GOP elite suffer 5 stages of grief over Trump

gopusa.com/Fayetteville Observer ^ | Myron B. Pitts

[RoosterRedux]

What if he wins? As pundits and politicians grapple with the possibility of showman Donald Trump actually becoming president, it's like watching the five stages of grief.

First, denial: "Trump can't win."

Then, anger: "This guy's a clown. He should drop out of the race."

Bargaining: "OK, Trump will do well for a while; we'll grin and bear it. But his bubble will burst when people start voting."

Depression: "I can't understand these polls. Why is he still leading? Why is he gaining? What's wrong with people?"

And finally, acceptance: "He can win. Lord help us."

I reached stage 5 while getting my teeth cleaned. My hygienist is a native of the Bronx, and her thick New York accent made me think of Trump's. (In the room next door, a hygienist with a Bladen County drawl drew a sharp contrast.)

My hygienist said she could see herself voting for Trump. She doesn't know about his positions but figures the billionaire is "good on business." Trump leads the Republican field in North Carolina, according to pollster PPP, based in Raleigh.

She asked me, "What party is he?"

See, that right there. That last question is one reason Trump can win, even though I still think it unlikely.

[RoosterRedux]

Amazing how many trolls on FR are stuck in the “anger” stage.;-)

[txhurl]

And who also can’t recognize that Trump plans to *use* Cruz for very good things.

[ilovesarah2012]

I’m in the “laughing all the way to the polling booth” stage.

[dsrtsage]

Trump is not my choice, however, if he gets the nod, I will happily vote for him, whereas I will not vote for yeb, or krispy kreme, or whoever the MSM or the GOPe tries to force down our throat. And at the end of it, I can see no way in this world that Trump can possibly be worse than what we have now, I believe he is way better than any democrat, and way better than the next Dole/Bush/McCain/Romney that is always being forced upon us. So if it ends up being Trump, I will gladly vote for him, perhaps, just perhaps, he can break up the crony gangs of the GOPe

[DannyTN]

Then there’s those of us who from the beginning thought Trump has the knowledge, vision, experience and skills to be the right leader for America.

We’re in Stage 1 Euphoria, eaglerly awaiting the next poll so we can get even higher. We’re pinching ourselves in disbelief that our dream of defeating the uniparty with an America loving leader who will restore America’s industrial might is about to come true. And enough fellow Americans have woken up to make it come true.

[DannyTN]

Then there’s those of us who from the beginning thought Trump has the knowledge, vision, experience and skills to be the right leader for America.

We’re in Stage 1 Euphoria, eaglerly awaiting the next poll so we can get even higher. We’re pinching ourselves in disbelief that our dream of defeating the uniparty with an America loving leader who will restore America’s industrial might is about to come true. And enough fellow Americans have woken up to make it come true.

[Vigilanteman]

Anyone who voted for BO, especially in 2012, has absolutely NO BUSINESS and NO CREDIBILITY in commenting on Donald Trump's lack of qualifications to be president.

By any reasonable measure, Valarie Jarrett has not achieved the standards of even a mediocre president. And neither has her wooden dummy.

[9YearLurker]

Ha ha.

[stephenjohnbanker]

5 stages of grief....

GHWB

DOLE

GWB

McCain

Romney

[A CA Guy]

Loss of huge funds to the wrong candidate.
Loss of the influence they thought they were buying.
Realization that the candidate they couldn’t buy will probably hurt their bottom line.

Therefore this is not over. They will do anything to upset the non-establishment candidates.

[Savage Beast]

Skip to Acceptance, and jump on his bandwagon.

[teletech]

The GOP-E remind me of the Fiorello Musical tune “The Bum Won” See what you think.

Even without our help, look at the way he won
Everyone sold him short
(”You think they’ll ask for a recount?”)
We got a winner, but what good is that to us?
Not if he doesn’t feel grateful for our support
(”There’d be no patronage, huh, Ben?”)

I gotta talk to him
Someone, pinch me, maybe this is just a beautiful dream
I’m in a bad state of shock
I’d like to know just how the hell it happened
What we did right
Fellas, the whole thing is cock-eyed

We got a winner at last
We got a star which is in the ascendant
If he feels that we sloughed him off
He could become, God forbid, independent

Who’d ever guess that the people would go to the polls and elect a fanatic?
People can do what they want to but I got a feeling it ain’t democratic
This is a guy who is gonna go further than anyone ever suspected
Yesterday morning I wrote him a note that I’m sorry he wasn’t elected

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’ve been noticing more depression on FR over The Donald lately. Almost there. :-)

[Vigilanteman]

The President of the United States (on the left) with her dummy.

[DaxtonBrown]

“And who also can’t recognize that Trump plans to *use* Cruz for very good things.”

What I’ve been thinking is that Trump has a LOT of warts, but we could work with him because he believes in American Exceptionalism. Cruz really is my man intellectually, he is what the country needs. But I suspect the only way to get to Cruz is for Trump to bull rush the GOPe, our own pundits and the Washington cartel and run them out of town - that takes an Alpha male. I think Trump only stays in presidency four years, has Cruz as his go to guy, and they clear out the vast dead wood.

