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GreenEyedLefty

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11. I'm in the camp that thinks he wants to win, but not actually do the job.

Reply to TexasMommaWithAHat (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 02:14 PM

Jul 2016

If he wins he will be highly insulated and will only trust the advice of his inner circle (his children and maybe 1 or 2 others). He will enjoy the figurehead aspects of the presidency - the public appearances, presiding over various activities. Not unlike GWB. The real contest will be determining who will be the string puller - who will make the decisions. Ivanka and Jared Kushner, most likely. Mike Pence will be a nobody. He's out now, he will never be in.

Will a lot change? Not likely. He personally won't do anything big or bold, he's too chicken to risk going down like that. The string puller on the other hand? Much more dangerous. Again, like the GWB presidency.

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I just had this crazy thought that Trump might quit before election [View all] TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2016 OP

And then for the rest of his life (and ours) we'll have to listen to him boast... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #1

Yes PatSeg Jul 2016 #7

Do not rule out anything. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2016 #2

Unlikely, but I wouldn't rule it out gratuitous Jul 2016 #3

Could happen. No matter how this play's out, in Trump's world KPN Jul 2016 #4

Trump is definitely a loose cannon.... RazBerryBeret Jul 2016 #5

It's been being suggested for several weeks now. SheilaT Jul 2016 #6

I don't think that huge ego of his PatSeg Jul 2016 #8

I agree. SheilaT Jul 2016 #10

The visual of him in the White House PatSeg Jul 2016 #12

This is the first job interview that Trump has ever been on... StraightRazor Jul 2016 #9

He would just accuse Hillary of cheating PatSeg Jul 2016 #15

I'm in the camp that thinks he wants to win, but not actually do the job. GreenEyedLefty Jul 2016 #11

Yes. Saw it on CNN TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2016 #13

Yes I see the comparison to GWB PatSeg Jul 2016 #14

Yes n/t malaise Jul 2016 #16

I think that if he makes it past the convention and Dem convention Wednesdays Jul 2016 #17