 31or it doesen't happen at all.

[pnwmom]

3. Who could prevent Trump from dropping out on November 1?

[Chasstev365]

10. You really think he would drop out with 8 days to leave Hillary unopposed?

I just don't see that happening.

[pnwmom]

14. No, I don't. But I don't think August 31 is a deadline. Trump could do it anytime. n/t

[liberal N proud]

2. Two things...

His ego will prevent him from dropping out


He derangement makes him he will still pull this off.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. He'll definitely be gone by Nov. 9th

Maybe before.

[RKP5637]

5. After the election, Trump, will be known worldwide as The Failed Loser!!! And very fair, for such an

obnoxious ignoramus!

[Laffy Kat]

6. And miss 3+ months of attention? Bet not. nt

[Moostache]

7. His people are already telling him "things"...

Things like "rigged election", "polling is wrong", "Muslims aren't really citizens worthy of respect for their sacrifices.", "That spray tan looks REALLY natural dad." and so forth...

This is a clown who rose to prominence for the last decade on the tails of a shit TV show and a fake obsession with the President's birth certificate (or rather whatever attention could be grifted from that for free...)

The Talking Yam won't drop out, he'll just try to drag the country down into his loss and the morass that is his soul.

[splat]

8. Love "The Talking Yam" n/t

[UTUSN]

9. I like how you think but hope you're wrong because they'll place a real contender

even with limited time, but our electoral system is ridiculously inflated anyway (we just need 6 weeks).

The Repukes can't stand for the debacle of pulling the plug like this. Losing on Election Day, fine. They don't believe in elections anyway. They don't believe in government and governing anyway. They will proceed, no matter what, to obstruct-obstruct-obstruct then impeach-impeach-impeach anyway.

[mucifer]

17. The issue with a real contender is that a big chunk of the trump supporters will probably

will not vote for someone else and will split the republican vote. They are not like Bernie supporters.

[sharp_stick]

11. No, he's in it until the end

He'll whine about stolen votes and voter fraud but he'll be smoked and remain the standard bearer of what remains of the Republican party. We'll see what, if anything, rises from those ashes.

[longship]

12. YATIGTDOOP,

Yet another Trump is going to drop out original post.

A conjecture based on NOTHING!

[fishwax]

13. that's what I was thinking back in december, but now I think he'll just try to drag things out

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

15. Many states have early voting.

In fact, if I counted correctly, only 13 states have no form of early voting at all.

So if he drops outs relatively close to election day, any number of citizens will have already voted for him. Not too many, we can hope. But it's hard to imagine the chaos that would ensue, and how he might be replaced.

If he loses (which looks quite likely at this point) we can all be certain he will do his best to claim the election was stolen. He'll make Karl Rove's meltdown in 2012 look like a reasoned response to what happened in Ohio. Trump will do his best to bully his way into the White House. I'm sure he'll be filing multiple lawsuits to try to change the election results.

[duncang]

16. I'm in the he will stick it through camp.

He might miss a couple bucks in donations to pay off his debt if he drops out early. Don't stop milking till the cow is dry.

[grubbs]

18. Pshaw

Trump supporters seldom vote. And they won't show up in November. A pox on them.