"This Is Devastating News For Republicans": Poll Finds Denying Trump Nomination Would Crush GOP

ZeroHedge.com ^ | 04/09/2016 | Tyler Durden

[LibFreeUSA]

In the latest shock for the GOP, which in recent weeks some have speculated is willing to scuttle the entire republican presidential campaign if it means not having Trump as the candidate, according to a just released Reuters poll, one third of Republican voters who support Donald Trump could turn their backs on their party in November's presidential election if he is denied the nomination in a contested convention.

Or, as The Hill puts it, "blocking Donald Trump from the Republican presidential nomination with a contested convention would spell disaster for the GOP" because instead Trump supporters would vote Democrat, vote third-party or sit out the election.

Just 66% of Trump supporters, which as of this moment are the most numerous of any presidential candidate, said they would support the GOP's nominee anyway.

Should it get to a contested convention, the GOP could be hurt even more in November because 58% of Trump supporters said they would stay with the party, while 16% would leave and 26% responded they didn't know, yet.

The results are bad news for Trump's rivals as well as party elites opposed to the real estate billionaire, suggesting that an alternative Republican nominee for the Nov. 8 presidential race would have a tougher road against the Democrats.

[LibFreeUSA]

CRUZ / GOPe supporters... YOU ARE ON A POLITICAL KAMIKAZE MISSION!

YOU WILL NOT ‘WIN’ ANYTHING EXCEPT A LOSING PLACE IN HISTORY!

[ClearCase_guy]

GOPe is pushing for Hillary. I have no doubt.

They are merely figuring out the best way to lose.

[AlmaKing]

Independents will walk away also. And Cruz etc won’t get any rate cross over votes.

[onyx]

WELL DUH!

If the GOP didn’t know this without a poll, they really and truly ARE The STUPID PARTY!

[stockpirate]

I fear if Ted gets the nomination it will mean God has turned his back on America.

[knarf]

The stupid party doesn’t realize that by facilitating the never Trump meme and action(s), they are committing suicide and no amount of convention/delegate fiddlin’ will do a thing to stop it ... and hillary will be a shoe in without having campaigned ! !

[CMailBag]

IMHO, I believe that Donald Trump is the ONLY candidate nasty enough to beat Hillary.

[dynoman]

Yes. Amazing how so called self professed “conservatives” bong the elite establishment kool-aid. Probably take it as an enema too. Drunk on it for sure.

I agree with Jim;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3418598/posts?page=62#62

[ScottinVA]

Ditto for Trump.

He has no chance of winning in November..
none.

[WENDLE]

It will deny support for all republicrat candidates— Senate — House — dog catcher. They must think we are stupid. We are pissed and we are legion.

[heights]

This was Before Colorado. The number will increase exponentially.

[silverleaf]

Geez, you’d think someone wants is to vote for Bernie or something

And that business about 1/3 of Trump supporters walking away from the party? Way too low.

The party has assumed it has some kind of importance to people and some claims to their loyalty that it no longer has now that our eyes have been opened

[Chgogal]

Damn straight! And if they, or anyone thinks that normal good Americans will be able to vote for a candidate that supports this behavior between Cruz and the GOPe? Well, they will be disappointed.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/04/disgusting-colorado-trump-delegate-scratched-list-gop-convention-cruzers-take-delegates/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrqLQK7ecNE

Headline on Drudge right now!
FURY AS COLORADO HAS NO PRIMARY OR CAUCUS; CRUZ CELEBRATES VOTERLESS VICTORY

[untenured]

Denying Mr. Trump the nomination would, it is said, be a disaster for the GOP. Giving him the nomination would, it is said, also be a disaster for the GOP. 2016 presents a very tough fix to be in if you believe in conservatism, and if you think the current generation of Democratic Party politicians is the biggest current threat to conservative values as they have been defined at least since the Reagan years

[COUNTrecount]

Since you know what will happen in November how about some stock tips?

[heights]

COLORADO should be Cruz’s Waterloo.

[Crimson Elephant]

Could be the final catalyst to a 3rd party...but I’m not sure a Trump 3rd party would morph into something lasting as his support is so varied.

Really would be amazing if Bernie ran and Trump ran and HRC ran and GOPe man ran...all 4 on the ballot in Nov.

[Enlightened1]

FURY AS COLORADO HAS NO PRIMARY OR CAUCUS; CRUZ CELEBRATES VOTERLESS VICTORY

 

[LibFreeUSA]

dynoman,

The Cruz supporters, the ‘true believers’, are by and large strictly ‘ideological’....AND... have always allowed themselves to be ‘used and abused’ (like most of us) these past 30 years by Republican ‘conservative-spouting’ politicians..... TRUMP supporters ARE DONE being ‘USED and ABUSED’, but the STUPID PARTY, and are ready to DUMP THE PARTY come November if TRUMP is not the nominee.