This is all true, but not relevant. The Republican Party is a club all are invited to. Only those that accepted the invitation should have a say in that part of the process.
Independents can hope for an outcome. If they were never part of the fold, they should have no say. If they walked away they said to the fold they were no longer interested in having a say. If they now like the Party, let them rejoin and make sure good guys control the Congress. They can still contribute. Replace guys like Ryan and McCain with conservatives if they get the chance.
These days I'm all in for Trump. If I was independent, now that Trump has all the marbles, I could find my way into a polling place this November and vote for him.
“The Republican Party is a club all are invited to.”
You have it backwards. I AM TTHE REPUBLICAN PARTY. The so-called GOPe are the people trying to usurp MY party from ME.
One by one like Cantor, and soon to be Paul Ryan. I, and my fellow Republicans will take our party back from them..........
The ONLY reason I’m registered in the GOP is because California is a closed primary state. I have never donated to the party and don’t intend to. I donate to individual candidates as I see fit.