Trump cheats at golf - the ONE and ONLY politics thread

If Trump somehow were elected president, would he be the least popular president since Tyler? His Accidency had managed to piss off everyone.

 

Andrew Johnson scaled the peaks of repulsion, too.

 

Serious question: I totally get why that would be fun, but can the prominent democrats really say anything to change minds at this point? Hillary will win easily of nobody makes waves.

I think it's a lot more likely a prominent Democrat gets overheated and says something that hurts her than attacks cutting into Trump's numbers. But they don't have to cut into his numbers.

 

Ryan and Christie may finally abandon ship at that point.

 

It would be revealing to see the deflectors/rationalizers/ alibi spinners.

As well as the debate over whether it would qualify as First Amendment political speech.

 

I still refuse to rule out him, behind closed doors, being like "What the hell do I have to do to get out of this mess? I'm trying every trick I know to get fired. I don't want to be president. Jesus. These assholes have got to stop me from running. Maybe I'll just imply the President is a sleeper cell. That will make Sunshine and YankeeFan happy and I'll get booted off the ticket and tell everyone for 20 year, I could've won if they let me."

As I said when he won Indiana, it's only going to get worse. He'll call Hillary a bitch at some point. He'll say wetback or spade. We're headed that way. He's dying to get off this tiger he's riding and 37 percent of people just keep eating it up.

 

If he wants a "graceful exit" then he has one chance to go out as a martyr, and that's if:
A) Someone like Romney actually does mount a challenge at the convention;
and
B) The Republican leadership gets behind Candidate X.
Then Trump, who has said all along that he cannot win without the support (assuming financial, logistical and political) of the party, can simply say, "I can't win when my party is split. Therefore I decline the nomination. Enjoy the mess I've left you, gentlemen. This whole thing was small potatoes anyway."
Trump gets to look like he was double-crossed and claim he's still a "winner," even though he didn't complete the process.

 

Meanwhile, taking a break from the campaign for a minute, here's a helpful reminder that China is not our friend.

California Resident Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to China | OPA | Department of Justice

 

Here's how it happens, Double Down:

 

Hacked Documents Allege DNC Attack Plan on Donald Trump

 

GOP Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't vote for Donald Trump - CNNPolitics.com

 

And then he starts a show, "backseat president" where every week, he says what he would have done differently as president and why things would have been better. 37% of the nation is a great rating.