[Drew68]

My hygienist is a native of the Bronx... ...she could see herself voting for Trump.

I know it's a long shot but I wonder what are the chances he could carry New York? This would change the game enormously.

[Grampa Dave]

Wait until Laz’s long list of Trump’s sins becomes common knowledge. Then, MeriKans will wake and vote GOPe:

Yep, when MeriKans wake up and read Laz’s list of Trump’s evil sins, he be done for peaking too early!

Laz’s list:

Donald Trump causes global warming, infanticide, glacial formation, the sinking of the Titanic, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and fire ants. Donald Trump is the cause of late mail, lack of adequate punctuation, the heartbreak of psoriasis, and feminine itching. Donald Trump is the cause of fixed greyhound races, the metric system, errors in longitudinal measurements, and smaller portions. Donald Trump is the cause of angry wives, Speedos on fat people, mismatched socks, and mold on cucumbers. Donald Trump is the cause of the Zombie Apocalypse, interstellar planetary collisions, muteness in albinos, and killer bees. Donald Trump is the cause of gingivitis, off-key chorus singing, air inversions, and incremental floods. Donald Trump is the cause of fans that quit, entropy, soap shards in the shower, and fat girls. Donald Trump is the cause of cold oatmeal, excessive blogging, sweat stains, and misfires in 9mm ammunition. Donald Trump is the cause of cabinet doors that do not line up, cracks in the sidewalk, the scourge of heroin, and every plane crash since 1972. Donald Trump is the cause of John McCain, senility, traitorism, and infiltration by the left (but I repeat myself). Donald Trump is the cause of low toner, high transmission rates, delivery service price increases, and gaudy shirts. Donald Trump is the cause of splinters, earth tremors, Gamma ray emission by the element Lawrencium, and the lack of hobbits in real life. Donald Trump is the cause of Facebook monitoring, trigger happy SWAT teams, pencil-neck geeks, and the Yellowstone Caldera. Donald Trump is the cause of Russia, France, Sweden, and Zambia. Donald Trump is the cause of carbon buildup, broken bungee cords, bad lap dances, and a lack of friendly greetings in cities. Donald Trump is the cause of paper cuts, whirlpools, thunder, and machine disconnects. Donald Trump is the cause of honey badgers, rigidity, painful exercise, and linear contraction. Donald Trump is the cause of Nancy Pelosi, botox overdoses, pure insanity, and Alzheimers (but I repeat myself). Donald Trump is the cause of regression analysis, micro-stamping, failed unions, and misaligned microwave towers. Donald Trump is the cause of blurry lenses, spider bites, stains, and legless crocodiles. Donald Trump is the cause of missing keyboard keys, unexpected phone calls, broken pottery, and squeaking doors. Donald Trump is the cause of warning labels on appliances, erectile dysfunction, waterspouts, and potholes. Donald Trump is the cause of canker sores, narcissistic Presidents, leaking toilets, and crack addiction. Donald Trump is the cause of corroded pennies, locomotive derailments, internet trolls, and wardrobe failures. Donald Trump is the cause of ADHD in the clergy, Blue Screens of Death on personal computers, the French Revolution of 1789, and thorns. Donald Trump is the cause of bad Muppet shows, holes in circus nets, the NFL going all-queer, all-the-time, and Sandra Fluke’s birth-control deficit. Donald Trump is the cause of Israel’s problems with Syria, excessive salt in the Pacific Ocean, the disappearance of Malaysian Air flight 370, and infomercials. Donald Trump is the cause of low-calorie diet soda, smudges on the Xerox, dry technical text, and animal abuse. Donald Trump is the cause of glass shards, bad pudding, hair cancer, and sun-dried dead worms. Donald Trump is the cause of porcelin stains, droughts, turbulence above 10000 feet, and power brown-outs. Donald Trump is the cause of low scores on Angry Birds, weak tea, Michael Jackson’s early demise, and Micheal Jackson. Donald Trump is the cause of bad combovers, Chris Matthews, alcoholism, and spittle (but I repeat myself). Donald Trump is the cause of Donald Trump, micturition syncope, solar eclipses, and dead lithium batteries. Donald Trump is the cause of Quiznos spongmonkeys, badly behaved Colonels, Boris Badenov, and the shipwreck of the Minnow. Donald Trump is the cause of failed sitcoms, knots you cannot get undone, overly-rare hamburgers at restaurants, and Miley Cyrus. Donald Trump is the cause of squeaking hinges, malformed carrots, bent coathangers, and slippery decks. Donald Trump is the cause of the 2014 Midterms, tarnished silver, wobbling fans, and tangled power cables. Donald Trump is the cause of off-hook phones, shattered ceramics, dull scissors, and dogeared books.

[Grampa Dave]

See my tagline re your comments!

[867V309]

"What party is he?"

Talk about a totally irrelevant question.