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Originally Posted by ernie
And as is often the case when he says something so outlandish that the GOP has to get mad at him he plays the "run as an independent" card (well in this case it's the I'll stick with the party if I get treated fairly card....same thing). He does this knowing that the GOP can't afford to have him actually run as an indpendent as he will likely bleed away a couple of percent and that wouldn't be good for the GOPs chances.
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Chuck Todd had (in my view) an insightful comment this morning on Morning Joe and the Today show:
The GOP establishment will let--and perhaps want---Trump to run as an Independent, on the theory that it will bring more (nominal) Republicans to the polls. The GOP will concede the White House to the Democrats (as a function of having Trump run as an Independent), but hope that the increased turnout (for Trump as an Independent) will lead to more down-ticket votes for Republicans, allowing them to retain the House (and maybe pick up a few seats in the Senate).
Thus---the GOP won't win the Presidency, but they retain enough power to jam up the system. Plus, let's be honest--sometimes it is better to be able to just criticize something than it is to have to be responsible for something.