What if Trump ran as a Democrat?

[KaiserDave]

Update please... this is the most entertaining alt-timeline I have read.

[Devout Centrist]

Trump’s Campaign Hat Becomes an Ironic Summer Accessory
-New York Times, 07/12/2015

Oh my god, this is a real headline

[KaiserDave]

Please revive

[Ferguson97]

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio Clash on Experience
-The Atlantic, 08/06/2015

Cruz doubles down on promise to destroy ISIS in 90 days
-The Hill, 08/06/2015

Republicans Say It's Time For a Change. So Why Are They Promising More of the Same?
-The New York Times, 08/06/2015

I don't think there was a clear winner last night. But if the candidates can't set themselves apart from each other, then it probably defaults to name recognition, i.e., Jeb Bush.
-@NateSilver538, 08/06/2015

The 5 most ridiculous moments from the Republican debate
-Vox, 08/06/2015

The Republican debate was a complete and utter disaster. They don't have a plan. They don't care about you and your family.
-@realDonaldTrump, 08/06/2015

Post-debate Reuters poll:
Who won the Republican debate?
Jeb Bush 23%
Ted Cruz 18%
Marco Rubio 15%
Chris Christie 12%
Scott Walker 10%
Undecided 22%
-@Politics_Polls, 08/07/2015

"Can I just say... I just wanna say... look at this stage. We've got three women, a Black man, and a Latino man... just wonderful people... I mean, this is what America looks like. I think this is wonderful."
Donald Trump at the Democratic debate, 08/10/2015

"I really like Elizabeth Warren, I thought she won the debate. I just wish she would stop talking about possibly the first woman president... I mean, people care about policy right?"
-Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks, 08/10/2015

Booker and Castro Spar on Charter Schools
-The Atlantic, 08/10/2015

Trump Doubles Down, Calls Police Officer Thugs
-Fox News, 08/11/2015

$12 by 2020. $15 by 2018. Where Klobuchar and Trump disagree on the minimum wage.
-The Washington Post, 08/11/2015

Donald Trump won last Democratic night's debate. Here's why.
-Vox, 08/11/2015

Post-debate CNN poll:
Who won the Democratic debate?
Donald Trump 30%
Elizabeth Warren 25%
Cory Booker 10%
Julian Castro 8%
Amy Klobuchar 5%
Tammy Baldwin 3%
Undecided 19%
-@Politics_Polls, 08/11/2015

Expect to see a lot of MAGA hats at colleges this fall
-Vox, 08/11/2015

"I think he brings up a lot of good points on income inequality... but some of the things he says, it makes me question his judgement. And I do think experience is important, which he is lacking."
-Bernie Sanders on Donald Trump, 08/12/2015

"With all due respect to Bernie - who I love by the way - we don't need politics as usual. Maybe a career politician isn't the answer."
-Donald Trump at a rally in Des Moines

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

It's BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!

[Utah Neolib]

It's BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!

[Person Man]

If it happened, it would have required Democrats losing in 2008 somehow or winning in 2004 and getting their asses kicked in 2008.

[Ferguson97]

Cuomo and Sanders Dominate Second Democratic Debate
-The Atlantic, 08/12/2015

Remember when Rahm Emmanuel told the DOJ to not prosecute Bush-era torturers? Is this the man you really want as commander in chief?
-@ggreenwald, 08/12/2015

"We should not be supporting disastrous trade agreements written by corporate America. You didn’t need a Ph.D. in economics to understand that American workers should not be forced to compete against people in Mexico making 25 cents an hour."
-Bernie Sanders at the Democratic debate, 08/12/2015

"I know Donald Trump and he's done some very important things for real estate in New York City... but does anyone really want America to be run like a business?"
-Andrew Cuomo at the Democratic debate, 08/12/2015

Evan Bayh Says Trump Isn't a Sexist
-Mother Jones, 08/12/2015

O'Malley and Emmanuel Fail to Answer City Corruption Allegations
-Breitbart, 08/12/2015

Sanders and Brown Are Right - Free Trade Is a Neoliberal Disaster
-The Intercept, 08/12/2015

Cuomo, Emmanuel call out Trump's anti-police speech
-The Hill, 08/12/2015

People can't stop talking about Trump - even when he's not on stage
-Vox, 08/12/2015

