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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's march stirs growing sense of dread among Republicans
Source: Reuters
Politics | Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:12pm EST
Trump's march stirs growing sense of dread among Republicans
WASHINGTON | BY JAMES OLIPHANT
U.S. Republicans in Washington are coming to grips with what many of them not long ago considered an unimaginable reality: Donald Trump is likely to be their presidential nominee and standard-bearer.
The prospect of Trump winning the Republican primary had been the stuff of Washington jokes, whispered hallway conversations and eye-rolls, even as he led in public opinion polls for months and dominated debate after debate.
But with the brash billionaire now winning three straight contests in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada, denial is giving way to a mostly gloomy acceptance that he may have too much momentum to be stopped, especially if wins big in key Southern primaries next week that look favorable to him.
"It fills all of us with concern and dread, said Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has endorsed fellow Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, considered the main hope of the Republican establishment to derail Trumps march to the nomination.
Trump has vowed to scrap U.S. trade deals, slap a tariff on imported goods and raise taxes on hedge-fund managers, as well as retain some sort of mandate to purchase health insurance - clashing with the free-market principles that have long underpinned Republican economic policy.
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Trump's march stirs growing sense of dread among Republicans
WASHINGTON | BY JAMES OLIPHANT
U.S. Republicans in Washington are coming to grips with what many of them not long ago considered an unimaginable reality: Donald Trump is likely to be their presidential nominee and standard-bearer.
The prospect of Trump winning the Republican primary had been the stuff of Washington jokes, whispered hallway conversations and eye-rolls, even as he led in public opinion polls for months and dominated debate after debate.
But with the brash billionaire now winning three straight contests in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada, denial is giving way to a mostly gloomy acceptance that he may have too much momentum to be stopped, especially if wins big in key Southern primaries next week that look favorable to him.
"It fills all of us with concern and dread, said Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has endorsed fellow Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, considered the main hope of the Republican establishment to derail Trumps march to the nomination.
Trump has vowed to scrap U.S. trade deals, slap a tariff on imported goods and raise taxes on hedge-fund managers, as well as retain some sort of mandate to purchase health insurance - clashing with the free-market principles that have long underpinned Republican economic policy.
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Trump's march stirs growing sense of dread among Republicans (Original Post)
Eugene
Feb 2016
OP
Trump's ascent "spells the death of the party's sentient and cohesive governing framework."
Xipe Totec
Feb 2016
#2
Skittles
(153,169 posts)1. I just early-voted
I have never seen that many people voting that early, no doubt motivated by the orange carnival barker
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)2. Trump's ascent "spells the death of the party's sentient and cohesive governing framework."
Sentient and cohesive governing framework?
Are you fucking kidding me?
tanyev
(42,572 posts)3. There's a song for that.
yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)4. The Republicans
created him, Fox News endorsed him, now they are stuck with him.