Political Prediction

I was reading the news, because that is something I do occasionally, and came upon this article. It outlines how despite the groundswell and success of both Trump and Sanders their respective parties are doing their darndest to send them packing in favor of the establishment's preferred candidate.

As I read a thought popped into my head. Here is the groundwork:

1. Both Bernie and Trump are only loosely connected to their parties. They chose the main line parties to run for president because third party candidates really are a no go historically. However, neither is really a member except to run for president.
2. Both candidates are being actively and in many cases unabashedly persecuted by their host parties.
3. Trump does NOT play by any traditional rule book.

So based on those things here is the thought, and my prediction: Trump will run third party in the general with Bernie Sanders as his VP.

This sounds crazy, but this election has ultimately been about the establishment vs the little guy. A Trump/Sanders ticket would unify the anti-establishment crowd and the extreme wings from both parties as well as a lot of moderates who would see a mixed ticket like that as the ultimate moderation. This would result in leaving the mainline party candidates with only the core of their parties which in both cases is too small to be able to beat the powerhouse that would be Bernald Trunders.

Given the amount of corruption and disenfranchisement that is going in both parties the only legitimate candidacy would be Trump and Sanders. It would be framed as the corrupt politically inbred establishment vs the people and democracy. It would be the plot twist to end all plot twists, and it would work.