I agree with most of what you say. Trump will eventually self destruct, but let the process take care of itself. After the debates, and as people start listening more carefully, he’ll be gone. Right now, it’s quite entertaining. Just don’t let him do too much damage. If the GOPe comes down too heavy handed, however, it could aggravate the disaffection for the party leadership. Insulting the voters is a giant mistake too.
>>Insulting the voters is a giant mistake too.<<
I couldn’t agree more. In fact, notice that very little polling has been done as to who Trump’s supporters actually are. There was one conducted shortly after his opening diatribe against illegal immigration, for example, that claimed to find a lot of support from Hispanic U.S. citizens, i.e., Hispanic voters. And illegals take jobs from many blacks too.
With the right approach, a few of the surviving GOP candidates should be able to appeal to those groups and even expand their interest in what the GOP can offer them. I think this is why you’re not seeing wholesale attacks against Trump by other candidates. They’re still assessing his impact and looking at the sort of people he’s drawing to him.
Note: They’re not all Tea Party conservatives. And many just might be disaffected traditional Democrat voters.