Beat you there, George. And I don’t think you and the rest of the #NeverTrumpers fully appreciate that you people are more dangerous to the GOP and the conservative movements as ongoing concerns than is Donald Trump. I believe that they can survive backing The Donald and losing. I don’t think they can survive telling millions of primary voters to bugger off. Keep this crap up and I will never, ever come back. And I rather doubt I’m the only one.
I quit the GOP too. But not for the same logic as George Will.
Trump’s not my ideal candidate, but he won the GOP primaries fair and square. The GOPe may not like the result, but this is the process they created, it was a democratic system, and Trump won. But the GOPe does not respect its rank and file members. Instead we have heard nothing but contempt and condescension from the party leaders and pundits, and we have even heard rumblings of a convention coup. Looks to me like the system is “rigged” after all.
Maybe the GOPe should take some time to respectfully listen to their rank and file voters for a change - a little introspection into why so many people preferred Trump to the many other choices - and begin the reform process that will lead to a bigger and better party and a better country.