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    Can G.O.P. Tell Donald Trump, ‘You’re Fired’?

    Can G.O.P. Tell Donald Trump, ‘You’re Fired’? Probably Not

    By JEREMY W. PETERS AUG. 5, 2016



    Under Republican Party rules, Donald J. Trump is the only one who can take himself out of the race at this point. CreditBrendan Bullock for The New York Times

    We are in the midst of yet another of Donald J. Trump’s self-inflicted spirals of terrible news. And with prominent Republicans saying they will back Hillary Clinton and others announcing this week that they won’t endorse Mr. Trump, there has been yet another round of speculation about how the party could get rid of him.

    But it almost certainly can’t. And even if it could, it probably wouldn’t be worth the effort. Here’s why.

    Republicans Are Stuck With Him

    Under Republican Party rules, Mr. Trump is the only one who can take himself out of the race at this point. The only provision that exists for replacing a candidate nominated at the party convention, Rule 9, was written to apply only in the event of a candidate’s death or refusal to run.

    Then the 168-member Republican National Committee — a body made up of the men and women from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five territories — would be able to name a new nominee by a majority vote. Each state and jurisdiction is given the same number of votes as delegates it has to the national convention, so the system favors larger Republican-dominated states.

    There is, however, some air in the rule — which actually spells out how to fill a vacancy “by reason of death, declination or otherwise” — that an enterprising lawyer could try to exploit.

    But arguing that Mr. Trump’s nomination can be rescinded by second-guessing party bosses over the word “otherwise” seems highly improbable.


    Replacing Him Would Be a Mess


    Even if Mr. Trump withdrew as the nominee, replacing him after the convention is uncharted and potentially messy territory. “The rules are vague, and there is no precedent,” said Benjamin L. Ginsberg, a lawyer with Jones Day who has worked on multiple Republican presidential campaigns.

    Naming someone would be hard enough. Finding a suitable alternative was always the problem with the “Never Trump” movement. No matter how distasteful party leaders found him, they could never agree on anyone else.

    Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, Mr. Trump’s running mate, would seem to have a strong claim to make because he is the only other Republican formally nominated by his party. But what if others, rivals of Mr. Trump from the primaries like Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, decided they deserved a shot? A new candidate would almost certainly not be chosen by acclamation. And determining who and how many are eligible would be a huge fight — one the Republican National Committee would have to resolve before it could ultimately vote.

    Time Is Running Out

    Given that the process of replacing the Republican nominee would probably not go smoothly or quickly — what has for Republicans this year? — there would be very little time left for other essential aspects of a presidential campaign.

    One of the issues is ballot access. Each state has its own set of rules and deadlines for getting on the ballot, which Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence have already done. Getting their names off and the names of the new presidential and vice-presidential candidates on would be a logistical and legal headache. Some states, including important battleground ones like Iowa, start voting later next month.


    Legal and logistical complications aside, how would a candidate run a campaign under such a compressed timeline?

    One thing is for sure: He or she would almost certainly not have the name recognition that Mr. Trump has. Convincing the country’s voters that they should elect you president is an undertaking that requires months, not weeks.

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    He is getting back on track again. He gave Ryan exactly what Ryan gave him and allowed Pence to do whatever he wanted. That was Trumps way of allowing Pence to seemingly be free to do whatever he wants (not controlled by Trump), but when and if Trump wants to get rid of him, he has cause for termination now. That's Trump whether you saw that or not.

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