Should the Republican Party Dump Trump?

[struggle4progress]

... Jonathan Chait: As Donald Trump's campaign has gotten off to a predictably horrible start, reports are circulating once again that various Republican insiders are plotting to steal the nomination from him ... Putting aside for a moment the question of whether this will happen, let's discuss whether Republicans would be wise to do so. I say yes ...

Ed Kilgore: The Trump phenomenon was created in no small part by a perception among GOP voters that party elites could not be trusted to reflect the views of the base or to keep their promises. Stealing the nomination from a candidate who has a majority of first-ballot bound delegates and who won all of the late primaries would tear the party apart. There really might be riots in Cleveland ...

Chait: ... the Trump phenomenon was mainly created by a candidate who catered to racial resentment and reaction against social change in a far more direct way than did any other candidate. I think that's the heart of his candidacy, an indelible brand that endears him to most Republicans ...

Kilgore: That's an exaggerated version of the Republican dilemma since 1980, if not 1964. There's always tension between what partisans want and what the general electorate wants ...

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/06/should-the-gop-dump-trump-a-daily-intel-chat.html

[niyad]

1. they asked for him, they got him!! he is ever single hateful, ignorant, biased,

clueless thing that IS the party, just writ large and obvious.

[LonePirate]

2. I'm starting to think he will find an excuse to withdraw from the race.

He will probably cite some health emergency to elicit some sympathy and save face. The Repubs will be forced to choose a new candidate in Cleveland.

[seabeckind]

7. Forced is a strong word

I think they have been vetting a new guy behind the scenes.

Now that the democrats have shown their hand, I think it's a given.

[Skittles]

3. love how the GOP acts like they are so above TRUMP

THEY IS TRUMP

[liberalmuse]

4. Trump is exposing the Republicans for what they are.

I guess they don't like the way he's doing it, even though everything he's saying is what Republicans have been saying out loud (albeit in little spurts) and in secret for decades. He's just putting it out there all at once and it looks as ugly as it's supposed to look. They'd rather we all slowly become accustomed to their racism, misogyny, xenophobia and other such nonsense like frogs in a pot set on the stove who don't realize what's happened until it's too late.

[BlueMTexpat]

5. +1! eom

[seabeckind]

6. Lotta people are starting to get that opinion.

Eg:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027937338

OK. I've joined the crew that doesn't think Trump will be the nominee