What if Trump doesn't win the nomination?

[liberalmediaaddict]

Every political pundit and pollster is certain criminal defendant Trump has the Republican nomination locked up 6 months before even the first primary.

But voters are often unpredictable. Especially with a field this large. And 6 months is a long time in our ADHD political landscape where voters can't remember what happened in the news an hour ago.

Either way if Trump doesn't win the nomination one thing is certain:

He won't concede and will claim voter fraud and election interference. And he absolutely won't endorse or campaign for the new nominee. Which is where the fun begins.

If Trump isn't the nominee all his criminal and civil trials can proceed at a normal pace. Prosecutors and judges won't have to consider the "political implications" or how court dates might impact the defendant's campaign.

Trump would be nothing more than the Defendant at that point. And he'll be trashing the Republican nominee who could potentially pardon him if they win.

It's an unlikely scenerio but fun to think about. 2024 could be the worst year of the orange dotard's long, corrupt life.

[Sanity Claws]

1. There is so much infighting going on

My guess is that the candidate won't be picked by the primaries because of the infighting. Southern states will pick Trump but other states may pick others. The candidate will be selected at the convention and the decision may be affected by indictments/ convictions.
Haha.

[Beastly Boy]

2. It's about time someone raised this pretty credible question!

Thank you.

I was getting tired of people taking Trump's nomination and victory for granted.

[Bucky]

3. I strongly suspect Trump won't be nominated

I know he's the odds on heavy favorite right now. The drip trip of more information comes out about the actual ones he broke, more and more Republicans are just going to see it as being a pointless hail mary, no matter how much they like his ballsiness.

What's more, at this point the most likely replacement for Trump will be Ron DeSantis. I mean, who else are they going to nominate? Tim Scott? Vivek Ramaswamy?
DeSantis, despite struggling to avoid a free fall right now, is the only one who can pick up support from both the nutcase swing and the pro billionaire BJ wing of the Republican party.

[apnu]

14. I genuinely think this is what the other GOP primary people hope.

They hope the drip and DOJ take Trump down so they don’t have to and then we watch the kids fight over a dead parent’s estate.

Republicans are real cowards.

[D23MIURG23]

15. I'm torn between thinking this and wondering about how the math would work.

Trump never had a majority of the vote in 2016, but there were so many candidates that he won without being all that popular. Trump has enough deadenders that it seems really unlikely that someone else wins.

Maybe the spectacle of Trump being subjected to the criminal justice system just like any other dirtbag, instead of playing 'God Emperor', will dampen his appeal a bit. We can hope I guess.

[Ohiya]

4. 2024 will be the worst year of his miserable life, so far...

...with even worse years following!

[PJMcK]

11. Yep

+1,000,000

[Boomerproud]

5. The monkey poo will be flying no matter what.

Happy New Year 2024.

[cloudbase]

6. If he's not the nominee,

he'll run as an independent.

If he gets the nod, it's good for us. If he doesn't, it's even better.

[Walleye]

7. Yes I agree, he would form his own maga party ticket

[senseandsensibility]

8. Yes his main goal is to keep the loyalty of

his base both for grifting puposes and what he thinks of as "protection" from the law and criticism.

[PSPS]

9. There's no way he won't get the nomination

The only people left in the "base," (i.e., voters in the GOP primary,) are MAGA cultists.

[WestMichRad]

10. It's fun to think of the free-for-all...

…that might result from a brokered convention. Can I hope that it could be such an ugly spectacle that it would repulse most potential supporters?

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

12. I still say he'll end up splitting off his own party.

I cant wait!

[apnu]

13. Either way, the GOP is screwed

If it is Trump, he loses the G.E. but maybe the GOP does OK down ticket.

If it is not Trump, Trump runs 3rd party and spoils the whole ticket, Dems flip seats everywhere.

[JCMach1]

16. He will burn them to the ground.