Hypothetical Trump Resignation (Poll Not Included)

[AFTT47]

Nixon, with arguably worse crimes, resigned with no guarantees and look what happened.

I'd say Trump's crimes are worse.  He tried to leverage aid to foreign countries for information on a political opponent.  That puts America's interests at risk for his benefit.  Which makes his crimes far worse.  And that's JUST the Ukraine Scandal.

I think it's even worse than that.

Tricky Dick tried to conceal his crimes. Trump has the audacity to fully admit to them and try to sell the people that it's okay! As much as I despise the man, I can't help but admire the pure gumption. Fortunately, even some of his base are seeing through it. This is going to hurt him politically - even if he is not removed from office. If the Dems play their cards right, he should go down easily in 2020.

Of course, he should have gone down easily in 2016. But we have a terrible electoral system and a lot of fucking morons who are registered to vote.

If this jackass is actually re-elected in 2020, this country will have ZERO credibility going forward. Its standing in the international community will fall to the level where we will never be taken seriously again.

[Mister Agenda]

Pragmatically, it would be an ideal outcome for the GOP, they would get to run Pence as the incumbent, and he'll look like a rose after Trump (problematically thorny, but manageable and stable from a Republican point of view).