Date: May 4th, 2016 3:25 PM
Author: Copper haunting stock car
No longer do establishment Republicans harbor any fantasies of blocking Donald Trump from their presidential nomination. But a new kind of magical thinking is taking hold: that a splintered conservative coalition will somehow unite behind the GOP’s newly minted presumptive nominee.
Ted Cruz’s sudden suspension of his campaign following his double-digit loss to Trump in Indiana on Tuesday night is forcing anti-Trump Republicans to finally confront the Hobson’s choice of a general election matchup between Hillary Clinton and a demagogic conspiracy theorist untethered to conservative principles.
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While many conservative stalwarts are conflicted and stuck in a state of paralysis, some are considering the ultimate betrayal.
Hours before Indiana polls closed Tuesday evening, when it was becoming clear that Trump was headed for a decisive win, some prominent Republicans were moving away from him. Mark Salter, John McCain’s former campaign speechwriter, signaled his support for Clinton via Twitter. Conservative pundit Ben Howe did the same.
It may be just the beginning.
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