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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI really don't think that it is time to panic yet.....
In talking to many of my Republican friends (not the crazy kind), I've observed that many of them share
the same sense of disbelief that we do over this Trump thing. In fact, most of them were not happy with either Cruz OR Trump.
Even here in Texas, I have heard very few people saying "Go Trump". In spite of his win...my spidey-sense tells me that
the Republican party is far from coalescing behind The Donald.
Melurkyoulongtime
(136 posts)I'm here in TX too and about 1/2 my block is swearing they're going to vote for The Orange One (TM). Me, I'm still rooting for Sanders. Go, Bernie, GO!
Orrex
(63,263 posts)NPR used that word approximately a billion times this morning while giddily reporting on Cruz' collapse.
Sure, it's accurate, but I'd prefer something more visceral, like "Republicans are hoping that the base will congeal around Trump" or "Republican voters are clotting with Trump."
FSogol
(45,582 posts)How about "inspissate"? To thicken and become dense? Inspissate with Trump.
Or The GOP will encopresis behind Trump. Looks like Rience Prebuis has already started!
Orrex
(63,263 posts)That one gets my vote.
clarice
(5,504 posts)Orrex
(63,263 posts)Lots of more effective words out there, but they latched onto "coalesce" and hung there like grim death.
clarice
(5,504 posts)greymattermom
(5,754 posts)but the party machinery decides to sit out the election. Doesn't he need them for the ground game? What if they just don't cooperate in a passive aggressive sort of way?
FSogol
(45,582 posts)Move over Christie.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)Really miss him here.
clarice
(5,504 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)Like, They knew it was coming...but were maybe hoping for some kind of weird miracle
Now it is truly setting in. Three already said more than likely they are sitting this one out. (These are educated higher middle class republicans not your average bundy type idiot)
The head shaking is being felt around the country LOL
clarice
(5,504 posts)dawg
(10,626 posts)We're likely to field a candidate who has high negatives; Trump negates that. He could still win, but he isn't their strongest candidate for the general election.
clarice
(5,504 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)Some are openly saying they will sacrifice this election to the Democrats rather than vote for Trump.
clarice
(5,504 posts)maxsolomon
(33,449 posts)And if they say they won't, they're full of it.
clarice
(5,504 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)I wonder how those OPers feel now.