When I saw this, I’m starting to wonder if cooler heads are starting to prevail in the back rooms of the GOP.
If Trump supporters bolt the November election, because they feel they were screwed at the convention, it will affect more than just the presidency. GOP Senators, congressmen, governors—EVERY contest down the line will be in jeopardy due to low GOP turnout. They may have decided their options are:
1) lose the presidency with non-Trump AND lose the down ballot contests
2) lose the presidency with Trump, but win the down ballot contests
Running off part of your base over the presidential nominee has bigger ramifications than just the presidential election.
As has been pointed out, the GOP establishment could live with a Hillary presidency. What the can’t live with is losing everything else: the senate, the house, governorships, etc...
Maybe it occurred to that private club if they attempt to select instead of allowing a vote of the people for President, they'll have a GD civil revolt on their hands.
The GOP has already figured in some of the Trump supporters leaving. It’s not enough ‘leverage’ for Trump, which is what he’s now using his voters for, in fact many do not believe it’s a matter of polls or numbers he has....rather it’s all about the plays in the game....even his “fixer” said as much that currently this is where it’s at in the filed now.
The voters tend to think they are on the sidelines of the field watching...the problem they get into is they end up the cheerleaders and forget to watch the plays being set up, let alone played...
This isn’t trying out for your local President of the Rotary Club folks.....there’s a reason why Cruz stated to Trump.... ‘The presidency should not be La Cosa Nostra’....people just aren’t paying attention where they should.....
I hope the postcards continue....
To Ryan...
To Priebus...
And to people’s state senators and representatives.
I saw one postcard that said something like:
“No Trump? No Vote! If you steal Trump’s delegates, I will vote Democrat in the General, and in all down-ballot elections. Including you!”
“Running off part of your base over the presidential nominee has bigger ramifications than just the presidential election.”
Do you think they learned anything from forcing McAmnesty and Romney on us?