But while some may prefer defeat to promoting a standard-bearer opposed to their creed and ethos, they may not hold sway.
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Notable Republicans back away from Trump
Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham say they will not support Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
Trump to face trial in lawsuit over his defunct university after the election
The timing of the trial sets the stage for a president-elect to take the witness stand if Trump wins the White House.
Charles Krauthammer: Republican Party’s shift to populism is an ideological earthquake
Donald Trump’s lock on the nomination represents the death of the party’s Reagan-aligned politics.
Dana Milbank: Republicans’ choice: Support or repudiate Trump’s attitudes
Do they want to associate with the anti-Muslim words and deeds of Trump and the candidate’s supporters?
Trump mulling choice of running mate, plans for costly battle
Party leaders scramble to forestall a parade of prominent Republicans endorsing Clinton.
John Kasich bows out, leaving Trump as presumptive nominee
His centrist appeal had made the Ohio governor seem like a formidable general-election Republican candidate.
Analysis: Trump facing a different kind of challenge in general election
He’s no longer going up against constrained Republican contenders while addressing a subset of American voters.
Trump’s win in Indiana knocks Cruz out of race, clears path to Republican nomination
Donald Trump still needs about 200 delegates to clinch the nomination, but Ted Cruz was left without a way to block him.
Cruz calls Trump ‘amoral’ as voters cast ballots in Indiana
Trump, for his part, rehashes unsubstantiated claims tying Cruz’s father to JFK’s assassin.