Here's a photo from the salad days of the GOPe just before the wheels came off the Romney/Ryan campaign. They truly thought that they were on top of the world. Then Donald Trump came along and wiped the self-satisfied smirks off all of their faces. No wonder they hate Trump. It was supposed to be "their turn."
![](https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_908w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/03/05/National-Politics/Advance/Images/r%2091351722611.JPG)