[sagar]

GOPe’s plan:

Step 1: use Palin to decapitate Cruz, so Trump becomes “inevitable”.
Step 2: keep the establishment field open until the liberal States have their primary. Divide.
Step 3: consolidate on one establishment candidate. Time to conquer.
Step 4: constantly hammer Trump until he gets none of the big all-delegate States.
Step 5: Trump’s delegate count will be lower than the establishment candidate’s.
Step 6: The establishment candidate becomes inevitable.
Step 7: Trump bows out. GOPe pays the lip service to prop Trump’s ego.
Step 8: The establishment candidate “reconciles”. Beat Hillary!
Step 9: Lose in a landslide.

[NKP_Vet]

No establishment plan will work against Trump. He’s gonna win every state in the primary. He came out today and listed about 10 Southern states that just came out with new polls and he’s up by double digits in all of them. Even a Cruz win in Iowa means nothing because Cruz can’t win any other state and that includes Southern states. Trump is destroying him everywhere except Iowa, where it’s tied. The Palin endorsement might be all that’s needed for Trump to carry Iowa. But he doesn’t really need it.

[siamesecats]

This just makes me sad.

Should this happen, for the first time in my life I will not vote.

[Alberta's Child]

I'm not a fan of Trump, but I don't see him playing along with a scenario like that one.

For all his flaws, Trump has exposed most of the GOP contenders as a bunch of dull bores. He has single-handedly exposed Hillary Clinton as the fat, haggard old lesbian she is. And Bill Clinton has hardly even been seen on the campaign trail since Trump scolded his wife for enabling that old pervert.

[Flick Lives]

Early on in 2015, Jeb was supposed to be inevitable. Now he’s barely visible. I don’t think things worked out like the GOPe expected.

[BobL]

“GOPe’s plan:”

With comments.

“Step 1: use Palin to decapitate Cruz, so Trump becomes inevitable.”

I seriously doubt Palin takes marching orders from that bunch, after what they did to her in 2008. It was her choice to support Trump.

“Step 2: keep the establishment field open until the liberal States have their primary. Divide.”

Agree, but not sure how that helps the GOPe

“Step 3: consolidate on one establishment candidate. Time to conquer.”

They’re having a tough time, now Kasich is popping up his head a bit. It’s hard to see any of the top 4 establishment types dropping out for quite a while.

“Step 4: constantly hammer Trump until he gets none of the big all-delegate States.”

They’ve been doing that for 7 months, hasn’t worked yet.

“Step 5: Trump’s delegate count will be lower than the establishment candidate’s.”

Only if the base decides they really do want Amnesty. Don’t see that happening.

“Step 6: The establishment candidate becomes inevitable.”

Same as above.

“Step 7: Trump bows out. GOPe pays the lip service to prop Trump’s ego.”

They won’t get that far.

“Step 8: The establishment candidate “reconciles”. Beat Hillary!”

If your scenario does work out, I agree, all our side will be run on is fear of the Democrat (for the 3 time in row).

“Step 9: Lose in a landslide.”

If the above does happen, I agree...we will get creamed, yet again.