Odds of Trump Exiting the Race

[flexy]

Trump is a person who, judging from his personality, likes to win this race, he wants to be the nominee, beat his rivals, beat Clinton, have everyone and their mama and the media dance around him.

But he is not the person who likes "TO BE the president of the US".

(A similar piece has been published one/two weeks ago and it sounded plausible to me)

For the egomaniac Trump, he would already have won bailing out before the race concludes, his net-worth would have increased X-fold, and he can sit back and enjoy all the glory and fame - WITHOUT THE WORK.

To me, Trump is the person who would bail out shortly before the race concludes, ESPECIALLY if with polls and his advisors telling him that he'd likely lose the race against Clinton.

However, Trump *CAN* not lose, his social psychopathic brain is not wired for this. Should Trump at any time get just a hint that there some chance he'd lose, HE WILL EXIT.

He will bail, but this would not be "conceding" the race like any other, normally wired person would do, but he'll exit claiming that the system is rigged and that he is not willing to participate in it. And OF COURSE he'd claim for all eternity to come that he'd OF COURSE won the race, portray himself as the winner, AS THE PERSON WHO ULTIMATELY 'HELPED" CLINTON TO BECOME PRESIDENT because of his "so incredibly kind" act. This exiting the race would basically like giving a big, big finger "to the system" when he, say, would quit the race weeks before the elections would conclude.

This would be the scenario I see when polls predict that he can't win - but I can also see him pulling this stunt any other time.

What he wants is WINNING this, but he doesn't want the office of the president. He doesn't want to be the messiah who ACTUALLY has the task of solving the problems in America, the problems of the middle-class etc. He wants you believe that he is and likely he believes it himself, but he will, at some point, realize that actually being this messiah will not "profit" him, there is not enough "in for him"...especially if he can bail out earlier and ultimately come out better than a) losing or b) actually taking the office

bets?

 

[JSt0rm]

he cant quit now. But he can pick fights with fallen soldiers families

 

[MongGrel]

I'd put the odds at 0%

I'd like to see him get stomped to the curb though.

 

[Fern]

I don't think he'll drop out. If he losses I do think he'll blame [insert reasons]

Fern

 

[MomentsofSanity]

I don't think he'll drop out. If he losses I do think he'll blame [insert reasons]

Fern

He's already started. Was on today about how he believes the election will be rigged against him. Guy's seriously delusional.

 

[JSt0rm]

He's already started. Was on today about how he believes the election will be rigged against him. Guy's seriously delusional.

If the shit was rigged against him it would of already happened.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Depends how things go. I could see Trump packing up his toys and flying home if its close to election day and he's polling bad plus Hillary is very mean & unfair to him during the debates. That was my first though when he said elections are rigged. Trump cannot accept failure which usually is a good thing but not always a good thing.

 

[ivwshane]

What typically happens when a narcissist comes face to face with losing in a very big and very public way?

 

[mrjminer]

he cant quit now. But he can pick fights with fallen soldiers families

Frankly, the fallen soldier's families picked fights with him. Just because their kid fought in a war doesn't mean they get a pass for using his death to promote their chosen political candidate.

 

[MongGrel]

Reserved.

 

[flexy]

What typically happens when a narcissist comes face to face with losing in a very big and very public way?

He can't. He can't do wrong.

This is why existing the race will be perfect, it would turn him from a loser to the GOD-MAN who, thanks to his grace and kindness enabled Hillary to win. PLUS he can claim (and believe for himself) that it was really him who WON. He would literally exit the race as "the winner" he'd wanted to be - "the guy who otherwise would have won" and uphold his claim/belief that the system is rigged and HRC's presidency is (of course...) illegitimate - and his supporters WILL see him as the actual winner, they will get even more confirmation that the system "is rigged" and that Trump was "the only, legitimate, honorable man in this entire race", and they will applaud and celebrate him for his decision that he left.
This exit will give him much more fame and glory than an actual presidency could.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Frankly, the fallen soldier's families picked fights with him. Just because their kid fought in a war doesn't mean they get a pass for using his death to promote their chosen political candidate.

Different topic and...
Same opinion for Benghazi Mom?

 

[brycejones]

He won't exit but expect big campaign events at trump owned properties to skim as much of three campaign cash as possible.

 

[HTFOff]

Trump's like that douche in highschool we all knew. He'd tell tall tales and take ANY dare offered to him. Pure asswipe. Never question the resolve of an asswipe like this.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

zero or less. way too much money to be fleeced from suckers to end this gravy train.

 

[mrjminer]

Different topic and...
Same opinion for Benghazi Mom?

Yea, thanks for pointing out that it is a different topic that I didn't bring up in this thread. I am pleased to see that you are showing that you are not just shilling for Hillary and company supporters.

As for Benghazi mom, her son was a public figure and is fair game, regardless of what she wants. Either way, you are aware that "Benghazi Mom" wants Hillary in jail, right?

 

[jackstar7]

Oh! He'll fake his death!

 

[Sonikku]

I'm just hoping after election day he just comes out and says he was on team Hillary all along, constantly pushing the envelope to see just how far he could push it and take it, chastising half of America in the process for being stupid enough and gullible enough in their us vs them team mentality to see it for what it was. He could call out American politics as a sham and deliver the ultimate troll in his concession speech.

That at least would be far more memorable then a "It was rigged!" spiel.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I'm just hoping after election day he just comes out and says he was on team Hillary all along, constantly pushing the envelope to see just how far he could push it and take it, chastising half of America in the process for being stupid enough and gullible enough in their us vs them team mentality to see it for what it was. He could call out American politics as a sham and deliver the ultimate troll in his concession speech.

That at least would be far more memorable then a "It was rigged!" spiel.

Then he'll lose his twitter Army. He wants to keep them on the hook for 4-8 years of bitching and bragging how much better he'd be.

 

[JSt0rm]

Frankly, the fallen soldier's families picked fights with him. Just because their kid fought in a war doesn't mean they get a pass for using his death to promote their chosen political candidate.

Thats not really what happened.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Frankly, the fallen soldier's families picked fights with him. Just because their kid fought in a war doesn't mean they get a pass for using his death to promote their chosen political candidate.

so that's what the world looks like from a drumpf supporters view. get that seen to while Obamacare still exists, just sayin.

 

[VRAMdemon]

Not a chance IMO...He even may get 30-40% of the vote...Trump supporters have long since determined that he is The One and not even finding a dead girl or a live boy in his bed is going to change their opinions.

 

[sandorski]

That would set a precedent, wouldn't it?

The only way I can see him do it is if he gets way behind or finally says something that even he can't ignore the blowback on. I doubt he would do it, but if there is someone who would do it, I suspect it is him.

 

[Vic]

Frankly, the fallen soldier's families picked fights with him. Just because their kid fought in a war doesn't mean they get a pass for using his death to promote their chosen political candidate.

Actually, it absolutely unquestionably gives them a pass.

 

[Jhhnn]

Actually, it absolutely unquestionably gives them a pass.

Correct. Trump was an egomaniacal fool to take the challenge. He swiftboated himself.