The premise: Clinton is so widely despised that a majority of Americans will leap at the chance to support Trump if he merely acts like a minimally acceptable alternative. RNC chair Reince Priebus is described as “very frustrated” and “stressed,” because he is “running out of excuses” to offer party bigwigs about Trump’s political incompetence and indifference to basic political norms. Republicans are in a full scale panic today because Donald Trump’s candidacy appears to be in chaos. “Anybody who is horrified by Hillary should hope that Trump will take a deep breath and learn some new skills,” he said. Voices from all across the political spectrum, from liberals to centrists to Never Trump conservatives, warned that he would only get worse.

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2016 19:50 UTC