The debate was a total snooze-fest. VERY BORING!
-@realDonaldTrump, 08/12/2015

Post-debate CNN poll:
Who won the second Democratic debate?
Andrew Cuomo 35%
Bernie Sanders 15%
Sherrod Brown 10%
Evan Bayh 10%
Martin O'Malley 5%
Rahm Emmanuel 3%
Undecided 22%
-@Politics_Polls, 08/13/2015

"You know, frankly, I blame the moderators. I mean how bad of a job do you have to do when you make Bernie Sanders sound boring? He's a very energetic guy. He's a loud guy, he likes to talk with his hands. I like to talk with my hands - aren't they big hands?"
-Donald Trump on a call with MSNBC, 08/13/2015

GOP Kiddie Table debate was a total disaster. They are lying to the American people. Disgraceful.
-@realDonaldTrump, 08/17/2015

John Kasich wanted to be the adult in the room, but there weren't many in the room with him
-Chicago Tribune, 08/17/2015

If you can't remember anything from Monday's debate, you're not alone
-Vox, 08/18/2015

Rick Santorum says supreme court gay marriage decision is not the 'final word'
-The Guardian, 08/18/2015

Kasich on Same-Sex Marriage: ‘The Court Has Ruled and It’s Time to Move On’
-National Review, 08/18/2015

Kasich may wind up being on the right side of history, but it could cost him with Republican voters.  Only 34% of Republican voters support gay marriage.
-@natesilver538, 08/18/2015

Post-debate Fox poll:
Who won the Republican debate?
Rick Santorum 25%
Ben Carson 19%
Rand Paul 10%
Lindsey Graham 7%
Rick Perry 6%
Joh Kasich 5%
Bobby Jindal 2%
Undecided 26%
-@Politics_Polls, 08/18/2015

Trump says he would allow 'third gender' option on US passports
-Fox News, 08/19/2015

"I mean there are some people who are men - me for example, in case you couldn't tell. And some people are women. And you know, there are some people... and they are something else. And why should that bother anyone? I mean, they're not hurting anyone. I say, let them live their lives in peace! Aren't we supposed to be the land of the free? I don't know what the term for them would be, maybe you folks can help me out. What's it called? ... Non-binary? Okay. If you're non-binary, Trump loves you!"
-Donald Trump at a rally at NYU, 08/23/2015

Trump campaign now selling 'They/Them For Trump' shirts
-The Hill, 08/24/2015

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

lol.

[KaiserDave]

ITS BACK! Please please continue

[KaiserDave]

You've perfectly captured Trump.

[BigVic]

What a read!

[Left Wing]

Interested to see who this TL’s Dem equivalent of Evan McMullin is. Trying to think what D leaning demographics Blue Trump would piss off the same way irl Trump did Mormons. Great timeline!

[UWS]

Democrat Trump taking on the police definitely isn't a winning strategy, especially in a time of growing threat from ISIS that already attacked Garland, Texas.

[UWS]

btw, with both Trump and Cuomo running for the Democratic nomination, what do the primary polls in the state of New York look like?

[pbrower2a]

Donald Trump: 276 electoral votes
Ted Cruz: 262 electoral votes

@$$hole vs @$$hole.

Either way we lose. The irony is that Obama adopted some necessary conservative traits to make his  sort of liberalism tolerable -- respect for protocol, process, and precedent and a recognition for the value of integrity in public dealings and for a hierarchy of achievement (if not class privilege). Obama knows the value of tradition as a means of keeping society sane, even if "tradition" may be very different in Chinatown, rural America, or the barrio.

Such would matter above all else in the next Presidential election, when things go abysmally wrong and people recognize those virtues more important than ideological stances.   

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

Trump/Harris 2016!

[Asenath Waite]

Conservatives would attack Trump at the ultimate limousine liberal ITTL.

[KaiserDave]

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[darklordoftech]

Donald Trump: 276 electoral votes
Ted Cruz: 262 electoral votes

Why would Cruz win Colorado and Navada?

[KaiserDave]

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[its_gi_brown]

Lmao this bizarro timeline is genius!

Imagine Trump saying: "When Police Departments hire people, they’re not hiring our best. They’re not hiring you. They’re not hiring you. They’re hiring people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems on us. They’re killing unarmed folks. They’re making warrantless seizures. They’re thugs. And some, I assume, are good people"

THIS IS SO FUNNY HELP

[Captain Chaos]

I'm calling it now. Trump picks Sherrod Brown as his running mate.

[Utah Neolib]

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