WI: Donald J. Trump, 2016 Democratic nominee

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What if Donald Trump ran on the Democratic ticket in the 2016 elections if he stayed true to his liberal views in the past? What would his platform look like, and who would be his VP pick? How different would it be than running in the GOP ticket, and is it likely that he would win?
 
What if Donald Trump ran on the Democratic ticket in the 2016 elections if he stayed true to his liberal views in the past? What would his platform look like, and who would be his VP pick? How different would it be than running in the GOP ticket, and is it likely that he would win?
The POD would have to be either John McCain winning two terms (beating Obama in 2008 and Hillary in 2012) or Mitt Romney winning in 2012. If it is McCain winning two terms, Trump would only be in contention with Bernie Sanders. If it's Romney winning in 2012, Trump would eventually yield to and endorse the woman that attended his wedding. His platform would be more based on unequal distribution of wealth and how Wall Street isn't as willing as him to donate to the people. Perhaps his VP Pick could be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (in the scenario of McCain winning two terms or during Romney's presidency, the Democrats winning big in 2014). Trump's attacks wouldn't be towards illegal immigrants and Muslim refugees, they would be against perceived "xenophobes" that are against them entering the country. If the POD is McCain winning two terms, he could also run on a platform of peace and diplomacy because McCain is fairly hawkish and would most likely intervene in Libya, Syria, and/or Iran. His opponent in that case would be Vice President Sarah Palin.
 
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I was guessing he'd absorb Sanders' support and platform but with the same combativeness/taking a flamethrower to political decorum. Unlike Sanders I think he'd be far more polarizing within the party/publicly, since his attacks on Clinton would mirror Bush's or possibly worse, but still obviously damaging there.
 
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Nope.

Current politics.

NOT going to get a dog-pile started in here.

Took a week to get the blood out of the floor last time.
 
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