This happens every election. They call the GOP the stupid party for a reason.
In 1980 there were Liberal Republicans working feverishly to sabotage Reagan. To a certain segment of the GOP being on the speed dial list of the Democrat Propaganda machine in the media is more important then defeating the Democrat Progressive Fascist political machine
Too bad a certain segment of “Conservatives” is more worried about their egos then the future of the country.
In 2008 there was a faction of the GOP, including Romney and his staffers, working to undermine Palin and thus negate the one thing that could drag McCain across the finish line. I expect they will turn the long knives on Romney before long.