I think that had all the other Republican candidates very early on (just after New Hampshire and (???) Iowa had stood up, said Trump is unacceptable and then resigned their candidancy in favour of Someone Mainstream that might have made a difference.
But at the time they mostly thought that Trump was a joke, that he'd fail on his own and that there was no need for them, therefore, to sacrifice their ambition for the good of the Party or the Country.
I think the likes of Gove and Hunt are pretty clear eyed that Boris is the front runner and is dangeriously likely to win the leadership and then blow up the Tory Party.
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Date: 2019-05-30 09:44 am (UTC)But at the time they mostly thought that Trump was a joke, that he'd fail on his own and that there was no need for them, therefore, to sacrifice their ambition for the good of the Party or the Country.
I think the likes of Gove and Hunt are pretty clear eyed that Boris is the front runner and is dangeriously likely to win the leadership and then blow up the Tory Party.