At Long Last, Republicans Abandon Their Nominee
They should never have nominated Trump, but let’s not berate Republicans if they come to their senses.
Republican Civil War
Papers, Appalled by Trump, Abandon Republicans En Masse
Editorial boards are breaking with generations of Republican support to endorse Hillary Clinton.
Conservatives Come to Terms with What They’ve Done
Some right-wing commentators are owning up to their responsibility for the rise of Donald Trump.
Parties Can’t Wait Out the Insurgency
Things will not simply return to normal the day after Jeremy Corbyn and Donald Trump are defeated.
Descendants of Northern Europeans Resisted Trump
The Republican presidential primaries revealed a divide between ethnic groups.
Republican Party Comes Unhinged at Trump’s Convention
Speakers whip up fear and hate while anti-Trump forces are drowned out by what they describe as “brownshirts”.
Anti-Trump Delegates Don’t Have the Numbers
Most of the delegates who write the rules for the Republican Party’s nomination are opposed to a change.
Anti-Trump Delegates Start Organizing Putsch
Taking the nomination away from the divisive property tycoon would be difficult, but some are trying.
Conservatives Plot Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Trump
Republicans look for a way to deny Donald Trump the presidential nomination.
Republicans Look to Prevent a “Trump” in 2020
Party insiders are figuring out ways to prevent another outsider from winning in four years’ time.
Trump Candidacy Divides Republican Office Holders
Some are ready to make peace with the property tycoon, others can’t bring themselves to support him.
End of the Road for America’s Republicans
This year’s presidential contest is the culmination of years of Republican surrender to the hard right.
Anti-Trump Platoons Could Be Forming Already
Delegates elected at the state level to vote for Donald Trump might not actually support him.
Republican Party Has Every Right to Stop Trump
What good is a political party if it cannot be mobilized to stop a man who is patently unfit for high office?
Blocking Trump at Convention Would Be Last Resort
Republicans could use the weeks between the primaries and the convention to deny Donald Trump a majority.