Thanks for your reply.
I believe the reality is it’s more intertwined than that.
I think the elected officials, they are part of the party, they have constituents.. there are leaders at the local level, there are rank and file.. There are GOP voters.
It’s not a correct assessment to make it a monolith.
>>>believe it is pretty obvious voters are uniting behind Trump
I hope so, but I’m not sure.
But that’s the main job, rank and file. Though those in leadership positions have power as well, e.g., a state legislator has an organization that can be effective in targeting and getting out the vote. The same for a congressman, senator, governor.
I went through the internecine wars of Bush/Ford/Reagan in the party. Bridges had to be rebuilt to be successful in elections.
In very general terms, winning an election is unifying a majority of voters behind your candidacy. The first and most imporant group is those within the party whom you are the nominee of.
I wonder how far you have thought this through. Is it possible there’s a layer of the onion you haven’t analyzed yet?
Look at it from this POV. In DC there are supposed to be opposing sides. You could see them as political armies, or as football teams, or whatever other analogue suits you.
As currently constructed, one of these teams should be trying with everything they’ve got, mind, body and heart, to advance the Obama-Hillary agenda. The other team should be trying to stop that agenda with equal energy and passion.
But that’s not what we see. We see two teams playing on the same side. They’re both (shifting to basketball) shooting at the same hoop. They both cheer the same scores.
Why? Why does the DC Cartel only and always advance only the liberal/Dem agenda? Why do conservatives never win a single, major battle/victory?
The Uniparty recently went out of its way to answer that question. Somebody, somewhere, slipped up and mentioned that during her four years as SoS, Hillary ‘lost,’ six billion dollars. She ‘mislaid,’ it, as it were, like a document that was misfiled.
Now think carefully. What was the DC Cartel’s reaction to that news? Did the opposing army man their battle stations, and begin an incessant drumbeat of attacks? Did McConnell, Ryan, Cruz et al loudly demand hearings, and vow not to let up until they figured out EXACTLY what happened to the missing Hillary-loot?
No, nothing like that happened. Rather, as if ‘misplacing,’ six billion $ is a common, every day occurance, the code of omerta reigned supreme. Nobody uttered a peep, and the Ruling Elites simply went about their regular business of destroying the country.
Again, why? Perhaps you recall the House banking sandal? That didn’t involve missing billions, but the Republicans made a huge deal out of it. They campaigned on the Dems’ corruption, and won big.
But you see, we still had two parties then. We still had two opposite teams, fighting against each other on the playing field.
That’s no longer the case. The teams have merged with a common goal. That goal is to put so much loose money in play that a single Dept can ‘lose,’ six billion without it being any big deal. Congressional foreign bank accounts might swell to the point of bursting, but in DC its business as usual. The destruction of the country continues apace, but the DC Cartel is richer than Bill Gates, so they literally don’t care.
These are the people you’re saying Trump could win over to his side. A few minutes’ thought, however, reveals that this will never happen. Trump isn’t part of The Club. He doesn’t know The Rules. As POTUS he would almost certainly expose the corruption, and certain public sector billionaires could easily wind up in prison.
D-fender, they can’t let that happen. Too much is at stake. They either have to procure assurances from Trump that he’ll look the other way, or they have to stop him. It’s A, or B.
As you can see, the only possible way Trump could receive the backing of the Cartel is to put his seal of approval on their rape and destruction of the USA. So don’t look for that to happen. As for the alternative, just pray Trump’s security is sufficient. He’s striding straight into a den of thieves that would make the mafia look like bit players. He needs all the support he can get.