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.
(Excerpt) Read more at stumpinfortrump.com ...
Or more maybe. Some of them might continue to run their mouths, while secretly voting for Trump, so they can save face.
Newsmaxx and RealClearPolitics quote Levin as saying, "Count me as Never Trump" (one day after he ridiculed Never Trumpers).
The problem with lists like this is that people may have said that they'd never support Trump for the nomination, not that they wouldn't vote for him in a general election.
So some "Never Trumpers" aren't really Never Trumpers.
That sounds like Mark won’t support Trump, but if Mark wants to maintain his talk show’s viability (and I think he does), he’ll probably support Trump now that Cruz has quit.
It’s going to be awfully lonely out there for conservative Never-Trump talk show hosts.
Our politicians for the most part are go along get along cause they all b making money and to hell with the people.l am hoping Trump straightens their sorry teet sucking asses out.
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