Sorry, but I think Mona's argument here is ridiculous. Bolton and Ryan, like Mike Pence, have publicly stated that they will not be voting for Donald Trump. That helps to create permission for other conservatives to withhold their votes from Trump. They are doing precisely the thing that Nikki Haley would not do. Bolton and Ryan are not helping Trump, but Haley is.
Furthermore, the argument that they are trying to preserve some imagined viability is even more absurd. In today's GOP, refusing to support Trump is the surest way to destroy your viability. Any party in which Ryan and Bolton would be viable would have to be non-MAGA.
I would add that Bolton voted against Trump in 2020. He was against Trump even before the 1/6 insurrection, and he was public about it.
Your point is well taken however; I think they view “viability” with the Republican Party they used to know and haven’t realized it is now a Trump party and not the Republican Party. Many voters have not accepted this either.
Sorry, but I think Mona's argument here is ridiculous. Bolton and Ryan, like Mike Pence, have publicly stated that they will not be voting for Donald Trump. That helps to create permission for other conservatives to withhold their votes from Trump. They are doing precisely the thing that Nikki Haley would not do. Bolton and Ryan are not helping Trump, but Haley is.
Furthermore, the argument that they are trying to preserve some imagined viability is even more absurd. In today's GOP, refusing to support Trump is the surest way to destroy your viability. Any party in which Ryan and Bolton would be viable would have to be non-MAGA.
I would add that Bolton voted against Trump in 2020. He was against Trump even before the 1/6 insurrection, and he was public about it.
Your point is well taken however; I think they view “viability” with the Republican Party they used to know and haven’t realized it is now a Trump party and not the Republican Party. Many voters have not accepted this either.