Pic Of The Moment: Former Republican Candidates: GOP Doomed If Trump Is, Isn't Nominee

[EarlG]

Rubio Warns Republican Party Will ‘Split Apart’ If Trump Is The Nominee

Carson warns GOP of 'absolute destruction' if Trump is denied nomination

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[valerief]

1. This Trump buoyancy was planned, so they'd have an excuse for a brokered convention,

one where they could serve up Ryan and excuse him from the nuisance of primary campaigning.

[thesquanderer]

2. And they're both right! (n/t)

[Scuba]

3. It's "win-win" for the People!!!

[NCjack]

10. and that makes it a "lose-lose" for the GOP. (Yeah!!!) /nt

[bullsnarfle]

4. Hmmm, let's see.....

"Split apart" or "absolutely destroyed"...

Sounds like a win-win to me.

[jimlup]

5. Yeah!

I can't think of a better outcome for the people of the United States. Unfortunately, the monster that the Repuklian party has become will be replaced by something equally vile or even worse.

That is why we, the sane ones, must never allow our attention to falter.

[elljay]

14. Yes

I fear that too many people are "misunderestimating" them. They look down-and-out now, but with their unlimited money, control of the media and organizational strength, they can rebound in a second. They're planning how to do this right now- we haven't seen all of the Koch, Singer and Adelson money yet.

[NewJeffCT]

6. The obvious solution

is to run a Rubio/Cruz unity ticket and have Trump run as an independent under the America for Trump party label.

And, make sure we can get some candidates to run for House & Senate under the AFT label.

[SHRED]

7. I agree!

[Jemmons]

8. Most entertaining GOP primary in year...

[Surya Gayatri]

9. Delicious rock/hardplace dilemma...

[Myrina]

11. Didn't at least one of them endorse Drumpf recently?

I'm so confused by all the mishy-mashy.

[HeartoftheMidwest]

12. Chickens home to roost, and all that.

Ryan is NOT ready for prime time; he is an intellectual lightweight who cannot stand up to too much scrutiny. He would fold under national, campaign pressures, and need to withdraw to "spend more time with his family."

He also seems to be growing a bit of awareness lately. Am guessing that Catholics that he respects have been working on his conscience, vis-a-vis the teachings of Jesus and the contradictory tenets of his party.

[BeyondBeliefs]

13. The war of mere words

Only LIFE is TRUTH. The war of words between these lying religions, lying nations, lying armies, lying political parties and their invisible borders will never end while the saluters and worshipers of lies are attack Life to enforce their lies.

[geek tragedy]

15. I hope both sides in the GOP civil war lose nt

[Fritz Walter]

16. I'm not a scientist...

...in this case, marine biologist, but I thought that shark embryos only went after siblings and didn't try to kill the mother shark from within.

Yes, I know: this is an unfair comparison to sharks, because those creatures actually do serve a purpose in nature, if we would just leave them be.

[7962]

17. If he gets the most votes, then he should be the nominee

Tough shit. Taking it away will just make 1/2 his supporters sit at home and pout!

[liberal N proud]

18. They reap what they sew

They are fucked either way!

I gotta say, it couldn't happen to a better bunch!

[ailsagirl]

26. Hee hee

[Initech]

19. So how long until the RNC?

[hibbing]

20. I love the background Trumpy face! n/t

[ailsagirl]

25. It looks like a demented rat!!

No offense to rats!!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

21. Hoping for a healthy GOP ...

... to keep the rats from escaping into the Democratic Party tent.

The right wing of the Dem tent is bulging.

[yuiyoshida]

22. yes! But ...split into what???

[Agnosticsherbet]

23. So it is damned if they do and damned if the don't.

[ailsagirl]

24. Schadenfreude!!!!!

I know it's wrong to rejoice in other people's misfortune, but in this case I am making an exception.

[yellowcanine]

27. The Repub party is already split. They just don't know it yet.

They jumped the shark when they coddled Trump and did not get him out of the race early on.

[malthaussen]

28. Why should they have any more credibility now than when they were playing pretend? n/t