1/ Why is it not just principled, but smart, to remain #NeverTrump? Game theory.
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2/ Let's take Trump's version of the prisoner's dilemma. If the other player snitches on you, you snitch on him.
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3/ If other candidates were "nice" to him, he was nice to them. If they weren't, he ridiculed them mercilessly.
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4/ We now face a situation where certain elements of the party have "snitched," nominating an unelectable clown. What should we do?
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5/ Respond as Trump would respond: Snitch back. Make them face up to the consequences of this action.
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6/ If they snitch, and we cooperate, what happens? We're then vulnerable to a sequence of Trumps in 2020, 2024 and beyond.
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7/ If we, in politically correct fashion, try to soften the blow of defeat for the precious snowflakes in our party, then this happens again
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8/ The party needs to see what happens when you nominate someone like this. Do not artificially prop him up. Let him rise or fall on his own
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9/ In other words, don't be like this.pic.twitter.com/W5ZAmOpk7c
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Interesting arguments. But I fear whatever #neverTrump does, GOP will fall to mini-Trumps in 2020, 2024, etc.
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Do you think Trump will be re-elected?
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