GOP operatives dread Trump convention

[workinclasszero]

GOP operatives dread Trump convention
‘This ship can sink without me as a passenger,’ said one party strategist.
By ALEX ISENSTADT 07/12/16 05:25 AM EDT

Each presidential election year, Republicans eagerly await their national convention — a four-day celebration that draws thousands of GOP operatives, donors and lobbyists who are ready to party.

This year — the year of Trump — it’s anything but a party.

Many GOP regulars are skipping Cleveland entirely. (“I would rather attend the public hanging of a good friend,” says Will Ritter, an up-and-coming Republican digital strategist who worked on the three previous conventions.) And among those who are making the trek, there’s an overwhelming sense it won’t be fun at all. At a time when many Republicans are deeply dissatisfied with their nominee, pessimistic about their prospects for victory in the fall and alarmed about the direction of their party, there’s a reluctance about attending the convention more typically reserved for going to the DMV, being summoned for jury duty or undergoing a root canal.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/republican-convention-trump-operatives-225393

[PJMcK]

1. Poor babies

They built their party now they own it.

It'll be a four day freak show and I can't wait to watch it.

[workinclasszero]

3. Its a huckster party

Why are they sad? The creators of the Frankenstein monster have regrets now? Its a little late for that.

The freak show will be must see TV for sure!

[liberal N proud]

2. They made this bed, now they have to sleep in it

[workinclasszero]

4. The GOP is sliding steadily beneath the waves

into the dustbin of history.

[Gothmog]

5. I am looking forward to the RNC convention