This weekend was an inflection point in the Republican presidential race — a moment in which some significant part of the GOP establishment came out of denial and realized Donald Trump might well become their party's nominee.
"The Republican establishment, for the first time, is saying, off the record, this guy can win," noted Joe Scarborough on MSNBC Monday morning. "I've heard that from everybody. I don't hear anybody saying he can't win the nomination anymore."
That doesn't mean Republicans have made their peace with a Trump victory. On the contrary — some are preparing to do whatever it takes to bring him down. Which could lead to an extraordinary scenario in which GOP stalwarts go to war to destroy their own party's likely nominee.
Over the weekend I talked to a leading conservative who opposes Trump. I asked what would happen if January comes and Trump is still dominating the race. Would he and other conservatives make their peace with Trump's candidacy, or would there be massive resistance?
"Massive resistance," was the answer. "He's not a conservative."
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Like I said yesterday on him getting security, it will be the GOP that will shoot him, not a random nutcase.
ReplyDeleteIf he becomes the nominee and the GOP doesn't support him - our country is doomed to at least four more years of socialist dumbocrat giveaways!
ReplyDeleteThey better leave him alone. There's nothing stopping him from running as an independent. that piece of paper he signed, saying he would not, means nothing to millions of republicans.
ReplyDeleteThat's fine. If they pull ANYTHING like that against Trump I'll stay home again like I did with the nitwit Romney.
ReplyDeleteIf they do anything like that we all should vote against every republican in office today. Talk about being entitled.
ReplyDeleteIt's remarkable that the establishment would attempt this. Just goes to show they could care less of the Republican votor. If they did the job we elected them to do on the first place. They better watch themselves because the establishment haven't been very smart and this just might blow up in their smug faces.
ReplyDeleteNow that Biden has turned chicken, Hillary has it made as our next Pres. Donald the clown won't stop her.
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