How will the republicans treat trump if he loses in 2020?

[Poiuyt]

I had always assumed that he would still be a major force in American politics after he leaves office. He would probably lead a vocal sect of neo-fascists. Now I'm wondering if they might treat him like a pariah. That would make sense because he's dragged his party down to defeat (once again, I'm assuming that he loses).

What do you think? Will he still be the leader of the republican party? Will he lead just a small cult? Or will he slither under a rock somewhere and be forgotten?

[DavidDvorkin]

1. "We hardly knew the guy."

[ck4829]

16. Heh heh, yeah

[rampartc]

2. they will begin erecting statues and naming everything in the country after him

including an aircraft carrier, and mount rushmore is a distinct possibility.

a movement we must resist.

I doubt he would run again if he loses, but he will continue to be spokesman for his millions of dead enders. trump and his cult of deplorables are unique in American history.

[OnDoutside]

4. He'll start Trump TV, and keep those idiots on his side.

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. The most obvious choice: Meet the DJT-3A...

(Formerly the MZ-3A. Paint it orange, with a diaper, and they're all set.)

[OnDoutside]

3. Airbrush, but the bigger problem is how will they treat the committed

Nazis who are now a sizeable chunk of their party ? They're not going anywhere in a hurry, and will still be susceptible to nutjobs running for office over ordinary conservatives. If the GOP get a massive beating in 2020, which I think will happen, it could signal the end of the Republican Party.

[dchill]

5. Who?

[eShirl]

6. the coffee guy? didn't know him

[dchill]

24. Heh. Yep. "He was never a Republican."

[Mike Nelson]

7. Mixed...

... "establishment" Republicans will want him to go away. The Deplorables regard him as divine, and I don't think they will change easily.

[MFM008]

9. Like scraping

Dog poo off their shoes.

[beachbumbob]

10. nearly half of the GOP trump/voters will be pissed at mainline GOP

we will see a pretty good destruction of the GOP as a a party as a significant percentage of republicans/conservatives will veer even harder to the right which allows the doors to be open for democratic wins in redstates. The hardcore right shift can win a primary BUY makes winning a general election extremely difficult in states even like Georgia, Alabama, NC, SC, etc. As a party the GOP will likely cease to exist as a force

[Vinca]

11. Numbers, numbers, numbers. If the GOP sees their meal tickets defecting over Trump,

they'll treat him like he's got the plague. If their voters and donors decide Don is a sympathetic figure and their great savior was wronged, they'll go in the opposite direction. Like Trump, they're all about themselves.

[blueinredohio]

12. Republicans won't have anything to do with him and

Putin will drop him because he can't lie,cheat or steal for them anymore. He'll be a nobody and broke because banks won't lend him anymore money.

[tavernier]

15. I think you underestimate the Republicans.

I think they will gladly take Putin’s bribes and assistance. They have no loyalty to country. Just follow the money when it comes to those traitors.

[patricia92243]

13. The GOP will run away from him, but Trump will still hold his rallies to

appease his ego.

[Cosmocat]

14. Over time disown him

blame him on us, he was actually a democrat, not a "true conservative."

But, IF we can win the election there is going to be a VERY tenuous period where control of the country will be in play. He WILL move to remain in office, and a coin flip as to how the party at large acts. They are so craven and are so afraid of "the base" which he will tweak into a complete fury, as well as their deranged hatred of all things liberal/democratic ...

YOU will see scumbags like Jordan and Gaetz who back his play ... Just not sure how many if any, will step up to manage the transition.

[moose65]

17. I think you hit the nail on the head!

I have long believed that when they finally start disowning Trump, they’ll find some way to blame it on Democrats. Either “He was never really one of us” or “ Why couldn’t those stupid libtards beat him?” Or some other nonsense. They’ll never take responsibility for Trumpism.

[uponit7771]

18. +1

[hatrack]

19. "He was never a REAL Republican!"

Meanwhile, they'll be casting about for a smart Trump - someone to engage the MAGATs with less of a propensity to shit his pants in public. That'll take them a while.

[Generic Brad]

20. He become their Voldemort

Trump will be he who must not be named.

[Midnight Writer]

21. They will worship him just like they do Reagan.

[moonscape]

22. Like a leper of yore n/t

[GoCubsGo]

23. The same way they've been treating Dumbya.

They will avoid acknowledging his very existence, especially as a member of their political cult.

[meadowlander]

25. They will claim he's really a Democrat.

Rick Wilson was already starting to do this on Nicole Wallace's show the other day.

[bitterross]

26. Worse than W

They pretty much put W out to pasture. Trump will be ostracized.

[Thomas Hurt]

27. He will be a martyr to the far right, expect a few McVeighs to be produced.

[C_U_L8R]

28. It's Obama's fault.

[pink]

29. I thought he'd probably be in jail

If he's not president anymore, he could be indicted from findings of the Mueller Report.