As the great Guy Benson notes, one candidate is looking to break his pledge to support the eventual nominee, and it’s not Donald Trump.
These rumors started brewing last week, when Bush aides began whispering to reporters about the possibility that their candidate might publicly foreswear supporting Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. Then Jeb himself confirmed that his campaign had looked into the potential ramifications of trying to wriggle out of the party loyalty pledge he signed — which he publicly affirmed in response to the very first question of the very first Republican debate in Cleveland. Remember this?
That was back before Trump finally agreed that he’d been “treated fairly” enough to sign the pledge, which he’s since threatened to abandon, only to restate his firm commitment in the most recent debate. If you’re displeased with Trump’s latest stance on bolting the party, just wait five minutes. By declining to raise their hands when prompted by Fox New anchor Bret Baier, every other candidate on stage that night made a promise to voters: No matter who is nominated, they’d throw their backing behind his or her campaign, and would rule out an independent run. Ironically, that question was crafted specifically for Trump, but now it applies at least as much to moderates like Bush and Kasich as it does to the capricious frontrunner. If you’re seeking the Republican nomination, and if you’ve vowed to endorse and support the Republican nominee, you shouldn’t go back on your word — neither out of genuine frustration and disgust, nor as a campaign tactic. Not only would this be a breach of trust, it would reek of spite.
This is entirely predictable, and confirms what most voters think: that Jeb! is a son of privilege who has more in common with the Clintons and their oligarch friends than he does with the average conservative voter.
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