re: #132 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The GOP could not field a serious or competent candidate in 2016. Trump stepped up on a protest platform, and only a handful dared take him on because they were all all eager to pick up his supporters once he flamed out or dropped outa as everyone was expecting him to do.

Yeah, no kidding. The party was ripe for a hostile takeover when Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz were considered the early favorites “serious” candidates.