If reports are accurate, the anti-Trump movement among the delegates has grown from dozens to hundreds in recent days, with more delegates becoming disillusioned with Trump as the nominee:
DC EXAMINER – “It’s not official until the last ballot is counted.”
That’s the attitude Michael Hensley, a Rubio-pledged delegate from Tennessee — at 20 years old, among the youngest voting at the convention — is taking into Cleveland next month.
The efforts to stop Donald Trump’s nomination have so far been comically futile, but multiple interviews by Red Alert Politics have confirmed that efforts to stop Trump at the convention are gaining momentum. The delegates running the coup attempt have “decades of seasoned organizational experience for the major players,” according to one delegate who wished to remain anonymous.
And, while the Washington Post and others have reported there are only “dozens of GOP delegates,” sources within the anti-Trump group claim this number has grown to “hundreds.”
So, why now?
Hensley, who has been vocally anti-Trump for some time, claims that even previously pro-Trump voters have asked him to defeat Trump in Cleveland.
“I have spoken with many voters who once supported the front-runner that are now looking for an alternative to vote for in November because of his recent comments,” Hensley said. “Who we nominate in Cleveland will impact our party’s success in future elections for the rest of my lifetime.”
This could prove to make the convention a very interesting one, if not historic.
But as I’ve said before, while this may preserve the party, I don’t see how dumping Trump wins us anything in November. We may lose if we keep Trump, but we are sure to lose if we dump him in favor of another candidate.
Why? Because millions of voters will simply stay home as their vote was just canceled by the delegates. They will say their doesn’t matter so why bother voting in November for a party that just canceled their votes. And that’s not counting the ones who are so angry they will vote out of spite for Hillary.
Now maybe that’s a foregone conclusion at this point with those of you pulling for this revolt. But if any of you believe this will help us win in November, I just don’t see how that happens.
But maybe I’m wrong. I’d love to be wrong.
I guess we’ll see.