Report: Senior Republican Officials ‘Clearly Think It’s a Possibility’ Trump Can Be Replaced

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Report: Senior Republican Officials ‘Clearly Think It’s a Possibility’ Trump Can Be Replaced

Report: Senior Republican Officials ‘Clearly Think It’s a Possibility’ Trump Can Be Replaced
by J.D. Durkin | 8:20 am, August 3rd, 2016
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On Good Morning America Wednesday, ABC’s Jon Karl reported that senior officials in the GOP are now actively strategizing and having conversations about the process to replace Donald Trump atop the party’s ticket should he drop out.

This, after another disastrous day on the campaign trail for the real estate titan turned politician, who recently said that he would not necessarily be endorsing members of his own party in their upcoming elections.

“Senior officials at the party are actively exploring what would happen if Trump dropped out and replaced him on the ballot,” Karl told GMA’s George Stephanopoulos.

He continued, “The answer… is they can’t force him out; he would have to go out voluntarily. And it would have to be the 167 members of the RNC through a complicated process to pick a new candidate. And it would have to happen by early September.”

The situation is truly an unprecedented one. While party officials and Republican establishment have long hoped for the “presidential pivot” of sorts from Trump, it has become increasingly clear that no such change in tone is happening. He sarcastically said of House Speaker Paul Ryan‘s upcoming reelection bid he’s, “not quite there yet” to officially endorse. He further said of Arizona Senator and former party nominee John McCain, “I’ve always felt that [McCain] should have done a much better job for the vets.”

Karl added Wednesday, “He is so unpredictable right now, they are no unable to control his message… they clearly think it’s a possibility.”

Watch the above report from ABC’s Good Morning America.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/report-senior-republican-officials-clearly-think-its-a-possibility-trump-can-be-replaced/

[awake]

1. This could be bad news if they do replace him

We need to work to get Hillary's positive rating up now. If he is replaced they may put in a new face who will give us a harder run.

[Adrahil]

3. If they force him out....

There will be a major revolt in the GOP. Trump would have to leave "voluntarily." That seems unlikely to happen to me without the liberal application of cash into Trump's pocket.

[treestar]

5. the new candidate

would not be in a very good position either.

[misterhighwasted]

2. Unless Trump drops out, they're stuck with him!

He continued, “The answer… is they can’t force him out; he would have to go out voluntarily. And it would have to be the 167 members of the RNC through a complicated process to pick a new candidate. And it would have to happen by early September.”

[Siwsan]

4. I think they'd be wasting their time because they will lose the big, lunatic fringe vote.

The people who voted from Trump, and have been swayed away by his antics, could still be a sizable number and they would feel totally disenfranchised. My guess is their votes, if they bothered to vote, would go to Stein or Johnson.

And then there is the worry of how they would physically react to Trump leaving the ticket. We are not talking about people with a strong grip on rational thought or behavior.

I think they just need to suck it up, accept the potential defeat and do some deep introspective thinking. If that is possible.

[Metric System]

7. His supporters would probably stay home and be perpetually pissed at the GOP.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. So...

Repug leadership is hamstrung by the arbitrary, capricious nature of a madman. Sweet! Feel that sting? That's buyer's remorse fuckin' with ya!

[wiggs]

8. He'll drop out. They will either pay him to drop (worth a LOT) or he'll

sue for hundreds of millions of dollars for compensation and damage to his brand. This is a business opportunity, always has been to one degree or another.

Trump gets over (what he cares most about), the GOP gets over (they run someone in the general who didn't have to win the primary), and dems have to scramble. It's one reason why dems have to focus not so much on Trump's hands but on the whole dysfunctional, morally bankrupt GOP that spawned him in the first place.

Ryan, Romney, or Pence will be the saviors, riding in to save the gop and the country from destruction. Adelson, Romney, Kochs, and the RNC will pony up the money....chump change to save the WH and more importantly all the down ticket races.

[woodsprite]

9. I would think they could just have him declared insane with some of the crap he's been spewing. n/t