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RUSH: “Trump Telling GOP Brass He Will Forgo A Third-Party Run.”<\/a> This according to sources. Donald Trump has also weighed in on what happened in Virginia yesterday. He says mental health is the problem, not the gun. We have news on the Democrat side. Joe Biden is unsure if he has the emotional fuel for a presidential run. And, by the way, he made this comment in what he thought was a private meeting off the record. He was talking to other Democrats, elected Democrats, fundraisers and others. <\/p>\n

Well, we\u2019re told that he thought it was off the record. I don\u2019t know what to believe anymore. I would think any politician would think anything he says anywhere is gonna be reported somewhere. But they\u2019re saying that it was an off-the-record meeting with Biden being honest with them. He\u2019s not sure he has what it takes, but, nevertheless, he has the best favorability rating among the 2016 contenders of either party. <\/p>\n

And he would run a little bit better than Hillary in the general election, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released today that shows Trump increasing his lead up to 28%. Ben Carson is in second place, a distant 12%. It\u2019s outsiders on the Republican side that are triumphing. On the Democrat side, it looks like they want anybody but Hillary. I mean, Hillary is… The negatives are piling up. Lack of honesty, lack of trustworthiness. So we don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna happen.<\/line><\/p>\n

And Biden been given the blessing by Pope Obama to go for it. So it\u2019s a situation in a huge state of flux. The Republican establishment is continually befuddled. They simply do not understand. Every day — every day — somebody in the deep Republican establishment writes an opinion piece that either is warning Trump supporters that they\u2019re gonna end up being really disappointed, how Trump\u2019s not who they think he is.<\/p>\n

And if they\u2019re not careful, there\u2019s gonna be really, really let down. Or you\u2019ll get another piece where Trump is a phony baloney, plastic banana, good-time rock ‘n\u2019 roller. He\u2019s not who he says he is. He\u2019s not really a conservative. He\u2019s not even really a Republican. He\u2019s probably working to sabotage the Republicans with a secret deal made with the Clintons. I mean, all kinds of stuff is coming out from Republican and conservative establishment types who thought Trump would be gone by now.<\/p>\n

And are still hoping that Trump is not in this to win, that he didn\u2019t even get into this to win, that there\u2019s something else going on that nobody knows yet. But if you stop and even if you think that\u2019s true, take a look at whatever is happening with Trump, whatever his expectations were — and I don\u2019t happen to know them. I think if he were honest, he would tell you that he didn\u2019t foresee this. But look what the prize is if we\u2019re talking about the presidency of the United States. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re talking about the most powerful leadership position in the world. We\u2019re talking about the presidency of the greatest country in the world. We\u2019re talking about the position of leader of the free world. That\u2019s gotta be pretty seductive when you see it\u2019s in your sight, within your grasp. If he got into this not wanting it, had something else on his mind, anything can change. Maybe he… Who knows? But it is clear that the Republican establishment has no clue what to do. <\/p>\n

Now, there was something that I was hoping would happen, and it may yet. In fact, you know what? I don\u2019t want to tell you what… I don\u2019t want to jinx it or blow it in any number of ways by giving voice to this. I\u2019m gonna hold this back. My problem is I\u2019m too famous and too powerful myself, and just by saying something, I could affect the outcome of events. And I don\u2019t want anything artificial interrupting the natural flow and what is to be (whatever it is) the natural outcome of all of this. <\/line><\/p>\n

But if I were the establishment? I\u2019ll just say this: If I were these establishment consultants, not understanding this, there are some real lessons here that can be learned. There are a whole lot of teachable moments happening every day. All kinds of things they believe are being blown to smithereens. Now, it\u2019s very difficult to admit that you\u2019ve been wrong about things. You want to hold… Particularly if you\u2019re an expert. For example, let\u2019s say you believe that the only way Republicans can win is by talking about cooperation. <\/p>\n

Because the American people are tired of things not getting done. Because if you believe this — if you believe the American people want cooperation, the American people want the Democrats and the Republicans to work together, and they want governance and they want — if you believe that, it\u2019s gonna be very, very difficult to let go of that. Even if you see incontrovertible evidence that you are wrong, it\u2019s gonna be very difficult to let go of that. <\/p>\n

It is for anybody. If you are a rock-solid believer in something and you see evidence that you\u2019re wrong, it\u2019s hard to let go of it. It\u2019s hard to admit that you\u2019re wrong. It\u2019s hard to admit maybe times have passed you by. It\u2019s hard to admit that maybe there\u2019s something out there that you haven\u2019t seen. But the opportunities are clear. I just don\u2019t want to illustrate what they are, \u2019cause I just don\u2019t want to impact it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s akin to I would never announce the marketing plan. If I were director of marketing at some business, and let\u2019s say my objective is to sell as many iPhones as possible. I\u2019m not gonna tell you how I\u2019m gonna do it. I\u2019m just gonna do it. I\u2019m gonna execute the plan, but I\u2019m not gonna tell you what the plan is \u2019cause I don\u2019t want you to have a chance to build up resistance to it. <\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s that thinking that is forcing me to hold my comments here in reserve. Not much longer, because it won\u2019t take much longer to see if what I\u2019m talking about is happening. I\u2019m not teasing you. I\u2019m actually doing what I think is best here in zipping it. <\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: Back to Trump. I reported earlier that Trump signaling to the GOP brass that he will forgo a third-party run. In Greenville, South Carolina, he had an informal press event. A reporter said, “There\u2019s a requirement in the South Carolina Republican Party that candidates signed a pledge that they will support the eventual nominee. Will you sign that pledge?”<\/p>\n

