[TheRealThing]

Trump is going to win the nomination but fewer than 45 percent of voters in GOP primary elections and caucuses voted for him.

Trump is a weak general campaign candidate, a terrible fundraiser for the party and himself, and he is very likely headed for a landslide loss anyway. Even worse, if Trump loses big, the GOP will almost certainly lose control of the Senate and its margin in the House will be much smaller.

In fact, there is a good chance that even if Trump beats Hillary in November, Democrats will still take control of the Senate. If that happens, the chance that Trump will be able to get Senate consent for appointments of multiple conservatives to the Supreme Court will be remote.

Presidential candidates are expected to raise large amounts of money for candidates for the Senate and House races. Trump is failing miserably in that regard.

^^That is a distortion of the facts. Romney was supposedly opposed by 59% of Republicans at a critical point in his nomination quest. https://www.thenation.com/article/its-ro...publicans/

Trump's vote total blew Romney's out of the water by millions of votes, setting an all time Republican primary and caucus vote record at 15 million. Added to that is the fact that Romney faced off against only 6 other challengers and Trump faced 16. Added to that is the fact that never in the history of the nomination process (in my lifetime) has a potential nominee been attacked with such furor from within his own party, though Reagan did face some of the same kind of contempt from the establishment. In any case, given the opposition to Trump from inside his own tent, his 45% as compared to Romney's 52 is understandable.

To say that there is a good chance that Republicans will lose the Senate even if Trump wins is a Democrat talking point. I know, I know, you're with her. :biggrin: