By Jonathan Easley - 10/11/16 06:07 PM EDT
The Republican Party has become consumed with infighting less than a month before Election Day, creating an unprecedented political crisis that has cast party members into despair and ignited fears of a wave election for Democrats.
But Trump has legions of supporters within the party who are upset with Ryan and the Republicans they say are wilting in the face of adversity and handing the White House to Clinton.
“I have expressed great disappointment in any of the Republican leadership for backing away from supporting the top of the Republican ticket,” Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) told The Hill. “It not only dramatically damages every person running down ballot, it potentially vitiates the whole reason that we came to office as Republicans in the first place. Namely, protecting the Constitution.”
Perhaps surprisingly, Trump has found a staunch ally in Priebus, who held an emergency conference call on Monday night to ensure the national party’s 168-member body that he would not cut Trump loose.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/300502-27-days-before-election-gop-at-war-with-itself
