[Senator Clay Davis]

I think the ship has sailed on Trump being a plant candidate. I had thought for a while that's the case, but if he were to drop out right now absolutely no one would benefit except maybe Ted Cruz, who has more extreme policies than Trump. But Trump has so thoroughly destroyed Cruz these past few weeks (just look at how Evangelicals have flipped since Trump went after him) I doubt Trump supporters go to him. If anything Trump supporters simply sit out which might slightly help the Dems but not significantly. Ultimately a lot of Trump supporters are strongly anti-Hillary, so I still see them voting against Hillary in pretty decent numbers.

I guess I could still see massive troll as a possibility, but even then considering the damage he has done to the Trump brand around the globe, the net result of a huge troll is a loss in net worth. Seems unlikely to me but who knows. I think we all want to maybe think this is something other than what he really is: Trump seriously wants to be President. Still time for a different outcome, but I've definitely come around that he is in fact serious.