TRUMP: We have plenty of time to think about it because I think that\u2019s September 30th, and there\u2019s a lot of time. So we\u2019ll be making announcements on different things over the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

RUSH: So he\u2019s hedging on it now. This report that I have is from the Huffing and Puffington Post that he\u2019s told the brass that he\u2019ll forgo a third party run. Now, I mentioned yesterday that there was a story about South Carolina I think the other one was North Carolina and the third state I think was Georgia where the Republican Party establishment in those states was gonna mandate that the eventually nominee, the winner of that state had to sign the pledge that they will not go third party; they will support the nominee.<\/p>\n

I happen to know in North Carolina that\u2019s not true, and I\u2019m not sure it is true in South Carolina yet. It could be, but I think what I read yesterday was that it\u2019s something they\u2019re working toward. But I will allow that I might have misread it. It may already be, quote, “on the books” in South Carolina. Another reporter said to Trump, “Can you talk about the event that you might be working on with Cruz?”<\/p>\n

TRUMP: We are talking about to Ted Cruz, who\u2019s a friend of mine and a good guy, about doing something very big over the next two weeks in Washington. It will be announced. It\u2019s essentially a protest against the totally incompetent deal that we\u2019re making with Iran. And, by the way, even if you break it up, they\u2019re gonna get $150 billion! They\u2019re gonna get hundreds of billions of dollars even if you break it up and you know what I\u2019d do? I wouldn\u2019t give them the money. I don\u2019t care what the deal is. I wouldn\u2019t give them the money, so that deal will be announced, that location will be announced.<\/p>\n

RUSH: So here\u2019s Trump, “Yeah, I\u2019m talking to Ted Cruz. He\u2019s a friend of mine, a good guy.” See, Cruz is not criticizing him, so Trump says, “Why should I get mad at him? He\u2019s not ripping me,” and the same thing with Ben Carson. “Ben Carson hasn\u2019t ripped me; why should I criticize Ben Carson?” So this is about the Iran deal. Here is Jason in Bakersfield, California. Look, I\u2019m really glad you waited, Jason. Thanks for your patience. Hello.<\/p>\n

\"original\"CALLER: Hey, great to speak with you, Rush. Thanks for all the truth out there, spreading the truth and all your great work, definitely appreciate you.<\/line><\/p>\n

RUSH: Thank you, sir.<\/p>\n

CALLER: You had mentioned just speaking to a discussion you had earlier regarding Trump and really wanting to actually be president of United States and you\u2019d had a theory, and it dawned on me, and I\u2019d been thinking about this. I\u2019d actually thought, “If you take a look at all the Republican candidates, you think, ‘Why on earth has not one of those candidates really stopped and taken a look at what\u2019s happening with Trump?'” Why have they not said, “The American people are speaking; it\u2019s in his rising polls.” <\/p>\n

I have a theory here, and my theory is — and here, again, I\u2019d be curious to see what you think about this. But I truly believe that Trump is waiting for one of these Republicans to stand up and say, “You know what? Here it is. The American people are speaking, and come to Trump\u2019s side — his policies, his beliefs, maybe even with a little bit more tact — and I truly believe that what Trump would do is once he sees that somebody\u2019s come over and he\u2019s led the pack, led the way, that Trump would actually back out and potentially endorse him.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Interesting theory. I have no idea if that\u2019s close, if it\u2019s accurate or not, that if he finds somebody willing to carry his torch, he\u2019d get out and do it. You know, my thought on that right now is that Trump is probably doing far better than he thought. You know, braggadocio aside, I think Trump is among those who are surprised at how well he\u2019s doing. Don\u2019t misunderstand. I\u2019m not saying that Trump didn\u2019t expect to do well. His ego is such that he thinks he\u2019s gonna do well at whatever he does. <\/p>\n

I think he\u2019s probably surprised by this, and I think now he\u2019s saying, “You know, this could happen.” He\u2019s starting to get serious about it. “It could really, really, really happen. It\u2019s quite a thing, to become the leader of the free world.” So we\u2019ll see. But I agree with you. I\u2019m surprised that… No, I\u2019m not gonna say it. I promised earlier I wouldn\u2019t, \u2019cause I don\u2019t want to taint the natural flow of events and eventually outcomes, so I\u2019m gonna withhold this. I appreciate the call, Jay. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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