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lady lib

(2,933 posts)
Wed Aug 3, 2016, 06:09 PM Aug 2016

Wash. Post: Sorry, Republicans. You’re stuck with your nominee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/03/sorry-republicans-youre-stuck-with-your-nominee/?postshare=4731470260834833&tid=ss_tw#comments

Prominent Republicans have just joined Zune owners and the front office of any team that ever signed Tim Tebow in having a bad case of buyer’s remorse.

After Donald Trump’s spectacularly bad week — beginning with the final night of the Democratic convention, rolling past slumping poll numbers and continuing into new reports of a campaign in turmoil — there's an audible current of mumbled what-ifs among party leaders. What if a Zeusian thunderbolt from the sky were to suddenly vacate the head of the Republican ticket? What might happen then? What if what if what if?

This is purely aspirational, for three reasons.

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Wash. Post: Sorry, Republicans. You’re stuck with your nominee. (Original Post) lady lib Aug 2016 OP
Haaa! 1.Drop Dead 2. Fall into a coma 3. Decide not to run misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #1
Wow, you nailed it! lady lib Aug 2016 #2

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
1. Haaa! 1.Drop Dead 2. Fall into a coma 3. Decide not to run
Wed Aug 3, 2016, 06:28 PM
Aug 2016

" In other words, the only way Trump won't be the nominee is if he drops dead, falls into a coma or simply decides not to run."

And The Donald is not going anywhere.


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