Primary-season polls suggested a third of Republican voters might not support Trump as nominee. And South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who called Trump a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot,” has begun urging donors to support Trump, CNN reported; Graham has disputed the report. Even before the general election formally begins, Trump has been swiftly embraced by the party elite and grassroots alike. The elephant is the Republican Party symbol. “Republican voters are getting those cues from elites and also can’t stand Clinton.”Connie Coleman-Lacadie, a party committee woman in Washington state, was a staunch Marco Rubio supporter.

Source: thestar May 24, 2016 19:37 UTC