How many conservative voters will not support the Republican nominee if it is Jeb etc? A lot.
Play the scenario out...Trump wins 20 of the state primaries, and the rest of carved up between Scott Walker, Cruz, Bush and the rest.
Trump shows up at the convention with a majority of delegates but not enough to clearly win. Deal-making would occur.
In this case however, there are roughly the same number of unassigned delegates as primary delegates. So the VIP unassigned delegates launch their platform and bring enough vote for Bush to be the guy. All of the primary business will be viewed as a fraud and Trump will be sitting in a hostile mode.
People walk out of the convention confused and angry....a guy with only ten primary state wins...somehow gets enough delegates to be the contender. No one will buy off on that.
In this case, Trump will run. Split party ticket with forty-percent of Republican base and twenty-percent of independent base. Trump can’t win Presidency unless he convinces a quarter of Democrats to give up on Hillary and vote for him.
Basically, a lose-lose-lose scenario, if you ask me. You might still get Trump, but the negative belief in the Republican Party will be such that it has no choice but to split. We would have to have three parties in existence.
Only the smart ones who are TRUE CONSERVATIVES. Same goes for Walker, Rubio, Carson, Kasich, Crispy, Paul and Chuckles. In plain words, make it Cruz or Trump (preferably both) or get ready for Hitlery.
“How many conservative voters will not support the Republican nominee if it is Jeb etc? A lot.”
This girl right here, for one. I will not vote for another RINO. No way, no how.
Romney - Republican Moderate - LOSER!
We all held our nose and most voted for them.
I will not support Yeb!