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68. republicans cannot move on donnie until he is massively unpopular among the republican rank-and-file
Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:00 PM
Dec 2017

if the russians have similiar control over foxnews, that can be achieved, and then, sure, republicans in congress will then be happy to remove donnie, though they'd still prefer resignation, especially seemingly voluntary, to impeachment.

but as long as donnie has meaningful support among primary voters, their hands are tied, kompromat notwithstanding.

GOP plans to get rid of Trump [View all] yardwork Dec 2017 OP
If they're going to do it they're going to wait until closer to the midterms tymorial Dec 2017 #1
The 2018 midterm election is in full swing in January. yardwork Dec 2017 #2
Except that the tax bill IS unpopular. MoonRiver Dec 2017 #23
That is a ray of hope. Maybe the American people will wake up. yardwork Dec 2017 #25
Maybe after the primaries dansolo Dec 2017 #67
Respectfully, I have to disagree Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #3
I don't understand how that disagrees with my post. yardwork Dec 2017 #4
OK, maybe I misunderstood, but you said the GOP turn on Trump. Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #17
Trump is bad at keeping secrets. yardwork Dec 2017 #21
Do you believe this is why Ryan is getting out? FM123 Dec 2017 #32
Yes or his pollsters are telling him he's dead and he wants his Koch check. Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #34
When the average generic ballot average is +13 Democrats you better start panicking. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #77
And why Ryan wants to get out of Dodge now. nt tblue37 Dec 2017 #69
No they don't oberliner Dec 2017 #5
How so? yardwork Dec 2017 #7
He goes after Republicans that get on his bad side oberliner Dec 2017 #16
Watch them shift the power away from Trump. yardwork Dec 2017 #18
Who do you see leading that shift? oberliner Dec 2017 #19
They're spineless sycophants to the money. yardwork Dec 2017 #24
The facts show otherwise Kaleva Dec 2017 #41
The facts show that Republicans are afraid of Trump oberliner Dec 2017 #43
If the Repubs vote the way Trump wants them to, why is his legislative record so poor? Kaleva Dec 2017 #46
Not one Republican bucked him on this tax bill vote oberliner Dec 2017 #82
Lets look at how the Repubs voted on the Bush tax cuts Kaleva Dec 2017 #87
You have it backwards. Trump is the patsy. yardwork Dec 2017 #54
Sure doesn't look that way - the Congressional Republicans seem pathetic oberliner Dec 2017 #83
How would the tax bill Jspur Dec 2017 #84
Same way all those bills to repeal Obamacare passed when Obama was president. Kaleva Dec 2017 #86
The lsos has a hold on the only people left who will vote for them randr Dec 2017 #6
And the second they start criticizing him he will turn on them like a rabid animal. tanyev Dec 2017 #8
They won't criticize him openly. It will be subtle. yardwork Dec 2017 #11
I am fine with the Repubs betraying 45 and invoking the wrath of the deplorables. LonePirate Dec 2017 #9
The deplorables are easily duped. yardwork Dec 2017 #13
Ive suspected this talk of Ryan retiring was to position him Lee-Lee Dec 2017 #10
I believe that the Russians are dropping Trump. yardwork Dec 2017 #15
They tied themselves to his wagon.... kentuck Dec 2017 #12
They won't lose his base. They'll co-opt it. yardwork Dec 2017 #14
How so? kentuck Dec 2017 #29
Because they were brainwashed to support him. They can be brainwashed again. yardwork Dec 2017 #30
It's not easy to de-program a cult. kentuck Dec 2017 #47
All they have to do is point the deplorables at the new focus. yardwork Dec 2017 #57
This The Genealogist Dec 2017 #51
That is assuming that FOX News will follow the GOP instead of Trump. kentuck Dec 2017 #55
Not saying they will The Genealogist Dec 2017 #58
Who owns Fox News? yardwork Dec 2017 #60
They'll have video. They won't even have to fake it. yardwork Dec 2017 #65
I guess some people here never learn. onenote Dec 2017 #20
I was the second person on DU to predict that Trump would be the nominee. yardwork Dec 2017 #26
LOL, OK! How did the New York Times miss this idea??? nt USALiberal Dec 2017 #80
I'll accept your rather bold statement about your foresight regarding Trump onenote Dec 2017 #81
naw, they have fallen deeply in love with the donald spanone Dec 2017 #22
ANY Republican would do the same! yardwork Dec 2017 #27
And a useful idiot. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2017 #28
That's why Putin picked him up years ago, but Donald's losing it now. yardwork Dec 2017 #33
Pence would be awful, but he sure as hell wouldn't be worse. Paladin Dec 2017 #31
I think Pence would be worse. We'd have a religious dictatorship. yardwork Dec 2017 #35
They are all horrible. Every last one of them. Pence is a freak in a can. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2017 #37
+1 yardwork Dec 2017 #39
yes. Merlot Dec 2017 #75
I think Pence is far more of a true believer NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #44
Especially Not. . . ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #70
True NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #73
I Remember Jerry Ford ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #79
They didn't need Trump for their tax bill. Not at all. Orsino Dec 2017 #36
I think that they needed Trump in order to pass the tax bill. yardwork Dec 2017 #38
Trump had nothing to do with the few GOP holdouts who wanted slightly bigger slices of the pie. Orsino Dec 2017 #42
Unless he becomes incapacitated I dont see that happening until 2020. David__77 Dec 2017 #40
I didn't say that he will voluntarily resign. yardwork Dec 2017 #61
Obstruction of justice charges MFM008 Dec 2017 #62
They've just gotten their beaks wet C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #45
Yeah and they'll get it ALL. Who's gonna stop " em? SammyWinstonJack Dec 2017 #50
How exactly was Trump a benefit to passing the tax bill? mythology Dec 2017 #48
They couldn't afford to undermine him while their focus was on the bill. yardwork Dec 2017 #64
No. they still have their eye on destroying social security. Joe941 Dec 2017 #49
I think this is one of the scenarios they are considering. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #52
That's what I think. Putin is going to abandon Trump. yardwork Dec 2017 #63
I am also sure Putin has other assets in the US. He did not put all of his eggs in the Trump basket Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #66
Exactly. yardwork Dec 2017 #72
Russians are experts at greymattermom Dec 2017 #53
why? this makes zero sense. donnie contributed nothing that any replacement couldn't have done. unblock Dec 2017 #56
Your points seem to reinforce my point. yardwork Dec 2017 #59
republicans cannot move on donnie until he is massively unpopular among the republican rank-and-file unblock Dec 2017 #68
I never said anything about impeachment. yardwork Dec 2017 #71
i can't follow your argument at all. unblock Dec 2017 #74
Read my posts in this thread and see if this makes sense. yardwork Dec 2017 #76
i won't discount the possibility of donnie going out, unblock Dec 2017 #78
Trump is still useful to the GOP. kwassa Dec 2017 #85
These OPs and predictions started in the summer of 2015. former9thward Dec 2017 #88
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