How
Low Can You Go?
Currently there now exists the very
real possibility that Donald Trump might exit the Republican
campaign
for president, either of his
own volition
or forcibly removed by members of his party. As you
might expect, progressives everywhere are doing backflips
of joy
over either prospect but,
to be
honest, I'd prefer that Trump tough it out until
the very end, just to see how badly he gets his little
orange heinie whupped.
But here's the problem: If we simply allow a nominated
candidate drop out of the race because his poll numbers
reek this leads us down a very slippery slope, at
the bottom
of which is the end of the whole primary
process.
For instance, if a political party can swap candidates
at will, even one who garnered the vast majority
of
primary
votes during the campaign,
then
why even have primaries at all? What is to prevent
the party leadership from simply anointing a candidate
and swapping them out
at will if
their polls get rickety. That sounds idiotic but that's
exactly what we're
facing now.
Because of this it's clear that unless Mr. Trump
has a complete physical or mental breakdown he should
be
required
to remain
in
the race
until Election Day. If he's elected and finds himself
unfit to serve then he can step down immediately because
there are plenty of rules regarding
that.
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Mea Culpa: I originally had Trump
wearing a suit but, afters a few hours of reflection,
I decided we needed to see more of that orange, flabby
walking hemorrhoid so I made him a lifeguard, to better
extend the metaphor of misplaced responsibility, and
altered
the
text slightly to reflect that. I like it
much better
now.
Yeah, MUCH better.
=Lefty=
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