re: #85 Danack

Can anyone even outline how the GOP nomination could proceed in a way that doesn’t end in a Trump nomination?

Even if Christie, Carson, Fiorina and Kasich drop out - that is going to make absolutely no difference.

When one of Bush or Rubio drops out - the other should get a lot of their supporters…..which again makes no difference.

About the only paths I can see that don’t end in Trump being the nominee are:

I) Cruz dropping out because of a scandal - which sounds incredibly unlikely - and all of his supporters going to not Trump, which sounds even more unlikely.

ii) Cruz picking up a huge proportion of Carson’s and then everyone else’s supporters. But he is such an asshole that that sounds quite unlikely also…..and in fact there are people in the GOP establishment who have openly said they would prefer a Trump candidacy.

Actually, probably the most likely path is for Trump to get bored once he’s picked up enough delegates to become the nominee, but before the convention……and then turn round and say that the GOP don’t deserve a candidate as luxurious as himself.

Trump will withdraw in a huff after a few loses and establishment attacks prick his pride. There’s always a topless roller derby league to start. It’ll be yuuuge.

If he does get the nom, all the better. A realistic POS like Kasich is far more of a threat.