Trumps: White Angry Middleclass

[Ultralight]

Well the WAMC has brought the Republican Party to a fork in the road and neither option seems agreeable. Get behind Trump in his inevitable nomination of their party or continue to disavow him and abandon the brand and strike off into the night with the remnant of the old GOP with which to start a third party. Kind of like the Balltimore Ravens version of the old Cleveland Browns franchise of the NFL. Ironic.

Is there too much pride to swallow or too much crow to eat? There is still a mathematical chance that Cruz or Rubio or Kasich for that matter could make a run. But the same mathematical chance that my lottery ticket is a big winner. So will some sacrifice for the good of the party and coelescence behind one challenger? It is certainly almost too late for that. The time was after the last debate. Or even earlier.

It appears they will settle for a last stand March 15th. The WAMC will gleefully come out and vote savoring a chance to issue the coup de gras to the party head.

It is instructive to watch the Republican Party implode because of its inability to come together for a purposeful cause. Whereas, the Democrats, have seemingly won by simply staying out of their way. Satisfied to let nitwits have the headlines.

What often happens when several people fight over a resource that no one can fully possess......the resource is destroyed and no one gets any of it.

I am mostly pleased with Trump's victories. Though I am disappointed that he lost Texas to that Canadian.

But with that said, I don't think it is too late for a March 15th turnaround for the GOP. But this time I won't make any confident predictions. haha

[catherine]

It is instructive to watch the Republican Party implode because of its inability to come together for a purposeful cause. Whereas, the Democrats, have seemingly won by simply staying out of their way. Satisfied to let nitwits have the headlines.

What often happens when several people fight over a resource that no one can fully possess......the resource is destroyed and no one gets any of it.

Don't most of the GOP candidates believe they are God's Gift to us? At least Trump, Cruz, and Carson do. You're right, Williamsmith, the resource that no one can fully possess in this case is power, and they're chasing it like a kitten playing with a flashlight instead of looking at what's best for the party, or the country.

[LDAHL]

I am mostly pleased with Trump's victories. Though I am disappointed that he lost Texas to that Canadian.

But with that said, I don't think it is too late for a March 15th turnaround for the GOP. But this time I won't make any confident predictions. haha

I think the best I can hope for now is that nobody has enough delegates to win outright and we head into a brokered convention. Under the rules, about half the delegates are freed up in the second vote and about 80% by the third vote. I'd prefer Rubio to Cruz, but either polls respectably against Clinton, who I would regard as only a slightly lesser tragedy for the country than Trump.

[LDAHL]

Don't most of the GOP candidates believe they are God's Gift to us? At least Trump, Cruz, and Carson do. You're right, Williamsmith, the resource that no one can fully possess in this case is power, and they're chasing it like a kitten playing with a flashlight instead of looking at what's best for the party, or the country.

I suppose a coronation march, impeded slightly by the antics of a genial fanatic, would appear to be more orderly.

[Ultralight]

I think the best I can hope for now is that nobody has enough delegates to win outright and we head into a brokered convention. Under the rules, about half the delegates are freed up in the second vote and about 80% by the third vote. I'd prefer Rubio to Cruz, but either polls respectably against Clinton, who I would regard as only a slightly lesser tragedy for the country than Trump.

Would that demoralize the Trumpers?

[catherine]

I suppose a coronation march, impeded slightly by the antics of a genial fanatic, would appear to be more orderly.

I'd say so. That's my preference at least, maybe because of my Anglo roots, or my interest in Shakespeare.

[LDAHL]

I'd say so. That's my preference at least, maybe because of my Anglo roots, or my interest in Shakespeare.

There are certain similarities to Richard III in the Democratic race.

[LDAHL]

Would that demoralize the Trumpers?

I would think so. Many might stay home, but that would still be a better, more honorable outcome than the alternative.

[Ultralight]

Do you think "the people" would be like this?

"We voted for Trump and now you elitists have removed the man we voted for because you think we are too dumb to pick our own candidates! Screw you!"

[Williamsmith]

I think the best I can hope for now is that nobody has enough delegates to win outright and we head into a brokered convention. Under the rules, about half the delegates are freed up in the second vote and about 80% by the third vote. I'd prefer Rubio to Cruz, but either polls respectably against Clinton, who I would regard as only a slightly lesser tragedy for the country than Trump.

Speaking off the record on my own thread:

I have been making fun of this whole process but it is really getting scary. I may be witnessing the hostile takeover of the Republican Party by a power hungry New Yorker. And possibly, my only other option might be to vote for another maybe more progressive power hungry New Yorker. Both have no problem with shredding the Constitution to get what they want. A brokered convention is undoubtedly the course of action The establishment has chosen but I fear they are making a huge mistake by not consolidating behind Cruz. He could possibly stop the madness. And I would be willing to overlook his zealous faults.