The GOP has been doing this for what, 4 election cycles now? They have developed the 'well, who else are they going to vote for?' syndrome. The fact that there are still many who will hold their noses and vote for the nominee tells me that the GOP is really not wrong in their assessment. I, for one, am done following the party line just so these arrogant idiots can win an election. Let the chips fall.
It is easy but wrong to invoke "the GOP," as if it were some entity aside from the people who are voting in these caucuses and primary elections.
If you want to bitch about the GOP, that's fine -- but if "the GOP" doesn't give you the results you want, perhaps it's because "the base" is those folks who have voted as they have, rather than the ones with whom you agree.
“The GOP has been doing this for what, 4 election cycles now? They have developed the ‘well, who else are they going to vote for?’ syndrome. The fact that there are still many who will hold their noses and vote for the nominee tells me that the GOP is really not wrong in their assessment. I, for one, am done following the party line just so these arrogant idiots can win an election. Let the chips fall.”
Why act as if there is some conspiracy here? People are voting for their preferred candidates, just as voters have done since voting began. Like you, I don’t care for most of their choices, but they do have the right to vote for whomever they prefer, just as you and I do. There is no smoke-filled room deciding these votes. Millions of individuals are making their own decisions. I honor that process, we all place our votes, and someone wins. That’s the system, and it’s not broken just because our preferred candidates don’t win.