Trump

[gumboot]

It could just be some notion of professionalism. They're given the data they must release the data. The alternative is censorship.

[zip accident]

It could just be some notion of professionalism. They're given the data they must release the data. The alternative is censorship.

Yes, that works, and if they are being given nothing on Trump that's just tough. I can't see Russia actually liking Trump though, maybe seeming to like him is a ploy to sink him?

[gumboot]

It seems to me like everyone I know who knows someone who supports Trump around here knows someone Chinese who supports Trump.

Not sure I've heard anything from white Trumpers as yet. I know they exist, but I don't know if they exist around here.

[gumboot]

It could just be some notion of professionalism. They're given the data they must release the data. The alternative is censorship.

Yes, that works, and if they are being given nothing on Trump that's just tough. I can't see Russia actually liking Trump though, maybe seeming to like him is a ploy to sink him?

Not much point giving WikiLeaks dirt on Trump when most of the mainstream media will give it plenty of attention (and cash?).

Putin would like Trump because he's so easy to manipulate. All those foreigners who think it would be a fantastic joke to see Trump elected because they don't actually care about the consequences... Putin's a but like that except he is the consequences.

Not sure he'd ever lower himself to negotiating with a woman, either, so Hillary might be a whole other kind of catastrophe.

[gumboot]

Trump apologised for the words, not the actions.

I'm not sure what more he could do. Fundamentally he's apologizing for being a cock. And he is a cock. Nothing will change that. Not even an apology.

[F-ZeroOne]

More from the “you could not make this up” department. Trump in 2005 being “extremely lewd”, captured on tape:

Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005

Heard a Trump supporter on the radio today proclaiming that they would still vote for him because its always been known that Trump used to be a "playboy" (his words). Its interesting to speculate if they would have been so forgiving if it had been Hilary saying you've got to grab the d**ks...

[KlaxonCow]

Unfortunately for Trump, his microphone was working perfectly well back in 2005.

[F-ZeroOne]

Hasta la vista, man-baby!

https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/stat ... 5723965440

[KlaxonCow]

Here come the inevitable dank memes.

[gravy]

Unfortunately for Trump, his microphone was working perfectly well back in 2005.

[gravy]

Well the claim is Hilary abetted by threatening sexual assault victims.

He might wheel Juanita Broaddrick out. It was tested in court or even investigated by police afaik but I'm not sure that would stop Trump from going there.

Hahah, called it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the ... e-now-off/

Here we go!

[KlaxonCow]

In the current context, this headline is rather unfortunate.

Amid growing calls to drop out, Trump vows to ‘never withdraw’

[pogo]

Trump is right, in this. A handful of Republicans have said in response to the latest scandal, that Trump should withdraw from the race and let someone else, e.g. Mike Pence, take over. But they are wrong, for a number of reasons. For one Trump won’t agree, and doing it without his agreement is pretty tricky. Even if he did there’s the matter of Republican party supporters who elected him, not anyone else, to be their candidate. There would be a revolt if they tried to replace him now.

But most importantly it’s far too late for anyone to take over and present their own, presumably different from Trump’s, platform and set of policies. Especially as after weeks and months of supporting Trump it would be pretty rich of the Republican elite to suddenly declare he was unfit, just because he seems certain to lose.

The time to do it was at the convention. There would still have been objections but by changing the rules they could have made it fairly legitimate and democratic. Trump’s < 50% of the vote means an opposing majority could have been constructed. And it would have given whoever they chose instead enough time.

Trump has not suddenly changed in the last week. He’s the same racist, misogynist, narcissistic bigot that he was back in July. They just chose to hold their noses and ignore the stench then. They can’t now claim he is suddenly unfit and needs to be replaced.

[gravy]

They chose to hold their nose because of his popular support.

Now that's starting to slip senior GOP members are starting to bail, mostly those due for a senatorial electoral fight.

I absolutely guarantee that right now the RNC is seriously exploring if they can forcefully remove him if necessary (their rule's are ambiguous, they maybe allowed to, they may not). Right now it would be the worse thing they could do.

If he does another big shit all himself tonight then all bets are off IMHO.

Would love to be a fly on the wall in Trump's camp right now. I reckon the gameplan will be not to call Bill a rapist and Hilary's going to try and goad him into doing so.

Exciting times. Best. Reality. Tv. Ever.

[KlaxonCow]

I reckon the gameplan will be not to call Bill a rapist

I'm sure that his campaign's gameplan but I bet Trump will do it anyway, because he can't help himself.

He has form with shooting himself in the foot with no provocation whatsoever: