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A number of prominent Republicans are vowing to never back Donald Trump even as he closes in on the GOP presidential nomination.

The "Never Trump" ranks include lawmakers, party operatives, pundits and GOP donors — and the movement even sparked a popular hashtag on social media.

They are convinced Trump as standard-bearer would lead the GOP to a devastating defeat in November, costing the party the Senate and potentially the House.
The real estate mogul, though, is marching ahead, and now has 994 of the 1,237 delegates needed to capture the nomination, according to the Associated Press.

And there are growing signs many in the GOP establishment are warming to Trump. He's been endorsed by 11 lawmakers, with others regularly attending Capitol Hill meetings with his staff. Trump has also declared himself the "presumptive nominee."

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus has criticized the Never Trump movement as well. "It is essential to victory in November that we all support our candidate," Priebus said at the RNC's spring meeting.

Trump's opponents are focused on trying to deny him the delegates needed to secure the nomination in hopes of forcing a contested convention in July.

Here's a list of Republicans who won't back Trump as nominee.

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The list is long so I will not add it but it can be seen at the link. Some very familiar names.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/pres...ever-back-trump

Companion piece. The Right's Donald Trump Lexicon

Diana West has put together some of the very ugly things Conservatives and Republican operatives have said about Trump. Here are some examples:

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Glenn Beck, radio host:

With Donald Trump, "you have the makings of Adolph Hitler."

"I believe that Trump, whether he knows it or not, is grooming Brown Shirts."

"If I was close enough and I had a knife; really, I mean, the stabbing just wouldn't stop."


Max Boot, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

“I would sooner vote for Josef Stalin than I would vote for Donald Trump.”

Brent Bozell, conservative activist

"You are a shameless self-promoter. You are a huckster and you are only selling yourself."


Mona Charen, senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center


" `Conservatives' who stoop to support Trump are a disgrace."

Steve Deace, radio host

"Not just a new party but a new movement. Too many whores, sellouts and cowards need to be purged."

Erick Erickson, writer

"The Will of the People is Crap"

Jonah Goldberg, writer

"How Donald Trump became the dashboard saint of mouth-breathing anti-semites and white nationalists would be great subject for a novel."

Ben Howe, RedState writer

"Also Trump's wife is a whore."

Cheri Jacobus, GOP consultant and former Hill columnist

"He [Trump] does have low information voters supporting him just like Obama did."


Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard editor

"Am I rethinking #NeverTrump after last night's results? Here's my thoughtful and judicious response to New York: Drop dead!"

Mark Levin, radio host

"Either cut the crap or you will lose lots and lots of conservatives."

Liz Mair, GOP strategist

"As much as Trump comes across as a blowhard prick to many of us who work in the political arena and are high-information voters, to the people who actually meet him out on the trail ... he comes off as a really, really nice guy."

Tim Miller, Our Principles PAC

"It is impossible to endorse Trump and keep your dignity intact."

Katie Packer, chairwoman of Our Principles PAC

“I know that I would never hire or want to work with somebody who tried to help Trump. It would be disqualifying.”

Katie Pavlich, Townhall editor and Hill columnist

"There is such a thing as the low-information voter on the Right and that's exactly what we're seeing here with the Donald Trump [phenomenon] here."

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A collection of these sorts of statements, arranged alphabetically, can be found here: http://dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/Entry...mp-Lexicon.aspx

My goodness, what a nasty, nasty piece of business. At this point I fully expect Trump to be the nominee and if he doesn't get nominated I suspect many of his followers will erupt and abandon the Republican Party. If he is nominated it is clear a number of Republicans who oppose him may do likewise. Either way we might be witnessing the demise of the Republican Party.

And they have the nerve to wonder why we hate the media and their pundi puppets. Yes, they are clueless but mainly they just don't care about anyone or anything outside of their own little bubble.

Paul Manafort had the best line, when Luke Russert asked if Indiana would be the final nail in the Cruz coffin. He said, "No, that was last Tuesday (New York). He's IN the coffin...he just hasn't realized it yet."

I so wish it were Tuesday already. Want this OVER...WITH.