I have a cousin who counts a lot of vocal Republicans among his friends [if any of my friends are Republican, they’re not admitting it, these days.]
My cousin tells me that his friends are in the Never Trump camp but haven’t said whether they will vote for Clinton. I wrote him back, this morning, to urge him to talk to his friends. Tell them, staying home or voting for Nelson or Stein [WHY? Even in protest — WHY?] is a de facto vote for Trump.
Here’s the bottom line. A simple Clinton win is not enough. We need a landslide. If we want to send the message that the Trump sort of candidacy is simply not acceptable, he must be thoroughly vanquished.
So to anyone who sees this: If you know a reasonable Republican [yes, they are out there] please tell them, “Do what you can to make sure a Trump type candidate never, ever, ever runs again. Whatever you think about Clinton and Democratic policies generally, let your own party hear your voice loud and clear: ‘This is unacceptable.’ The way to do that is to create a landslide for Clinton. Or get ready to see this happen again and again.”