Do Republican ELECTED SENATORS and ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES understand that if Trump reaches 1237 and then is dumped that they will be DESTROYED in November, as there is NO WAY that we Trump people are about to pull the lever for ANY REPUBLICAN at any level, if the party denies him the nomination.
Do THESE REPUBLICANS understand at all that this is not just about Trump anymore - it is THEIR CAREERS and the careers of their staffs and everyone else associated with the Republican party that is on the line here. About the only Republicans safe this year are the 30 or so Senators that are NOT up for re-election...the rest will be sent packing, if Trump is sent packing.
This is a LOT MORE than just Trump at this point, on the line. It is up to these elected people to put a stop to this crap, if they want to have a job in January.
Ahh, but the delegates that’s... that’s where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with... geometric logic... that 1,237 unbound delegates DID exist, and I’d have produced those delegates if they hadn’t of pulled the rug out from under me. I, I, I know now they were only trying to protect some fellow GOPe...
The Cruz Mutiny - a LibbyLu Production
I honestly don't think it matters. Many of them would be just as comfortable taking their resumes and switching to Democrat. As long as they're part of the established system in some way I don't think it matters to them.
We need to come up with more potent action.
Going by a lot of what I read here on Free Republic, it seems that Trump supporters would see the destruction of the Republican Party, the removal of Republican elected senators and representatives, as a feature, not a bug.
This is the $64,000 question, isn’t it?
First, do they care? Probably many in the very top echelon think they can survive on their connections. Many of the Jonah Golberg/Ben Shapiro type bloggers will, unfortunately, still have a gig. Maybe a couple of senators with four years left think they can ride it out.
But those up for reelection in two years? I don’t think they can be so cavalier. People will remember, at least for two years.
So, some don’t care, some must.
But many others are going to be scrambling. McCain, Portman, and others are already on very shaky ground. Portman won’t win the general, McCain won’t win his primary. Maybe they have nothing to lose, but certainly they can’t expect help from the Trump people.
On a broader scale, the GOP cannot have a “Chicago 1968” on its hands. Such a PR nightmare would destroy what is left of the GOPe brand, even after Cruz has told voters they don’t count.
And trust me, Cruzers, that message is being heard everywhere, regardless of how legal it is. People are hearing what the Dems always accused us of: “The GOP tries to deny people the right to vote.” What Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson could not accomplish Ted Cruz has.
I don’t know what to predict, but I can tell you that the people inside the GOP are weighing this very seriously, because they think that either way they are screwed. We know better, but that’s why they are the stupid party.