The Daily 202: More Republicans ditch Trump, conclude he cannot win

[applegrove]

The Daily 202: More Republicans ditch Trump, conclude he cannot win

By James Hohmann at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/06/17/daily-202-more-republicans-ditch-trump-conclude-he-cannot-win/5763a1e0981b92a22d0f8a36/

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-- Several more companies have announced this week that they are steering clear of the Republican convention in Cleveland: Wells Fargo, UPS, Motorola, JPMorgan Chase, Ford, and Walgreens Boots Alliance all said they will not be participating despite years of previous support -- joining Coca-Cola, Microsoft and a host of others refusing to join in Trump’s coronation. (Bloomberg)

-- Even Trump’s core supporters are angry with him. Several allies publicly rebuked him yesterday for trying to prevent suspected terrorists from being able to buy guns. Jeff Sessions, Trump's point man on the Hill, declared that congressional Republicans should not take cues from The Donald on the subject. “We’re a co-equal branch of government,” the Alabama senator said.



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[chillfactor]

1. trump and the GOP....

are in such deep shit it is unbelievable! and I am loving every minute of it!

[Coyotl]

2. If Trump won't be the nominee, who would the Trump delegates pick?

Another loser

[FLPanhandle]

3. At this point, the GOP has written off the presidential election

Now they are planning on how to save the downstream candidates and avoid Trump as face of the party. If Trump becomes their brand, then they lose multiple election cycles. Better to trash this cycle.

[gratuitous]

4. That's very nice for them

But I don't think that just because Republican office-holders would rather talk about anything else than their party's nominee for the presidency, the popular media need to accommodate that aversion. Ask them first, last, and 80% of the questions in between how they feel about Donald Trump and his campaign and its effect on the prospects for the party in 2016 and the years to come.

Lay down a few towels for the flop sweat, though.

[charlyvi]

5. I think Trumps ego won't abide losing.....

If it looks inevitable by, say, October he'll develop a critical health issue and have to withdraw.