Posted on 03/02/2016 6:46:28 AM PST by 20yearsofinternet
Donald Trump's Super Tuesday sweep propelled him ever closer to the GOP presidential nomination - and pushed the party he seeks to lead to the breaking point.
The Manhattan billionaire, boosted by support from disaffected blue-collar voters, relished his Super Tuesday victories beneath giant chandeliers inside a Versailles-inspired ballroom at his own Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump had just razed Ted Cruz's Southern firewall and left Marco Rubio gasping as Chris Christie, the former alpha male he's turned into his own obsequious warm-up act, introduced his former rival as "Mr. Trump."
It was just the latest surreal moment in a stranger-than-fiction election cycleand vivid proof that the Republican Party as weve known it for decades, a party controlled by an enclave of country clubbers and an East Coast establishment, is no more.
With every victory, Trump is splintering the party, evoking strong emotions from an increasingly outspoken group of detractors and from the rank-and-file voters propelling his candidacy and rendering the GOPs Washington power brokers powerless.
"We have expanded the Republican Party," Trump said Tuesday night, noting the spike in turnout across this year's GOP primaries. "I am a unifier. I know people will find it hard to believe, but Im a unifier."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
True words
A New World Order where the GOPe is displaced is a NWO I can support.
Yep. At this point, anyone who is in the “anybody but Trump” camp is only helping two groups: liberals, and the GOPe (somewhat redundant, I know).
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To the contrary, the numbers of Republicans voting in primaries is swelling nationally in a big way.
DEATH TO THE UNIPARTY!
Trump can do it.
Trump is a detestable human with no discernable political philosophy, certainly not conservatism.
But Trump is our man to take down the Uniparty, Job #1 for conservatism today.
Follow that bastard into the lines and KILL THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT!
There is no argument that Trump could somehow be worse than Hillary. Hillary is an avowed leftist and Dictator-Wanna-Be. Trump is merely random. He’ll kill our side half the time.
But Trump will kill the Establishment half the time, because Trump is RANDOM. I’ll take my DEATH TO THE UNIPARTY in random doses, rather than have my political party completely support the Uniparty in actual fact.
Rubio’s desperate ankle biting and sophomoric penile allusions are the best argument yet as to why he is not presidential material and shoul nt receive a vote.
As his chances of a successful campaign drop into nothingness his stridency and desperation rise.
If he has any sense and honor at all he will someday look back on his conduct and be shamed by his low and unprofessional behavior.
“rendering the GOPs Washington power brokers powerless”
Kinda like the sound of that one though.
It’s all crazy talk.
Politico? Liberal beltway insiders? Elites? Exempt? The Connected? The Pensioned? But most importantly, the depraved, God hating, America hating, feckless check takers whose policies have destroyed this country?
The republican party is made of of people, not elites. The RNC may explode but if the people are still there it’s a strong party.
If the people find a way to get rid of the old “leaders” then the part will be big and strong and will warp into whatever the people want it to be.
If the RNC finds a way to tell the people to GTFO and succeeds then the party is destroyed because it depends on the people not the elites.
You know, "We the People" including every demographic.
Surprised author didn't throw "white" in there.
Wilson's wrong...if anything Trump is the toxic medicine WTP are willing to swallow to rid the country once and for all of the entrenched parasites in Washington DC.
I hear you, lol. Any weapon at hand. The cautionary thought is that I suppose that is how Democrats feel about Islam vs Christianity. They hate Christ sooo much...
Are you kidding? He's a politician and a psychopath. But I repeat myself.
Wilson must not see getting any “consulting” deals from Trump. Sour grapes from the consultant class.
Rubio and Cruz look like outraged Teens who just got put on suspension up next to Trump. I can’t believe I ever thought either one of them was qualified to run for President.
“with no discernable political philosophy”
He can create economic activity.
He vows to stop the uncontrolled flow of illegals into our country.
He has a history of bringing people together in deals. He’s not a stalemate type of guy.
He seems to be not beholden to the establishment club.
Thanks for proving the point that Trump has no discernable political philosophy. Those are random points supported by no general theory.
I totaly agree with you on the randomness aspect. At least we will smile half of the.time.
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