In one of the most damning indictments of Donald Trump to date, conservative columnist George Will says the Republican presidential front-runner would be “the most unpopular nominee ever” and his nomination could lead to Democrats winning enough seats in November to take back the House.
“Were he to be nominated, conservatives would have two tasks,” wrote Will. “One would be to help him lose 50 states — condign punishment for his comprehensive disdain for conservative essentials, including the manners and grace that should lubricate the nation’s civic life. Second, conservatives can try to save from the anti-Trump undertow as many senators, representatives, governors and state legislators as possible.”
He argues that a Trump nomination would also mean Republicans losing control of the U.S. senate, which would “guarantee a Supreme Court with a liberal cast for a generation.”
Will, the most read syndicated conservative columnist in the country, warns conservatives that “this is a time for prudence, which demands the prevention of a Trump presidency.” He goes further writing, “If Trump is nominated, Republicans working to purge him and his manner from public life will reap the considerable satisfaction of preserving the identity of their 162-year-old party.”
If Trump is the GOP nominee, Will recommends conservatives vote for likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
“If Clinton gives her party its first 12 consecutive White House years since 1945, Republicans can help Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, or someone else who has honorably recoiled from Trump, confine her to a single term.”
Sasse, along with the 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, have announced they will not vote for Trump if he is the nominee.