Quote:All this is doing is pushing Trump harder to run as an independent. He will take all of his voters with him as well. The GOP should have just embraced what was happening, and now they appear screwed.

 

I will write in my own name before I fill out a bubble next to Mr. Bean's name. This guy is the epitome of what is wrong with US politics.

 

There are a couple of things wrong with this.

 

Fundamentally, the majority of the GOP doesn't side with Trump, and I don't see much fall-off IF he decides to run as an Independent in the general election.  Of course, that will depend a lot on which candidate does get the eventual nomination.  If it's someone like Bush or Kasich, then say hello to President Hillary.  If it's someone like Rubio, then say hello to President Marco.  I just don't see the GOP getting behind Cruz, although it could happen.  If it's Cruz, I think that he could win.

 

Second of all, if he chooses to run as an Independent, he needs to do it quickly.  If he waits until the convention or after, it will be too late for him to make it onto the final ballot in some states.  There is really no way that he would have a realistic chance of winning.  His hope (and I suspect why he is even in the race) is for Hillary to win.  I believe that Donald Trump running on a Republican platform is part of the Hillary machine to get her elected.

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