LIMBAUGH: KASICH, GOP ESTABLISHMENT 'TRULY DELUSIONAL'
'This operation is theirs. It has been their life'
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In the wake of Tuesday’s election results, radio host Rush Limbaugh is calling John Kasich and those in the Republican Party establishment “truly delusional” for working to ensure the Ohio governor secures the GOP nomination at a contested convention this summer.
Kasich scored his sole primary victory by winning his home state Tuesday, and then Wednesday morning appeared by phone on NBC’s “Today” show to proffer his analysis of the win:
“Neither Cruz nor Trump can win the general election,” Kasich said. “You know they can’t come into Ohio with the philosophies they have and win. If you can’t win Ohio, you can’t be president.
“Nobody’s gonna get enough delegates to win at the convention. Everyone’s gonna fall short, and that’s what was so big about Ohio. I’m not out to stop Donald Trump or stop anybody else. By winning yesterday in Ohio, I’ve dealt him a very, very, big blow to being able to have the number of delegates [to secure the nomination].”
An incredulous Limbaugh immediately commented on Kasich during his national broadcast Wednesday:
“What the hell are you talking? What do you mean, ‘I’m not out to stop Donald Trump or anyone else,’ and then, ‘By winning yesterday, I’ve dealt him a very, very, big blow?’ We’re stuck in the middle of a bunch of people here who are truly delusional.”
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Radio host Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh noted the powers that be who run the Republican Party will stop at nothing to prevent Trump or even Sen. Ted Cruz from becoming the party’s standard-bearer in the November presidential election.
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“We had Republican establishment types promoting John Kasich on CNN and on Fox last night, because John Kasich represents the last stand, the last chance they’ve got,” he explained.
The wise men and the smart money says that there is no way that the powers that be will deny Trump or Cruz once we get to Cleveland. They just won’t do it. It can’t happen. It won’t happen. Too many people will have voted. And I’m sorry, folks, I don’t think that’s automatic because of the way I know the people in the Republican establishment that we are all talking about here.This crowd is very stubborn. They have not come to grips with what’s happened to them here. They by no means have accepted that the top two delegate getters are outsiders and are not part of the Republican Party ranking establishment in any way. … And the reason they haven’t come to grips with it is that they don’t want to. This operation is theirs. It has been their life. They trained for it in college. They trained for it with family connections. They trained for it, they got involved in it, and they climbed the ladder within it from the moment of young adulthood, those that wanted to be in it that early.Some have been recruited, of course, over the years because they’ve recently acquired a lot of money and therefore have influence. But for the most part these are lifers. They fear losing their virtual professional existence. They fear losing their self-worth, the thing that gives them swagger. The thing that validates their success is their position in this club, the establishment, the Republican Party, and in fact the entire Washington establishment.They’re not just gonna let some outsiders come in and take it. It just isn’t going to happen. The thing to keep in mind here, these people to whom I’m referring, they have all of this whether the party wins or loses elections. That’s the key. They have all of the perks and the power, the lifestyles, the connections, even if they lose elections. As long as they run the party, as long as they run their part of the, quote, unquote, establishment. They fear losing their standing in this club more than they fear the party losing the presidency or any other election.And let’s talk about other members of the establishment. Let’s talk about other conservative media types. How about the people who – and this is not personal. But how about the people whose very lives are devoted to the intellectual pursuit of conservatism, supposedly? They may have magazines. They may be at think tanks. They may be policy aides. They might be legislative aides. But their existence is to continue to write about the superiority and the preferability of conservatism. That’s the role they play in this whole arrangement. That’s the reason for their existence. That’s what gives them their swagger. They are considered leading opinion makers and opinion leaders. They are considered superior intellects when it comes to the intellectual pursuits of conservatism.What is the reason for their existence if Trump wins the White House? The think-tank people, what would be the point? Trump has not welcomed them, they haven’t welcomed Trump, Trump is not going to be identified as a movement conservative who is going to be seeking the advice of these people. You think they’re not paranoid? Their whole lives have been rooted and based on that identity. They’re the go-to guys to explain the conservative view of the Middle East. They are the go to guys to explain the conservative view of Putin and the Ukraine and China and whatever. And now they’re on the outs because nobody will be interested. Theoretically.Now, they could make a move here and try to sidle up to Trump if and when the day comes, but they don’t want that to happen. They’re scared. I mean, their identities, their self-worth, they’re just not going to peacefully let all this happen.
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