McConnell has warned Trump that they will abandon him if he doesn't turn things around by Labor Day

[Dr. Jack]

This isn't a very new story. A few weeks ago there was an article on Vanity Fair that McConnell had warned Trump that if he can't turn things around by Labor Day that the Republicans are going to basically cut off Trump and leave him to his fate, in order to try to save the senate. Obviously in the time Trump's position has become worse, not better so it isn't looking good. However, to put into prospective how little time Trump has, if McConnell's ultimatum is true, we are only 6 weeks away from the point of no return between Trump and the Republicans. Do you know what happened 6 weeks ago already?

This

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The time between that crime against humanity and today is how much time Trump has left to turn things around. That not a lot....



Edit: Here the article BTW

[link:https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/trump-despondent-as-numbers-crater-loser-label-looms|

[mucifer]

1. hopefully people will remember their senate votes and how they support trump now But

people have short memories

[groundloop]

7. VERY short memories. Voters will need to be reminded constantly.

[Aristus]

2. McConnell is bluffing.

The repubs will never, ever abandon Trump. Not ever...

[Mz Pip]

3. I agree

Empty threat.

[OnDoutside]

20. I agree too. Trump tells his followers that the GOP are bringing him down.

The GOP can't bear any loss of support like that. They're in too deep at this stage.

[Dr. Jack]

4. I very much disagree

Republicans are like hungry dogs. They are loyal to ever will feed them.

[safeinOhio]

17. Pressure is hard on him.

More mistakes.

[octoberlib]

21. As long as Trump is polling reasonably well among the Republican base, nothing will happen.

I can't see it falling that low.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. not buying it, they had their chance with the impeachment and they covered for the Pig.

They are committed.

[ResistantAmerican17]

6. Moscow Mitch draws a chalk line in the sand.... I could hold my breath

until he’s back to sucking up to the dotard.

[handmade34]

18. a line in the sand

that the tide will quickly wash away

[ResistantAmerican17]

23. It's got to be a blue tide come November!!

[Iliyah]

8. The only way republicans abandon shithole . .

if they see their monies start fading away.

[dflprincess]

9. Does Mitch really think they'd get by with this?

Trump will start telling the world everything he has on them.

[Salviati]

27. Right. Their party is as thoroughly fucked as they have fucked the nation

The way I see it is this: They have three types of possible republican voters: 1) The "independents" that from election to election waffle between republicans/democrats/not voting 2) the "moderate" republicans, who are reliable republican voters, but not die-hard trumpists, and 3) the cult members.

The chasm between the party and the "independents" is insurmountable without fully repudiating trump, which would drive off the cultists, and put trump into scorched earth mode, where he starts viciously attacking those who have betrayed him. They'd keep the "moderates", but there aren't really that many of them, and maybe win back some "independents"

If they just "distance themselves" from trump, I don't think that pleases anyone other than the "moderates" who can pretend that it's business as usual. Anything other than abject subservience is interpreted by trump as betrayal, so I think this still puts him into scorched earth mode, and it's not going to be enough to win back enough of the "independents"

If they ride or die with trump, they keep the cultists, lose the independents, and the "moderate" republicans slowly peel off as the party sinks below the moral event horizon for more and more of them.

[JCMach1]

10. My response

[awesomerwb1]

11. Don't believe it for a second

What are they gonna run on without dump?

[Raven123]

12. IMO Mitch has always viewed Trump as a tool to accomplish the GOP agenda -

Right wing judges and tax cuts. Trump is no longer a useful tool. They will try to jettison him. Can’t let that happen

[Dr. Jack]

19. That's my thought as well

I wonder if those here saying that the Republicans will never abandon Trump if they maybe aren't a bit younger and therefore haven't seen the Republicans throw formerly very powerful members of their party to the wolves? I've seen it happen plenty of times. Trump is nothing special to them.

[HelpImSurrounded]

13. That's a bizarre strategy

Moscow Mitch et al are covered in Trumpstain and they think they can get it off with a mere 8 weeks to go.

Shows you how they estimate the intelligence of their supporters. But even for their low IQ supporters many will dump them for betraying Trump and others will abandon them for waffling. Their voter base will consist of anti-dems with little incentive to vote.

[central scrutinizer]

24. Right in tune with the Xtians

According to some fundies, you can be totally depraved but if you accept the Lord Jesus as your savior before you breathe your last, all is forgiven and you’re heaven bound.

[HelpImSurrounded]

34. oh, god... you're right...

[sop]

14. Mitch and the GOP are afraid of Trump. If they publicly ditch him, the always vindictive Trump

will turn on them and take them all down with him. Trump has no loyalty to the Republican party. It shouldn't surprise anyone if Trump devotes the rest of the Fall campaign urging his followers to vote against McConnell, Graham, Tillis, Gardner, Collins and the rest.

[Midnight Writer]

15. Dumping Trump will hurt them politically. It will alienate their base of cranks and zealots.

I just hope that after the election, there will be enough disillusioned snakebit Republicans to block the lame duck disaster I foresee.

[SidDithers]

16. Nobody will care, Mitch...

you propped him up and shielded him for almost 4 years. Nobody's going to see any daylight between Trump and the rest of the GOP 2 months before the elections.

Sid

[liberaltrucker]

22. I'll believe it when I see it

Maybe not even then.

[wiggs]

25. kabuki theater. choreographed. nt

[yellowcanine]

26. McConnell would need a lipectomy to detach himself from Trump's ass.

So this is not happening.

[ThoughtCriminal]

28. How would this work exactly?

Just tell everyone that they have always been at war with Oceana and by the way, we don't even know that guy.

[struggle4progress]

29. "In the GOP we know it's wrong to wear a white hood after Labor Day in an election year!"

[Kid Berwyn]

30. This is one of those ideas that's equally effective if false.

If true, KGOP is screwed dumping dickless demento and facing the wrath of the deplorables.

If false, KGOP is screwed hanging on to dickless Donnie as they sink to the bottom of the sea.

Oh, joy! Rapcha!

[mnmoderatedem]

31. oh NOW you may abandon him Mitch?

you're OK with the treason, the sucking up to murderous dictators, ignoring Russia targeting our troops with bounties, the caging of children, and a hell of lot of other heinous crap he's done, but only when it affects your political futures do you turn on him?

By the way, we gave you the opportunity to remove him a while ago, as you'll recall. You chose to whitewash the Senate vote without calling a single witness. When you get your asses kicked in November, it will be your own fault.

[Sunsky]

32. Yeah right

It's a little too late for that.

[Blue_true]

33. Too late Moscow Mitch.

You already tied yourselves to him, at the ankles, waist and wrists. Now, enjoy sleeping with the fishes.

[Buckeyeblue]

35. Labor Day would not give under-water Republicans time to recover

[smirkymonkey]

36. They are pretty much between a rock and a hard place.

I don't really see how there is any way out for them.