Excellent article in The Federalist setting out in no uncertain terms what many wise commentators have also been saying: The only Republicans/conservatives who will have any credibility left after this election will be the ones who had the guts to withhold support from Donald Trump. And they will basically have to build a new party.
I was forcefully reminded of two sayings that my childhood pastor repeated many times:
1. Everything rises and falls on leadership.
2. If you want to know what a pastor is like, look at his church. The wider application: If you want to know what a leader is like, look at his followers.
Here’s the article:
Cleveland Is the End of the GOP As We Know It
by John Daniel Davidson, July 18, 2016