Republicans: Trump Leads GOP

MSNBC's Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough, debunking claims Paul Ryan leads the Republican Party, as reported by Breitbart Video. In substantiation, Scarborough makes reference to a poll by The Economist/YouGov showing Trump more popular with Republicans than Ryan, 74% to 54%, and having lower unfavorables, too: 26% to 31%. He concludes:

I got bad news for Hugh Hewitt, the American Enterprise Institute, the Republican leadership, all the fundraisers — Paul Ryan is not the leader of the party. The party believes Donald Trump is the leader of the party. That is the conundrum that every Republican from Pennsylvania to Oregon faces.

It is only a conundrum for those Republicans who find Trump highly offensive. Personally, I find Ryan's gutless performance as Speaker highly offensive.

Trump is somewhat egotistical and over the top for my taste, but hardly offensive. Trump's personal style is much like that of Rush Limbaugh. I don't take either's bragging seriously and each, as a leader in his field, has earned the right to an inflated opinion of himself.