I doubt that any of the GOPe grandees actually believed a single syllable of that nonsense, then OR now, in all honesty. I think they were more genuinely terrified that someone actually NOT slavishly beholden to the Club for Growth and amnesty uber alles could (and would) win against Baba Yaga Clinton. ;)
Agreed
in all honesty. I think they were more genuinely terrified that someone actually NOT slavishly beholden to the Club for Growth and amnesty uber alles could (and would) win against Baba Yaga Clinton. ;)"
Disagree with this, well partially at least. I doubt they WANTED someone for the nomination they thought would lose. I think they DEFINITELY didn't want someone who would actually take action against importing cheap labor via loose borders. These GOP leader types / Chamber of Commerce / Club for Growth types consider that their lifeblood.