4-in-10 GOP insiders want to derail Trump at the convention

[rainbows_]

"Trump will not only lose but will cost us the Senate, maybe the House, and who knows how much in the states" https://t.co/BlxyyOJk8H
- POLITICO (@politico) June 10, 2016

After a rocky start to his general-election campaign, a sizable number of GOP insiders want the party to change the rules to short-circuit Donald Trump’s nomination at the July

Comments

[antrazi]

Seeing this from the outside perspective is both frightening and hilarious. Either Trump wins and the US ends bloody and ruined by the end of it or the party implodes and the whole political system of the US gets shaken up. Whatever happens, I will watch this trainwreck from a safe distance.

I actually saw a lot of Bernie supporters saying they would vote Jill Stein if Bernie is out

[jeliza]

I expect a lot of the Bernie supporters who cannot handle Hillary to go for Stein; that's really the most logical choice of the remainder. It'll be interesting to see if it is enough to make any kind of splash for the Green party.

[moonshaz]

Iirc, several Bernie supporters in this comm have said the same--so that doesn't surprise me at all.

[cassiopeiaah]

This is such a bad idea. The GOP base likes him. He won the votes fairly this will just be another reason for republican voters to hate the establishment republicans. Just my opinion

[executivehpfan]

I hope the GOP goes down in flames. I'm gonna make fucking s'mores

[moonshaz]

It's going to be SO much fun to watch.

[lightframes]

I kind of don't, only because if the Republican Party is completely destroyed the Democratic Party might sliiide to the right

[bitchsdangerous]

“If a Sanders fan takes a terrible fall on the way to the polls, I mean really crushes their cranium and loses basic critical thinking, they might, and I mean might, vote for Trump,” said a Virginia Republican. “Otherwise no way..."

😂😂😂

[natyanayaki]

bleh, i just assume most republicans will vote along party lines. trump isn't much worse when compared to the general high profile republican since obama's election just more orange (though boehner might be more orange?)