Republicans Can't Afford To Attack Donald Trump

Republican leaders and the conservative media are in quandary. They cannot afford to let Trump become the GOP nominee, because his toxic rhetoric is sure to sink the party. Yet, if they try too hard to push Trump out of the race, they can antagonize him to the point where he will run an independent campaign, just to exact revenge on those who attacked him. The Republican Party and Fox News helped feed Donald Trumps’ ego for the past several years. Now that they have created a monster, they must walk on egg shells. If they don’t, Trump may feel betrayed and decide to embark upon a GOP-crushing third-party presidential bid.

A Trump third-party run would be a complete disaster for the GOP, basically handing the White House to the Democratic nominee. Polls show that in a three-way race between Clinton, Bush and Trump, Hillary Clinton would win by a double-digit margin.