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Originally Posted by Yanks_Todd
It doesn't matter really. The GOP has thrown in the towel on this one. They can't win the general with or without Drumpf and he can't win with or without them. They will focus on keeping what they have in congress in light of Trump and the Supreme court debacle that will just get worse.
The report that they put out in 2012 says it all. They needed to bring in women and minorities to the party and ease up on social issues that have wide national support. They essentially did the opposite and pandered to the low brow instead of moving left and competing.
There is no silent majority for Trump, that is becoming more and more evident. He has the same people he always has and can't lose no matter what he says. Even the GFY banter is just boring. The guy is a joke and supporting him should be embarrassing.
I hope Bernie can pull something together, but Trump is just done.
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I think they were on their way to trying to bring in minorities (especially Hispanics) then Trump kicked that in the teeth. Prior to Trump entering the race I don't recall them talking much about immigration. They knew they had to walk a fine line. If they are too liberal with their stance they risk losing the support of the base. If they are hard on immigration they will make the base happy, but lose Hispanic voters. So they opted for just not talking about it. Trump put an end to that they day he announced and forced the topic on them and they have all had to take a hard line approach in order to match Trump.
Personally, I still think Trump will win the nomination and then get his ass kicked by Hillary. I think Trump announced on a whim and never thought he was going to get this far. I think he expected to be in it for a few months and have some fun then drop out. Now he is behind the curve and having to catch up on all the issues. During the primaries he can get away with sound bites and his fun one liners, but if he wins the nomination and has to face Hillary (or even Bernie if he pulls off a miracle) he will likely get his ass kicked in a one on one debate.