From making countless offensive remarks towards minority groups to a series of harsh yet notable fact checks on his speeches, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been unsurprisingly slowly losing the support of the Republican Party. As more moderate Republicans peel away from Trump’s Republican support group, the trend amongst them was the hope that Trump would become less of someone who strictly speaks from emotion and blossom into more of a serious, more professional public speaker. However, Trump has made very little progress in becoming a desired vision of a Presidential candidate, leaving moderate Republicans no choice but to give up on somebody who has proven time and time again that he does not accurately represent true American values.
Out of all Republican members of office, Maine Senator Susan Collins made a point to speak out on why her misplaced trust was in Trump’s potential presidency for so long. She had hoped that “we would see a “new” Donald Trump as a general-election candidate - one who would focus on jobs and the economy, tone down his rhetoric, develop more thoughtful policies and, yes, apologize for ill-tempered rants. But the unpleasant reality that I have had to accept is that there will be no “new” Donald Trump, just the same candidate who will slash and burn and trample anything and anyone he perceives as being in his way or an easy scapegoat.”
Also jumping the sinking Trump ship are “rebel” republicans Mitt Romney and George Bush, and are setting their sights towards supporting libertarian and third-party presidential candidate Gary Johnson. Johnson is the former Republican governor of New Mexico, and is mostly known for balancing the state’s budget during his time in office. Overall, Gary Johnson has shown to have a more balanced and professional mindset than Trump has ever demonstrated. At this point, Donald Trump’s fame and attention is strictly supported by the hatred in which he targets in America. The lack of acceptance and tolerance that still exists in this country is unfortunately what is keeping Trump afloat.
Though Trump has effectively broken a major political party, this is ultimately the breakthrough that American politics needs. The very fact that enough people felt that we need somebody who embodies so much hatred running this country shows that we need somebody who will try to settle hatred and inhibitions within the American people; not harbor them. The GOP’s slow breakaway from Donald Trump is a call for help that has been desperately needed. Though Trump should not have gained nearly as much traction in politics as he has, his empire has become increasingly spineless and is more able to be defeated now than ever before.
