I see lots of people asking this question.
It is the opinion of many (including and especially within the Republican Party) that Trump will lose badly to HRC and, in doing so, damage the chances of other GOP politicians in Congress and state/local elections.
We won't if that's true or not until the election actually occurs, but that's what some are thinking.
Some in the media think so...
Rally participation is a poor proxy for his electoral chances.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-polls-arent-skewed-trump-really-is-losing-badly/
No, because she doesn't encourage people to shoot her opponent.
@Oster1: "that people THINK he is". Hopefully he's not a bumbling fool enough to spell better than you do.
So you point to Trump's rallies, but remember that George McGovern in 1972, Walter Mondale in 1984, and Mitt Romney in 2012 all had large crowd sizes and lost - McGovern and Mondale by landslides.
I didn't write that headline - go complain to the NY Daily News. Here's a direct quote for you:
"Less than a day after Donald Trump appeared to suggest Second Amendment backers should shoot Hillary C..., the unhinged nominee's campaign continued its freefall Wednesday, with even more Republicans saying they'd back Hillary Clinton.
Even Trump-touting Republicans appeared to be growing antsy following the erratic tycoon's suggestion Tuesday that "Second Amendment people" could turn their weapons on his Democratic opponent as a way to prevent her from stacking the courts with her preferred judges.
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), who backed the mogul in April, said Wednesday that Trump's comment was "wrong" and that he must "absolutely take it back.""
Looks like Republicans are running away from Trump like rats from a sinking ship to support Clinton.
There is a former AMer who I started called I'veGotNuggets because the vast majority of his counterclaims to anything I wrote essentially boiled down to this.
It appears his style of disputation is popular among the Right Wing/Authoritarian crowd.
Plenty of people say Hillary should drop out for various reasons. Plenty say the same of Trump, again for various reasons. They are the candidates...accept it and cast your vote.
Why should he? It's ridiculous to even say it.
Oh but they did, and Republicans are running to support Clinton like rats deserting a sinking ship. He's going to lose either way.
Here's a quote:
"A number of Republicans have backed Hillary Clinton in recent days, breaking away from their party and Donald Trump. Her camp has taken notice, particularly embracing Republican national-security figures. Now, the Clinton campaign has announced the launch of Together for America, which aims to “lead the Hillary for America campaign’s recruitment and outreach to the growing number of Republicans and Independents who are stepping forward to endorse Hillary Clinton for president.” The announcement of the group also includes new endorsements by former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, former Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, and former Congressman Chris Shays, among others.
The decision by some Republicans to publicly support Clinton follows a divisive primary season that has revealed a deeply divided GOP. On Monday, 50 former Republican national-security officials signed a lettersaying the Republican nominee “would be the most reckless president in American history.” Senator Susan Collins concurred. Following an op-ed in The Washington Post, she told CNN that Trump would make the world “more dangerous.” The campaign has released a 30-second ad echoing this argument, featuring conservatives who say Trump is “too dangerous” to be president."
