would an economic downturn cause president trump's base to abandon him? survey says. 7,559 votes cast, the noes, 61%, no, it would not. i don't agree with that. i don't agree with it for the following -- it depends who his opponent would be, for sure, but on the issue of would this be the exception to the fifth avenue rule, you know, the one thing that president trump would be held accountable for? i think he would be held accountable for it. i tell you why, the blame game wouldn't work. if the economy tumbles he couldn't lay it off on obama, he couldn't lay it off on hillary or page or the dossier or christopher steele or all the usual suspects. he could try and pass the buck to the federal reserve, but i just don't think so. i think it will all be about him. he's taken full credit for the economy, great, but if it should turn -- and by the way, i hope it doesn't -- i think he'll be