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In reply to the discussion: OK. I've joined the crew that doesn't think Trump will be the nominee [View all]karynnj
(59,503 posts)Who would really want him? The Trump supporters AND the Republican establishment would be furious. As to Democrats, how many Democrats are sitting there looking for someone to the right of Clinton - especially on choice? That leaves independents, which is really a catch all category for everyone not Republican or Democratic. It does NOT mean they are all centrists, swinging back and forth between the parties.
Not to mention, go back and look at the silly Democratic threads speaking of replacing Clinton. Ignore that it is not going to happen - but look at how many people start with the idea that the person had to already have a lot of name recognition. The same thing would be true for the Republicans. Starting with a complete unknown in summer 2016 is not possible - even if Trump became unable to run.
I suspect that if Trump were disabled, they would have to chose between Bush (who lost to Trump badly), Romney(who lost what the Republicans thought should have been an easy race), or Speaker Paul Ryan (less known, but younger, better liked by most of the party and who would be characterized as a saviour. )