It’s Friday night, October 7, and Mike Pence is the most powerful person in the world. With the video of Donald’s locker room talk being played over and over, Pence can give Trump the following ultimatum:
Either you step down as the Republican Presidential candidate, or I will quit as your running mate.
Trump is powerless. He can continue to run for President, but even he must know he cannot win the election after his running mate abandons him. Or he can try to save face by saying it was all rigged, and let Pence be the Republican Presidential nominee.
Either way, Donald loses. I love irony.
(BTW — You read it here, first.)
Saturday update:
The CNN website has several stories about whether or not Trump will quit the race and who has called for him to do so. Two headlines are Trump to WSJ: Zero chance I’ll quit, and Utah Republicans out front in opposing Trump after recording.
Other stories say Republicans can’t force Trump to quit, and Donald says the same thing in published reports. Nobody, however, discusses the ultimatum described above. Pence can’t be forced to continue as the running mate. If he quits, Donald becomes the laughing stock of presidential elections.
Instead, Pence said he cannot defend Trump’s remarks and he wants to hear what is in his heart at the debate on Sunday.
Wednesday, October 12 update
Still no ultimatum from Pence.
Cut the Crap, Mike Pence
Just call Donald and say:
Either you step down as the Republican Presidential candidate, or I quit as your running mate. Conversation over. (click)
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Profiles in Courage: “In public, Pence ignored questions shouted by reporters in Rossford, Ohio, where he was campaigning with his daughter.”
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/07/trumps-shocking-crude-comments-on-women-leave-pence-reeling.html
Yes, Mark. I almost pointed out that it would take courage for Pence to give the ultimatum. And courage is the fourth of the six virtues of the educated person — the virtues that American politicians can’t demonstrate, if they want to be elected. Let’s see if Pence decides to act with courage. I don’t see any down side to giving the ultimatum — even for an overly ambitious politician.
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