How far are Republicans willing to go with Donald Trump?

[kentuck]

Considering that Donald Trump is not an actual Republican or Democrat - he owes complete loyalty to the Trump Party - how much are Republicans willing to invest in their new President?

Surely, they are not as blind as they pretend to be? They can see what is happening before their very eyes, whether or not they can assimilate it.

They must understand that these matters are not going to clear up, so long as Donald Trump is in the White House. Simply sticking their heads in the sand and pretending it is all about Hillary Clinton and angry Democrats is a high-order miscalculation.

Does Donald Trump's polls have to fall below 30% approval before they take notice? After all, it is their jobs that are up for review next year. It will no longer be just about Trump - it will be about the Republican Party.

Are they willing to go "all in" for the cover-up of the crimes of Donald Trump, a pseudo-Republican? It's time for them to do some serious introspection.

[NurseJackie]

1. They'll follow him to the very edge and OVER the cliff. Our nation is dying.

[Ninga]

3. Yep, they will and they are. Nt

[kimbutgar]

18. I remember the same amount of people stayed with bush even when the economy crashed

They are so far gone and rigid in their support of rethugs they will go off the cliff with in flames.

[NurseJackie]

19. You're right!! Scary stuff. (I hope that some in our own party will learn from the GOP's mistakes.)

[Achilleaze]

2. as the repubes have shown in their refusal to protect America

from what even Dick Cheney calls "an act of war" we must conclude they are abandoing America, and going ALL THE WAY:

[DK504]

9. Exactly.

Why isn't Darth Vader lobblying for a new war on Russia? He loves war so much, make him another advisor.

[tblue37]

4. Either they still think he can be used to push their agenda through, or they still fear his base,

or they are themselves sufficiently compromised by Russia that they can't ditch him and stick Pence, their preferred agent, into the presidency.

[Girard442]

5. Into the Fuhrerbunker.

[democratisphere]

6. To the ends of our flat Earth.

[HAB911]

7. They are too stupid to stop

Republicans cannot govern

[ksoze]

8. They will warm themselves from the heat of the dumpster flames

[get the red out]

10. It doesn't appear to help their agenda

I have no idea why they are sticking with this turd? The only thing I can figure out is that many of them are already deep into the Russia coverup in some capacity either during the election, now, or both.

[teezy]

11. Right off the edge of the cliff.

I thought many of these career politicians would have buckled under the intense media scrutiny around all the scandal. I thought, since it sounded like so many of them hated him and were speaking out against his rhetoric during the campaign, that they would have impeached him when things got bad enough so that they'd get Pence and save their party from absolute chaos and destruction. None of them, save for Graham and McCain, seem to give a flying fuck about America or their own future in politics. It's pretty breathtaking.

I think a lot of them got compromised, whether willingly or inadvertently, by the Russia scandal and they're scared. I don't know why they think avoiding it will at all be a good idea. I think they know they're going down either way; might as well stick around to see if they can pull off a far-fetched cover-up.

This is looking more and more like Nazi Germany every day.

[atreides1]

12. All the way!!!

Until a mushroom shaped cloud is seen over Washington D.C.!!!

That's how far I believe the Republicans will go, with trump!!!

[stevenleser]

13. I think a lot of them are considering that very question right now. Here is what I think

He is at 36% approval right now according to Gallup. http://www.pollingreport.com/djt_job1.htm

36% means he only has the support of diehard Republicans. No one who would ever vote for a Democratic President is in that 36%.

If he goes much below that, it means he is losing the core of his base and thus he loses any leverage over congressional Republicans and they lose fear of voting against his agenda. They would also be more inclined to vote for impeachment.

[kentuck]

14. Excellent point, Steven!

That might be the only thing to get their attention.

[beachbum bob]

15. approval ratings and stock market will dictate what conservatives do with trump...2018

could turn into their annihilation if they continue to just ignore this and the markets plunge as well as public support of trump into the 30-32% range

[Pachamama]

16. How far they will go all depends on how big those Russian donations to their retirement fund are...

[OliverQ]

17. This is a Republican coup

They will follow him straight to hell in their dream of destroying America.

[Egnever]

20. They don't care

The tea party put a fine point on that

[ananda]

21. I'd say all in because ...

they are all in it up to their scaly slimy necks.

[ThoughtCriminal]

22. Until his support among Republican voters drops well below the high 40's

Which may not happen no matter what is exposed. Their base is a perfect cocktail of evil, gullible and stupid.

They do not care about any other constituency.