[jjotto]

I’ll wager that much of the GOP-E wants Trump to go third party, and they want him to commit to it before the convention.

They want him to be strong enough to win electoral votes that would put the presidential selection into the House of Representatives. The GOP controls around 35 of the state Congressional delegations that would each get one vote.

[Buckeye McFrog]

They want him to be strong enough to win electoral votes that would put the presidential selection into the House of Representatives.

Last I checked public approval numbers for the House were stuck in the mid-teens. If things really turn south in the next couple of years (which, many indicators are out there), and the POTUS is a guy who was NOT elected by the people, but by a bunch of insular beltway cronies with a 16% approval rating....CW II is sure to follow.