The 9 Reasons Republican Bigwigs Are Urging Party to Abandon Trump

Donald J. Trump, known for his hate-filled rhetoric and high self-regard, is apparently feeling a bit less confident these days about his chances of winning the presidency for the Republican Party.

With the latest numbers, such as an NBC/SurveyMonkey poll, showing Trump’s support riding between 9-14 points below that of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Trump discussed his inflammatory rhetoric with CNBC Thursday, saying, “At the end, it’s either going to work or I’m going to, you know, I’m going to have a very, very nice long vacation.”

Trump’s remarks came just as news broke that his campaign requested a meeting with Republican National Committee officials, most likely in an attempt to stave off an abandonment of Trump by the party, as numerous former RNC operatives and former elected officials are demanding in an open letter to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. The meeting is slated to take place Friday, August 12 in Orlando, where Trump delivered an address to evangelical pastors at the far-right American Renewal conference. While Karen Giorno, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, described the gathering to Politico as just a “typical” ordinary thing, anonymous sources described it as an “emergency meeting.”...
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