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Title: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: Angel Eyes on June 20, 2016, 06:35:27 PM
I don't mean politically:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Authorities-Man-at-Vegas-rally-said-he-wanted-to-8313643.php

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas told authorities he tried to grab an officer's gun so he could kill the candidate, the Secret Service said.

Expect to see more of this as November approaches.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: TommyGunn on June 20, 2016, 06:43:20 PM
The insanity begins.
He does have SS protection,  and there have always been kooks, many of whom failed.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: Ben on June 20, 2016, 06:44:19 PM
So, not to be cold-hearted, but I'm genuinely curious regarding any rules about something like this. Not just an assassination, but what happens if one of the two candidates keels over from say, a heart attack in September or October?

Does the VP running mate step up? Do they try to get someone else from the party to run? That late in the game, it seems the opposing party candidate would walk off with the election.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: RoadKingLarry on June 20, 2016, 08:40:41 PM
So, not to be cold-hearted, but I'm genuinely curious regarding any rules about something like this. Not just an assassination, but what happens if one of the two candidates keels over from say, a heart attack in September or October?

Does the VP running mate step up? Do they try to get someone else from the party to run? That late in the game, it seems the opposing party candidate would walk off with the election.

Well if Trump succumbs to a "previously undiagnosed heart condition" I'm sure Romney and/or Ryan would "take one for the team" and step up to the call.
 
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: Andiron on June 20, 2016, 08:49:38 PM
Well if Trump succumbs to a "previously undiagnosed heart condition" I'm sure Romney and/or Ryan would "take one for the team" and step up to the call.
 

Well there goes the silver lining...

Were some nutjub to pop Trump,  it would make him a martyr,  and his successor would be carried into office on the tidal wave of angry Trump supporters and Clinton haters.  

This is less of a positive thing in your scenario  :P
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: French G. on June 20, 2016, 08:51:58 PM
I still think Hillary gets nominated, indicted, then deposed. Elections temporarily postponed so we can select new candidates. Still don't think it is 100% that Obama leaves in January.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: BobR on June 20, 2016, 09:14:13 PM
I still think Hillary gets nominated, indicted, then deposed. Elections temporarily postponed so we can select new candidates. Still don't think it is 100% that Obama leaves in January.

Well that's about the most depressing thing I have read in about 20 years or maybe forever.   =|  :(


bob
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: Perd Hapley on June 20, 2016, 09:54:24 PM
Trump will be fine.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: Balog on June 21, 2016, 02:38:37 AM
Imagine what kind of gun control laws they could pass with Republican help if Trump got killed. Ugh, it'd make 1968 look minor. Much like Obama I loathe the man but pray for his safety.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: lupinus on June 21, 2016, 09:08:05 PM
Imagine what kind of gun control laws they could pass with Republican help if Trump got killed. Ugh, it'd make 1968 look minor. Much like Obama I loathe the man but pray for his safety.
Heh. They would probably have a toast in the back room and throw a new front man out to loose to Clinton.


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Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: zxcvbob on June 21, 2016, 09:52:48 PM
Heh. They would probably have a toast in the back room and throw a new front man out to loose to Clinton.


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Lose?  ;)  (freaking autocorrect)
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: freakazoid on June 21, 2016, 10:57:03 PM
Has anything like that happened in our history?
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: RoadKingLarry on June 22, 2016, 12:59:55 AM
First time for everything.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: lupinus on June 22, 2016, 08:33:13 AM
Lose?  ;)  (freaking autocorrect)
Hey I warned ya.


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Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: T.O.M. on June 22, 2016, 09:50:58 AM
I still think Hillary gets nominated, indicted, then deposed. Elections temporarily postponed so we can select new candidates. Still don't think it is 100% that Obama leaves in January.

My step-grandmother's theory on the whole mess is that this fall, shortly before the election, Clinton and Trump will both be indicted for federal crimes and removed from the ballot.  Since there will be no candidate capable of gathering the sufficient number of electoral votes, Obama will declare this to be an emergency situation and order that he will remain in office.  Lawsuits will follow, and he will disband SCOTUS or he will pack the court like Roosevelt threatened/did during New Deal.  BY 2017, the United States of America will cease to be a democratic republic and will become the First American Empire, with Barrack Obama as the first American Emperor.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: brimic on June 22, 2016, 10:25:58 AM
My step-grandmother's theory on the whole mess is that this fall, shortly before the election, Clinton and Trump will both be indicted for federal crimes and removed from the ballot.  Since there will be no candidate capable of gathering the sufficient number of electoral votes, Obama will declare this to be an emergency situation and order that he will remain in office.  Lawsuits will follow, and he will disband SCOTUS or he will pack the court like Roosevelt threatened/did during New Deal.  BY 2017, the United States of America will cease to be a democratic republic and will become the First American Empire, with Barrack Obama as the first American Emperor.

The shooting will start shortly after, though I can't predict who will fire the first shot. Expect purges and political scores being settled.
Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: Ron on June 22, 2016, 10:35:32 AM
The best thing about the Trump run for president is how it fully revealed what the Republicans really are, traitors and collaborators with the traitorous Democrats.

Title: Re: Will Trump survive until the election?
Post by: Firethorn on June 22, 2016, 04:09:25 PM
Clinton and Trump will both be indicted for federal crimes and removed from the ballot.

This is where the electoral college is actually a benefit.  And that there is no law to remove criminals from elections.  Even if Clinton is sitting in jail on election day, if elected she's still the president until impeached by congress.  Then we have a set inheritance list already.

Even if the winner died, the electoral college would get to select the replacement.  Probably the selected VP.