This will likely get me my Naivete Merit Badge, but--

[Atticus]

is it just possible that Trump will be gone before November third?

Could he just---in a fit of whining denial---decide to "show" us that he can "take his ball and go home", i.e., announce his resignation from Mar-A-Lago?

Could enough Republicans effectively threaten Mother---and others--- that she'd damn well better get Mikey to support a 25th Amendment removal "for the good of the party"?

Could Trump "go along with" some medical justification for either a "sad, reluctant" resignation or an "unfortunate but understandable" 25th Amendment action, either of which would avoid the humiliation of him getting his ass royally kicked on election day?

[monmouth4]

1. All are plausible..n/t

[jpak]

2. No

It would make him look like a sucker and a loser.

Yup

[Claustrum]

3. I doubt it. If it were to happen, it would have been while he was impeached.

He knows he has full support from the republican party and they are trying every dirty tricks in the book to get him re-elected.

[qazplm135]

4. he's delusional so no

but if he sees he has lost after the election, and that he can't gin up a way to stay in power, I can easily see him resign with a Pence pardon in hand before January.

He will tell his followers he had to protect himself so he could run again.

[malaise]

5. I'm with you

I've been saying that for ages

[StrictlyRockers]

16. I came here to find this post.

I'm leaning more towards maybe this could happen. Maybe malaise has been correct all along.

[malaise]

25. We'll see

[BComplex]

6. I really don't think Putin will allow trump to quit.

Trump is putin's puppet, and he's been paid handsomely for it. Putin wants his money's worth.

[Nikki28]

7. dont

do not see that happening. They are trying to take over the country and world and need someone as crazy as Trump to pull it off. Mike won't do at this point because he too is part of this cult for better or worse. Also this is not a Democrat,so they will continue to do what they do and cover and cower to this man which is their god and king.They have waited decades and is not about lose this chance because they may never get it again.

[LonePirate]

8. Only Father Time claiming his dark heart will prevent him being around on 11/3.

Prosecutors in New York will pounce immediately as soon as he leaves office, be it before November 3 or in January after Biden is inaugurated. If 45 somehow cheats or steals his way to a second term, this country will not exist as we know it, so it won't matter.

[MyOwnPeace]

19. THAT is a rather brutal and raw assessment.......

and I agree with you 100%.
He's too arrogant to quit before the election (thinking "maybe, just maybe Vlad will pull it out for me again!" ).
Even though he is competing for space with "Dear Lindsey" and "Moscow Mitch" - I'm thinking he's got his head SO FAR up that "chamber of disillusionment" that he sees NO reason to quit before the election.

After the facts smack him in the face (election results just splattering orange shit everywhere!) - he'll work - well, not "work" - but rather insist his astute "aides" begin to work (in between working on their own "Resume" regarding how they've served the US Government in spite of having BunkerBoy as their supervisor) on "Plan B" - resign and Pence "pardon him" for trying to do the best for "his America".............

And then New York grabs him by those tiny little ...........

[Jamastiene]

9. I'm not sure it would be a good idea.

There has been talk that he has thought of resigning so Pence could pardon him. So, it wouldn't necessarily be a good thing.

Best bet is to vote in large enough numbers so he has no choice but to GTFO.

[Thomas Hurt]

10. Not going to happen they won't tolerate a Nixon Redux.

Besides though they protest mildly or say nothing because they agree with everything that fascist pig is doing. They just don't want to admit it to themselves or the constituents.

[Nexus2]

11. Even if Trump gets a pardon, doesn't he have state charges and investigation on him?

[Arkansas Granny]

12. I could see him resigning and letting Pence give him a full pardon rather than

face defeat at the polls.

[MyOwnPeace]

23. Come on, Granny!

You KNOW his GIANT EGO will not allow him to even THINK (yeah, Trump "think" - serious oxymoron!) that he has a chance to lose!

He'd still have time to "resign" and have the "Pence Pardon" in his pocket after the election.

HERE'S the great thought:

After he does that - just think of the STATE OF NEW YORK people there waiting to greet him after he steps off of the plane after abandoning OUR White House while PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN is being sworn in.

PS: Will someone please check the luggage to find what has been illegally stolen from OUR White House?

[Arkansas Granny]

26. Good point. His giant ego is the only reason he didn't drop out in 2016.

He really didn't want the job, but he thought it would be a good gimmick for his business interests.

[MyOwnPeace]

27. "it would be a good gimmick for his business interests."

WHOA!!!! You got THAT right!!!!

How many trips to "TRUMP" estates for "golf" ("I won't have time for golf&quot and charging going rates for rooms, carts, food, etc. for the poor suckers (Oh, wait, the SS people are NOT suckers, are they?) to stay in while he forages the woods looking for his last shot).

"Hello, Foreigners - no matter what color - THANK YOU for staying in a TRUMP "estate" - the US Government (ME) truly appreciates it!"

GAWD, Nov. 3 can't come soon enough................

[Maraya1969]

13. I've thought about that but he would leave to a country that wouldn't extradite him . I don't

expect him to stay in the US or to even use the regular doors leaving the White House. He knows warrants are waiting for him. I think he will sneak out.

[Celerity]

14. Not a chance, see the end-times Roman Republic. Consuls couldn't be prosecuted whilst in office, but

once out, they were fair game.

[nolabear]

15. One speculation is he will so Pence can pardon him.

Honestly, he could ride out backward on a camel with an all-monkey band and I wouldn’t bat an eye these days.

[MyOwnPeace]

24. Really - ain't that the truth?

"he could ride out backward on a camel with an all-monkey band and I wouldn’t bat an eye these days."

It truly has come down to this: Just get him the F**K out'a town and we'll take it from there!

[procon]

17. The more it looks like Trump is going to lose,

He's going to come to the only option he has prior to the election.

Trump has to resign and trust he can make a deal with Pence to issue him a blanket pardon for all his past, present and future crimes to avoid federal prosecution under a newly invigorated Biden DOJ.

He can still be charged by states, so he would not escape entirely.

[flibbitygiblets]

18. Doubt it. He's too addicted to the attention and power

OTOH, unless he can steal the election outright, he could still quit and have Pence pardon him (yes, I know, State crimes still exist).

[lunasun]

20. No, he's in it for the win . If his % goes lower he will still insist he is going to win IMO

[LAS14]

21. That thought has crossed my mind. BUT.... I no longer think it would be a good thing.

I think swaying Republicans could live with Pence better than Trump.

[cwydro]

22. Nope.

Never happen.