” But his thesis is flawed if he believes the non-Trump field is remaining static, given that Bush has quit and Rubio can only be propped up for so long.”
I always assumed that Bushites would go over to Rubio as soon as Bush dropped out of the race. I always remember that Clinton’s campaign has been saying all along that they think Rubio will be the nominee.
I think Cruz (my favorite) will fade. Rubio will appear more reasonable than Trump and gain the support of most of the other candidates who drop out since they probably hate Trump.
My whole problem with the votes not going
Trump’s way when the other candidates get winnowed is that no one really knows how or whether these voters really “hate” Trump. I have dealt with some Dem friends who defiantly hate Trump, for the obvious reason that there is no solid playbook to defeat Trump in the general.
But every Rep voter will eventually have to ask the question of whether they hate Trump enough to stay home and in essence elect Hillary. They can be forgiven their hate Trump feelings for now when they have someone in the race whom they really prefer. But eventually it will come down to Trump and an establishment substitute who did not receive as many delegates as Trump. Now it gets dicey.
My understanding is that the negative Trump vote has been changing and as circumstances continue to change (Trump wins more delegates) they will change some more.
We will see when the likes of Thomas Sowell and Megan Kelly finally understand that there is more to like in a Trump presidency than there is to live with 8 more years of Obama/Hillary. I say this because the Trump contingent also has the prerogative of staying home.
I have been a dutiful GOP voter for almost ever, but it is time to elect someone the establishment does not control. I mean, how much control do we want the establishment to have?
The next state primaries are southern, with border problems!
Brrrrr, that is chilling. The last freaking thing this country needs is Rubio. I’ll work my tail off out here, off the net, to educate the liv on who Rubio is and what he stands for - it’s not America I can promise that much.