Trump got nearly 14 million votes in the primaries.
If the Dump Trump movement does succeed, most of those 14 million are not going to be voting for a GOPestablishment selectee.
But, the GOPestablishment don’t really care. They want the status quo and they see that more with a Clinton presidency. They think that, if she wins, they win. If Trump wins, they lose.
They have disguised themselves for years. They are less interested in being national leaders than in being close to the power structure and money tree.
If they do Drump Trump, they will also likely lose the Senate. They have 24 seats up this time. A swing of just about 5 seats would send Mitch to the Minority Office. Then, in 2018 they would likely lose the House.
But, as long as they still get their turn at the money trough, they are satisfied.
If a prez Hillary got a majority Senate and House, her actions would make Obama’s first two years seem irrelevant. Gone would be most of the Bill of Rights and a sway that would keep the Democrats in power for decades.
The “elites” that think that they’re going to get to feed at the money trough are going to be in for a big surprise - because Hillary and the Dems will only share for as long as they have to do so. If the #NeverTrump folks succeed, the Pubbies will lose the Senate; after that, the pressure on the House to cave to Hillary and her “huge mandate” will be enormous, and she’ll pass whatever she wants. Then, she and her accomplices won’t need the Pubbies any more.
If anyone thinks that the Dems REALLY want a 2-party system, they’re on drugs. They envision and work toward a Chavez-style system here, one that is nominally a democracy, but that is in reality a dictatorship.
Defeat Trump, and the USA as we have known it will cease to exist. THAT is what is at stake after 8 years of Obama, coupled with the utter failure of the Republican “elites” to actually try to stop him. THAT is why Trump rose to the top, because the GOPe FAILED, UTTERLY.
“Gone would be most of the Bill of Rights and a sway that would keep the Democrats in power for decades.”
Last Days of Carthage all over again: poised to be the greatest power on the face of the Earth, nearly had the dominant competitor on the ropes, but — alas — political battles between rival parties in the capitol snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and flushed it all down the eternal sewer of history.