“I’ve never seen GOPe republicans attack democRats as viciously as they attack conservatives....I’m at the point where I believe in and will accept the destruction of the party as we know it, even if that means Hillary as POTUS.”
There is error in thinking that the GOP establishment seeks self-preservation as the sole motivation for denying Trump the nomination. I have heard (mainly from liberal acquaintances) the bilge that they know many Republicans who would rather have Hillary as a matter of “re-energizing and re-focusing” the party. Nonsense. Anyone calling themselves a Republican or conservative willing to vote for Hillary (or alternatively, not vote) should drop the charade.
I would imagine that the establishment does not want Trump for the very obvious reason that they do not think he can win in November. Mitt Romney and other establishment folks may be political elites, but they are not fools and care for this country in a far different way than does Obama and his mass of progressive followers. To stay away from the voting booth simply because the nominee does not check all the blocks is a disservice to one’s right to vote. I don’t like Trump from what I have seen nor do I think he can win. But I will vote for him simply because I know the alternative is more dreadful.