{"id":11780,"date":"2015-08-25T12:36:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T16:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11780"},"modified":"2015-08-25T12:36:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T16:36:57","slug":"gop-powerbrokers-dont-take-trump-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=11780","title":{"rendered":"GOP powerbrokers don’t take Trump seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fred Dicker<\/a> writes, “GOP big shots aren\u2019t taking Donald Trump\u00a0seriously”<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“\u201cIt WON\u2019T be Donald Trump<\/a>.\u201d That was the near-unanimous view of some of the nation\u2019s wealthiest and most influential Republicans Saturday night as they gathered for a political briefing at billionaire Wilbur Ross\u2019<\/a> Southampton estate with national GOP Chairman Reince Priebus<\/a> … \u201cThese are people who know Trump well, people who have known Trump for years as part of the social and financial fabric of the city,\u201d the source said. \u201cThey\u2019ve worked with him, they\u2019ve dealt with him, and they know that, ultimately, he is going to crash and burn.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I don’t know if he’s going to crash and burn or if he just decides one day to drop out, but I do not believe he is going to get the GOP nomination. His campaign does not appear to be driven either by ideology or grassroots, but by his celebrity. That is going to get old. As times goes on people will start focusing more on the issues and Trump has been all over the map on many of them. When that happens Trump will bow out.<\/p>\n