Democracy can be ugly. And what Republicans like McCain and Ryan have had so much trouble accepting is that the voters in the primaries flocked to Trump. It doesn't matter if Trump deserved it or not. It doesn't matter if he had the best chances to win the general election. If a political party works to undermine what its voters want, it is dead. Trump's campaign is thus still alive while we watch the GOP commit a form of suicide as it fears national polls and the news media more than its own voters. This is what losers do — when the going gets tough and chips are down, they turn on each other.The people who bail on Trump, in order to try to save their own political careers (a) look weak and (b) are not succeeding in salvaging their own fortunes. The electorate spoke and those who didn't like what it chose had the option of shutting up, or getting on board. That is, endorsing or changing the subject.
Once aboard the Trump train, getting back off isn't a real option. A few days ago we punned that, as a way of being safe, withdrawal doesn't work.
