If the poll numbers go down for Trump, how long before...

[piechartking]

...he just folds his arms, pouts and gives up? And what would that look like?

To be honest, I was quite a stubborn petulant kid (and maybe my wife would say not a lot has changed as an adult). I could totally see me, in my younger days, when I knew I was going to lose or not reach my goal, go out and actively sabotage the task.

After all, if I'm the one who fucks it up, then I can just say "Hey, I never wanted it anyway."

I can't wait to see what that looks like in the context of a Presidential campaign going down in flames.

[geek tragedy]

1. Krugman called it a "derp spiral" nt

[Adrahil]

2. If he has to choose...

between being a quitter or a loser, I think he will quit. But if it stays within 10 points, I suspect he'll convince himself he can still win.

[democrattotheend]

3. I'm afraid that might happen

He is crashing too early. And if he quits soon the GOP will have time to find a suitable candidate without his baggage who would stand a good chance of winning, given the fact that Hillary can't seem to put this e-mail mess behind her.