[Magdalen] Trump to back out?

[Kristin Rollins]

I was reading speculation this morning that the RNC was looking at the
possibility that they COULD get rid of him. The wording of the rule
allow them to fill " all vacancies which may occur by reason of death,
declination, or otherwise" and the article was suggesting that the "or
otherwise" might be the wiggle room that could allow it. But, given the
timelines, and the fact that Trump would be sure to have his lawyers
after the RNC if they removed him involuntarily (especially if the basis
for that is as flimsy as "or otherwise"), I suspect there is no
realistic chance of it happening. (Though much of this campaign so far,
I would have suspected no realistic chance of, if asked 18 months ago.)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/03/the-rnc-can-legally-dump-donald-trump-but-it-has-to-act-fast.html
or http://goo.gl/z01vA8

Kristin

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  Kristin Rollins
  kristin at verumsolum.com
  Portsmouth, VA

On Thu, Aug 4, 2016, at 12:13 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
> >>>I don't think the RNC can depose him from the nomination.  He would need 
> to resign it, in which case he would probably say he had been forced to 
> do so under pressure and tear the GOP even further apart.<<<
> 
> Indeed, they can't depose him.  Only if (as is being said) he dies, or
> (my surmising here) becomes irreversably incapacitated.  As for tearing
> the GOP even further apart, reliable leaks from the inside are clearly
> saying that in order to save whatever of it survives, a single term (them
> crossing their fingers) of Hillary is far more desirable to what
> currently has Reince Priebus "apoplectic".  (I finally looked that word
> up, and apoplexy is a rather appropriate description of what's happening
> to the GOP right now.)