Lupica: Donald Trump's victory in Indiana is the final KO for Republican Party

NY Daily News ^ | May 4, 2016 | Mike Lupica

[Hostage]

No he’s not right, not even close.

He’s merely harvesting the last bits of the Trump hate-fest for his lemmings.

[livius]

If he is, she will.

[wayoverontheright]

These people still don’t get the anger that’s out here.

I believe history will record yesterday as the day the Republican enterprise was purged of its wares and its management summarily fired, not by Donald Trump, but by the company’s stockholders.

Then there are the customers. What we have witnessed was a hissy fit, a riot, a looting, not unlike that convenience store in Ferguson, MO. But the building wasn’t burned to the ground, the rioters already had their restoration project planned, and their general contractor selected.

The fact that Bernie is giving Hillary a good run means to me that even the “takers” are angry with status-quo liberalism.

I never hated Cruz, but I can see a great deal of good coming from this, I live to see the donkey party humiliated, and I think that’s what is coming.

[silverleaf]

I don't care if Trump builds the wall with union labor
At least we'll have a wall and a new commitment to border control

I don't care if he cuts a deal with democrats to restructure the economy as long as we get something from it
We sure haven't in the past 10 years

I don't care if he sends a bill to NATO to pay for our military protection or cuts it back
What are we protecting anyway? Countries with no borders being overrun with radical islamists and facing their own internal decisions on accepting an EU political government and ground army to force their own people to accept a farewell to national sovereignty

I don't care if China has to deal with knowing the jig is up and they are not going to be making trade deals with political hacks

I don't care if the Russians respect Trump as a Strong nationalist leader. It's about time. I predict the dangerous military provocations by both sides will end. We all have better things to do with our military forces and our leaders’ time, and I don't care if we team up with Russia to actually go after ISIS. It's past time to explore the sincerity of Putin's agenda and see if an approach other than confrontation is in our interests.

I want to see trump send his toughest business warriors to capital hill and force congress to redo the damn healthcare mess . I don't care if Trump or his spokeswoman Judge Pirro goes on TV every night to give the folks an update on who in congress is helping and who is impeding and what special interests are having their oxen gored in the process

I look forward to a WH not decorated in rainbow lights and a WH Christmas tree that isn't decorated in Mao ornaments and to a President that again issues Christmas and Easter greetings not lectures

[ichabod1]

I’m not tired of winning yet, Don!

[livius]

RINO. It was done for his convenience when he wanted to run for mayor of NY, but didn’t make it. My point was that a RINO is not simply a registered Republican, but somebody who shares the party’s positions and platform. He doesn’t and is the ultimate RINO of convenience.

[builder]

Trump has ended the GOP as it has stood for the past thirty years, and he has ended the Tea Party as it has been for the past 8 years. He has wiped them both out. Whether he wins or loses in the general.
It will be interesting to see what emerges to challenge the Democrat party that will now be in control for at least the next eight years. They have controlled the agenda for the past eight years already, and will certainly do so for the next eight.

[Ohioan]

The writer is confusing a KO with a revival. They are not the same thing!

[Batman11]

Wait, Lupica is still alive? Who knew?

[ichabod1]

Much of the trouble started when George ‘Dubya’ Bush failed to properly clean house when he took over. There was the uniparty/bipartisanship at its best.

[whistleduck]

Could your expectations be skewed? I will vote for the T rumpster without any dreamy expectations. This is a NY liberal democrap. A come lately that sometimes mutters what we like to hear intermixed with serious socialism. National healthcare/planned parenthood etc. No one honestly can predict where this man ends up philosophically or politically.

I may be a dreamer as well, putting stock in what should be a logical and most important task—choice of the supremes. For that hope (and that is all it can be at this point) and the fact that he prevailed in a good contest—I will log a Trumpster on my ballot.

[silverleaf]

I forgot the Sarc tag

[KC_Conspirator]

A product of BSPN.

[ichabod1]

We are hiring Donald J. Trump as General Contractor to renovate and rebuild the Republican Party of the United States of America. I really like that.

[LouAvul]

The Repugnant party ended with Bush 2. Even if Trump keeps his promises, RINOs will obstruct him at every term. And I seriously doubt Trump will keep his promises. He’s a hard core social liberal at heart.

[taxcontrol]

I pray you are correct.
I fear that you are not.

[Harpotoo]

Is n’t that want we the Voters of the Rep party want! An end to the elitist scumbag traitorous Whores who have given obummer every damn thing$ he wants to forward his agenda! That is the party the NYDN is crying about! It’s not the one Rep party that is about to be reborn as the “We the People” Party!!!

Go Trump Go! Keep Dem/GOPe STUMPED!

[jmaroneps37]

Yeah and you’re a big fan of the Republican Party right Mike?

[ConservativeWarrior]

“I pray you are correct.
I fear that you are not.”

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Fair enough. But look at it this way - if Trump is a fraud, sellout, or complete commie, at least we’ll get to the shooting war sooner than later.

Let’s do it while I can still help.

[Harpotoo]

Those rich american America Hating beeyatches have just been taught that their million$ spent on 64K+ attack ads against Trump mean nothing to US Voters! How many Votes do these PRCs have between DEM/GOPe? 100? 1000? Their Votes are minuscule compared to the rest of US!