Posted on 05/03/2016 9:54:10 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
A number of prominent Republicans are vowing to never back Donald Trump even as he closes in on the GOP presidential nomination.
The “Never Trump” ranks include lawmakers, party operatives, pundits and GOP donors — and the movement even sparked a popular hashtag on social media.
They are convinced Trump as standard-bearer would lead the GOP to a devastating defeat in November, costing the party the Senate and potentially the House.
The real estate mogul, though, is marching ahead, and now has 994 of the 1,237 delegates needed to capture the nomination, according to the Associated Press.
And there are growing signs many in the GOP establishment are warming to Trump. He’s been endorsed by 11 lawmakers, with others regularly attending Capitol Hill meetings with his staff. Trump has also declared himself the “presumptive nominee.”
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus has criticized the Never Trump movement as well. “It is essential to victory in November that we all support our candidate,” Priebus said at the RNC’s spring meeting.
Trump’s opponents are focused on trying to deny him the delegates needed to secure the nomination in hopes of forcing a contested convention in July.
Here’s a list of Republicans who won’t back Trump as nominee.
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Poor babies. Their party is just about over. “Turn out the lights, the party’s over.” Americans are just sick of politicians. All of them. From both parties. They are all the same. It’s We the People against them now.
Let’s watch them change their minds and come to Trump!
a hundred votes. that’s all they got and if they have any more influence it is from the money people supporting them which will abandon them for other pay dirt.
What they’re saying, in effect, is that they have no intention of honoring the national will.
They should get out of politics.
A real rogue’s gallery.
They all must have been paid off by Hillary’s wealthy supporters.
See
Tech billionaires (major Dem donors) plot with GOP leaders at exclusive island resort to stop Trump
Mark Levin has not ruled out supporting Trump as far as I know.
Good. Most of them are the political types that have been driving our nation into the ground for a long time.
I guess we have snowflakes on the Republican side too
In my opinion this is the bunch of nitwits, who have been selling out America for the entire last generation.
They have sold thousands and thousands of formerly American factories to the communists in China, without even keeping ownership, they bring the stuff back to America to sell, and pocket big amounts of money in the process.
The thing is, they are SELLING OUT AMERICA.
Both parties, millions of American jobs have been just plain sold.
Scr*w em.
They are against Trump, because he is for American jobs.
That is what the deal is. And Trump is about the only person who can actually do something.
That is why all of his big events, are completely sold out.
He is saying it is high time, to be for America once again.
Hey I had to vote for McLame and promptly throw up, these babies need to suck it up!
Yet for nearly all these, no vows of non-suppprt for Romney, McCain, Dole, and Bushes.
The pundit class population just got much smaller tonight.
The usual suspects, except perhaps J. C. Watts. But I bet the majority of them will vote for Trump in the end. There is a lot of time between now and November to change their minds, and Trump will do so.. Another name missing though is Glenn Beck.
Some of these people will inevitably come around. Some of them are irrelevant anyhow.
Ultimately it’s their choice if they wish to forsake having a desirable influence on the platform, etc.
Here’s a list of Republicans who won’t back Trump as nominee.
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)
Gov. Charlie Baker (Mass.)
Glenn Beck, radio host
Michael Berry, radio host
Max Boot, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
Brent Bozell, conservative activist
Jay Caruso, RedState
Mona Charen, senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center
Eliot Cohen, former George W. Bush official
Former Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.)
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.)
Steve Deace, radio host
Rep. Bob Dold (Ill.)
Erick Erickson, writer
David French, writer at National Review
Jon Gabriel, editor-in-chief, Ricochet.com
Jonah Goldberg, writer
Rep. Richard Hanna (N.Y.)
Doug Heye, former RNC communications director
Ben Howe, RedState writer
Former Rep. Bob Inglis (S.C.)
