What if the “Republican” Party isn’t really made up of Republicans but DemocRATS who SAY they are Republicans?
I suspect you’re onto something.
It’s probably been that way since the late 80’s now that all of this inner-fighting seems to be getting even more vile.
They hated Buchanan too in the 90’s.
The Republican leadership is neither Republican nor Democrat, they are self serving plutocrats. They don’t represent conservatives or liberals, they represent themselves only.
If Trump becomes President he becomes head of the Republican Party, a party that has not served the interests of their base - conservatives. They have failed miserably at stopping Obama, hell, they haven’t even tried in most instances.
As party head, Trump has a responsibility to clean house in the party of the incompetents & failures, something that should have been done after the Romney failure of 2012. I believe he will do so, as does the party leadership. They are fighting hard to keep their power, influence, & high paying jobs, not to further the cause of conservatism.
It is as simple as this: If HRC wins in November, the GOPe keep their jobs. Same if Rubio, Cruz, or Kasish wins in November. But if Trump wins, the GOPe is out of jobs, power, influence, limos, big paychecks, & the pockets of taxpayers. Naturally, they are fighting a Trump Presidency tooth & nail. They will lie, cheat, steal, & maybe murder to stop him.