Republicans Divided
Published in Le Devoir
(Canada) on 19 July 2016
by Henri Marineau (link to original)
(Canada) on 19 July 2016
by Henri Marineau (link to original)
Translated from
by Beth Holding.
Edited by Helaine Schweitzer.
From day one of the Republican Convention, in which Donald Trump was nominated as the party’s candidate for president, many have voiced their discontent with the American multimillionaire’s decision to run—proof that it hasn’t all been easy sailing for Trump throughout the primaries. According to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Trump needs to “do more to unify this party … and to appeal to all Americans and every walk of life, every background [and] a majority of independents” if he wishes to win their support.
Such a challenge, however, seems far from achievable. George W. Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, who have supported every Republican candidate over the course of the past five presidential elections, have refused to rally behind Trump. The “Never Trump” movement has announced that it will continue to mobilize, in particular for those Republican candidates in Congress who wish to distance themselves from Trump in the eyes of the voters.
Trump’s wife, Melania, may well present her husband as a loyal man, a good father, and a man who “wants [America] to move forward” and who has built “a movement that is still gaining in strength,” but the Republican candidate has a long way to go if he wishes to convince his fellow party members of his presidential poster boy status.
Such a challenge, however, seems far from achievable. George W. Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, who have supported every Republican candidate over the course of the past five presidential elections, have refused to rally behind Trump. The “Never Trump” movement has announced that it will continue to mobilize, in particular for those Republican candidates in Congress who wish to distance themselves from Trump in the eyes of the voters.
Trump’s wife, Melania, may well present her husband as a loyal man, a good father, and a man who “wants [America] to move forward” and who has built “a movement that is still gaining in strength,” but the Republican candidate has a long way to go if he wishes to convince his fellow party members of his presidential poster boy status.
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