Cheri Jacobus, GOP consultant and former Hill columnist
Robert Kagan, former Reagan official
Randy Kendrick, GOP mega-donor
Matt Kibbe, former FreedomWorks CEO
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)
Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard editor
Mark Levin, radio host
Dana Loesch, radio, TV host and writer
Kevin Madden, former Mitt Romney aide
Tucker Martin, former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R-Va.) communications director
Former RNC Chairman Mel Martínez (Fla.)
Liz Mair, GOP strategist
David McIntosh, Club for Growth president
Ken Mehlman, former RNC chairman
Tim Miller, Our Principles PAC
Katie Packer, chairwoman of Our Principles PAC
Former Gov. George Pataki (N.Y.)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (Texas)
Katie Pavlich, Townhall editor and Hill columnist
Brittany Pounders, conservative writer
Rep. Reid Ribble (Wis.)
The Ricketts family, GOP mega-donors
Former Gov. Tom Ridge (Pa.)
Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.)
Mitt Romney, 2012 GOP presidential nominee
Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post conservative blogger
Sarah Rumpf, former BreitBart contributor
Mark Salter, writer and former aide to John McCain
Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.)
Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.)
Elliott Schwartz, Our Principles PAC
Tara Setmayer, CNN analyst and former GOP staffer
Ben Stein, actor and political commentator
Stuart Stevens, former Romney strategist
Paul Singer, GOP mega-donor
Charlie Sykes, radio host
Brad Thor, writer
Connor Walsh, former digital director for former Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
Former Rep. J.C. Watts (Okla.)
Peter Wehner, New York Times contributor
Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (N.J.)
George Will, writer
Rick Wilson, Republican strategist
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)
Gov. Charlie Baker (Mass.)
Glenn Beck, radio host
Michael Berry, radio host
Max Boot, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
Brent Bozell, conservative activist
Jay Caruso, RedState
Mona Charen, senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center
Eliot Cohen, former George W. Bush official
Former Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.)
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.)
Steve Deace, radio host
Rep. Bob Dold (Ill.)
Erick Erickson, writer
David French, writer at National Review
Jon Gabriel, editor-in-chief, Ricochet.com
Jonah Goldberg, writer
Rep. Richard Hanna (N.Y.)
Doug Heye, former RNC communications director
Ben Howe, RedState writer
Former Rep. Bob Inglis (S.C.)
Cheri Jacobus, GOP consultant and former Hill columnist
Robert Kagan, former Reagan official
Randy Kendrick, GOP mega-donor
Matt Kibbe, former FreedomWorks CEO
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)
Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard editor
Mark Levin, radio host
Dana Loesch, radio, TV host and writer
Kevin Madden, former Mitt Romney aide
Tucker Martin, former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R-Va.) communications director
Former RNC Chairman Mel Martínez (Fla.)
Liz Mair, GOP strategist
David McIntosh, Club for Growth president
Ken Mehlman, former RNC chairman
Tim Miller, Our Principles PAC
Katie Packer, chairwoman of Our Principles PAC
Former Gov. George Pataki (N.Y.)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (Texas)
Katie Pavlich, Townhall editor and Hill columnist
Brittany Pounders, conservative writer
Rep. Reid Ribble (Wis.)
The Ricketts family, GOP mega-donors
Former Gov. Tom Ridge (Pa.)
Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.)
Mitt Romney, 2012 GOP presidential nominee
Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post conservative blogger
Sarah Rumpf, former BreitBart contributor
Mark Salter, writer and former aide to John McCain
Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.)
Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.)
Elliott Schwartz, Our Principles PAC
Tara Setmayer, CNN analyst and former GOP staffer
Ben Stein, actor and political commentator
Stuart Stevens, former Romney strategist
Paul Singer, GOP mega-donor
Charlie Sykes, radio host
Brad Thor, writer
Connor Walsh, former digital director for former Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
Former Rep. J.C. Watts (Okla.)
Peter Wehner, New York Times contributor
Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (N.J.)
George Will, writer
Rick Wilson, Republican strategist
You beat me to it
They seem to be people who consider that their status gives them superiority to the rest of us. Fortunately, they are vastly outnumbered by ordinary Americans.
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