So, here is a plausible path forward for Lindsay G.?

[imanamerican63]

Ditch Trump and latch on to Romney?

Plus there are many others who want to ditch Trump, but are afraid of the push back from the GOPers base?

Maybe Lindsay would finally get his dream job with Romney?

[MontanaMama]

1. Reading your OP makes me think of Lindsey

as a parasite that can’t live on his own without a host. Kinda funny really. Kinda true.

[imanamerican63]

2. That is exactly right!

It was the bases of what I was thinking!

[FoxNewsSucks]

4. That's it. When McCain died, the parasite was left with no host.

[2naSalit]

6. More than just kinda!

He's shown that he is exactly that.

[tblue37]

3. Romney has no kompromat on Lindsey, whereas Trump almost certainly does. nt

[Freethinker65]

5. Lindsey can only redeem himself if it turns out he was one of the moles/whistleblowers

[2naSalit]

7. And that would be hard to believe.

[philf99]

8. Republican Civil War

I would suspect the majority of the mainstream republicans would prefer Romney to Trump. But the magats would revolt.

[customerserviceguy]

9. The country clubbers

would indeed prefer Romney to Trump, but they know they have to make sure that the fundies stay happy enough to vote GOP. That's what sunk Mittens in 2012, and Trump/Pence are a fundie dream come true.

The country clubbers simply have to be satisfied with their big tax breaks until the Trump era has fully passed.

[Wounded Bear]

10. The evangelical base don't really like Mormons...

so there could another split there.

Too bad.

[customerserviceguy]

11. Absolutely correct

They didn't want to give Mormon missionaries another talking point ("Our President belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!&quot as they're going around poaching the flocks.

That's a key reason Mittens lost in 2012, as I stated earlier.

[Wounded Bear]

12. It really amazes me how long the Repubs have held their unholy alliance together...

between corporate America, Evangelicals, and middle America.

I guess it really is easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled.

[customerserviceguy]

13. They figured out the formula

Tax breaks and regulatory relief for the country clubbers, arch-conservative judges for the fundies, and fear of Democratic politicians for everybody else in the base.