Posted by MikeT23 on 7/29/2016 8:47:00 AM (view original):
Well, what happened there was BL changed the topic ever so slightly.
SJP: Endorsed then abandoned someone.
BL: Recent President?
I don't know if an entire party has ever abandoned a governor or congressman but it's probably happened. Leader goes off tangent, party turns back on him. Ted Cruz seems to be a Repub pariah.
Jesus, I can't believe I'm opening this up so we can deal with BL 10 paragraph emails after one of his 10 minute google sessions.
Q: Has a party abandoned it's President before?
Several times. Taft was the one that comes to mind first. Roosevelt, a former friend and supporter, led a revolt against him during his re-election. He lost a lot of support from his own party and then the election. Either Tyler or Harrison was a Whig and the Whigs tried to oust him. Similar arguments could be made for Polk, and even possibly Lincoln.
My point is that I DO believe that Trump could get in, become a trainwreck, and there could be bipartisan action to get him censured or removed.