Anti-Trump Republicans are frantically trying to mount one last effort to derail Trump’s nomination next month in Cleveland, although their hopes seem faint. But during a Sunday conference call, they described how very just their cause is:
Steve Deace, a conservative Iowa radio host who joined the call, compared the moment to the Founding Fathers’ rejection of King George III.
“Everybody on this call ... is now in a position similar to theirs,” he said. “You may face the wrath of party bosses. That’s nothing like facing the wrath of a king.”
We are like the Founding Fathers! Except facing the wrath of a Reince Priebus rather than a king. What’s particularly sad (in a smallest violin in the world sense) for the anti-Trumpists is that their efforts may end up being the thing that really unifies the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee:
For its part, the committee is leaving little to chance as it works closely with the Trump campaign in plotting the mechanics of the convention. The two have hired about a dozen operatives to ensure that the nominating vote goes off without a hitch. Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, has dispatched associates to reach out to first-time delegates.
And lawyers for the committee are advising state party leaders how to beat back the anti-Trump efforts, prompting party chairs from Minnesota to Washington State to issue admonitions to delegates who may be thinking of breaking their obligation to vote for Mr. Trump.
“About a dozen operatives” just to get votes from delegates Trump already won? What a great use of resources when the Trump campaign is dramatically understaffed for the purposes of getting votes in November! Seriously, when you’re dedicating more staff to the convention that’s supposed to be mostly stagecraft than to major swing states, you are in some trouble.
