This has got to be the dumbest electoral year I have ever seen. The GOPe is just suicidal this year.
They aren’t suicidal, they have different priorities. If Trump wins he becomes head of the party and cleans out the stables. They lose their power. If Hillary or some other Democrat wins they keep control of the Republican Party cash machine, and they can use the threat of Hillary and a Democrat run congress to blackmail conservatives into voting for them. Of course they would love to have one of their own who is dependent on the donor class win, but a Democrat is preferable to Trump.