What line would Trump have to cross for him to be a non-viable candidate?

[tall73]

This is parallel to the other thread on Biden. What line would Trump have to cross for you to not vote for him?

Trump famously said:

Donald Trump 'Fifth Avenue' Comment


I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.

 

[High Fidelity]

I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.

He's brought America as close to tyranny as it has ever been and it has emboldened a lot of his supporters.

 

[GreekOrthodox]

Teargassing a park and then kicking a priest out of a church for a photo op works for me!

 

[archer75]

His core supporters will never abandon him as long as he's in office.

 

[Bobber]

He's brought America as close to tyranny as it has ever been and it has emboldened a lot of his supporters.

Or rather is it like there's a lot of rebellious teenagers who just love to claim their parents are tyrants merely because they're making a reasonable stand against their nonsense?

 

[tall73]

Or rather is it like there's a lot of rebellious teenagers who just love to claim their parents are tyrants merely because they're making a reasonable stand against their nonsense?

Bobber, what would be your line that Trump would have to cross for you not to vote for him?

 

[Chesterton]

The only way he can lose this election is if he's "caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy". Of course, sexual mores have changed since someone said that, and I'm sure there are letters in the LGBTQZ... list which cover both of those things. So instead of prohibiting his election, it might give him a landslide.

 

[tall73]

His core supporters will never abandon him as long as he's in office.

That is what we hope to find out! I am sure some have a line.

 

[Chesterton]

He's brought America as close to tyranny as it has ever been and it has emboldened a lot of his supporters.

You've obviously never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

 

[tall73]

The only way he can lose this election is if he's "caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy". Of course, sexual mores have changed since someone said that, and I'm sure there are letters in the LGBTQZ... list which cover both of those things. So instead of prohibiting his election, it might give him a landslide.

So what would your line be?

 

[Chesterton]

So what would your line be?

If he became a Democrat.

 

[tall73]

If he became a Democrat.

So there is no moral line he could cross for you, and it is only a political calculation?

 

[Chesterton]

So there is no moral line he could cross for you, and it is only a political calculation?

I'm sure there is some moral line, I'd know it when I see it. I don't like Trump as a person, but the stakes are too high to go with anyone offered from the other side of the aisle. Especially Biden, who may well forget he is President the day after he takes office.

 

[Kentonio]

You've obviously never heard of Abraham Lincoln.

Neither has Trump it seems, as he keeps claiming no president has been treated as badly as him.

 

[Chesterton]

Neither has Trump it seems, as he keeps claiming no president has been treated as badly as him.

That claim is absolutely true, IMO.

 

[Kentonio]

That claim is absolutely true, IMO.

You think Trump has been treated worse than a man who was literally shot to death?

 

[High Fidelity]

Or rather is it like there's a lot of rebellious teenagers who just love to claim their parents are tyrants merely because they're making a reasonable stand against their nonsense?

What does that have to do with assaulting journalists? Firing rubber bullets, tear gas and concussion grenades at peaceful protesters outside of a church?

Get a grip haha.

 

[Chesterton]

You think Trump has been treated worse than a man who was literally shot to death?

Yes. If the president today had the same lax security they had then, Madonna would have already blown up the White House, and Kathy Griffin would have already beheaded him.

 

[ReesePiece23]

The policies are only as good as the party leader. If you're a Republican and you hate Trump, then why should you have your party assassinated without AT LEAST the option of selecting another candidate?

You shouldn't be going into an election feeling doomed. You should be feeling empowered and optimistic about your vote.

A big country like a America, and tweedledee and tweedledum is what you're left with AGAIN.

*Edit; to get back on topic, he's already gone WAY beyond the line. Supporters need to stop being so easily manipulated.

 

[pitabread]

I legitimately believe that Trump has built a strong enough personality cult that nothing he could do would harm his core support.

Just watching the mental gymnastics some posters here go through to defend him is mind-blowing.