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Originally Posted by Daradon
He can do whatever he wants, win or no win.
A third party run would just benefit the democrats though. That's the problem the GOP has.
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Definitely kills them at the presidential level. What I wonder is whether a third-party run by Trump would actually hurt down-ballot Republicans, or whether it'll just drive Republican voter turnout that will be split at the presidential level but unified behind the republicans at the senate/congress level.
While some Trump supporters would definitely boycott the Republicans if they forced Trump out, I would expect most would recognize that he still needs a Republican congress and Senate. But maybe that's giving them too much credit; the ultimate protest action would be to vote for Trump for president and leave the rest of the ballot blank.
While a third-party Trump victory is next to impossible, it would be fitting if it came with a Republican congress (that's really pissed at Trump) and a Democrat senate. That would be the ultimate grid-lock government.