These skirmishes will continue and become more vicious as we approach the 2016 elections.
Trump could put in the final nail by saying what a terrible job he has done during the debate.
But you can bet your arse the GOPE leadership will pound the members of the caucus into submission over these next five weeks. What usually happens is that conservative Republicans don’t have a strong record of standing up for their principles — the values that got them elected by the conservative base — when they go up against the powerful GOPE/RINO leaders. I will be most pleasantly surprised — but surprised nonetheless — if they act differently this time.