No one could have predicted it. The candidacy of Donald Trump is a "nightmare" for the Republican Party:
Republican leaders and strategists are unnerved by Donald Trump’s erratic attacks … outbursts … are newly embarrassed by Trump’s impulsive behavior and exasperated by his inability to concentrate … his thin skin … distracted by old grudges and picked new fights, often involving female or minority targets … he gets sidetracked very easily … goes off on personal vendettas ... an acute sense of anxiety about Trump on Capitol Hill.
That is a nightmare! The very idea that such a flawed, utterly unfit candidate could possibly become the president of the United States is unthinkable, and thank God Republican leaders and strategists have finally acknowledged this clear and present danger to our country and … oh, wait … never mind ...
Because Republicans aren’t concerned about this erratic, impulsive, easily distracted, thin-skinned bully who goes off on personal vendettas, particularly against women and people of color, getting his hands on the nuclear codes. Not in the least. But they are worried about him:
… doing lasting harm to the party … “He’s definitely hurting the party” … a huge drag on the ticket …
God bless … the Republican Party? The hell with the rest of you.