Anyone who doubts whether the GOP is still Donald Trump’s party should watch last night’s Republican candidate debate. From the positions staked out to the aping of some of Trump’s signature catchphrases, even in absentia, Trump loomed largest onstage.
There’s a way forward that only Chris Christy is sort of taking. That’s out trumping trump. If one of the candidates became an even bigger asshole and bully than trump, they say a decent number of his followers.
Trump supporters love him because he called Ted Cruz’s wife ugly. If no candidate can sink to that level they have no chance of toppling trump.