Brooks: If GOP Follows Trump ‘Down the Rabbit Hole,’ They’ll ‘Pay the Price’

TODD: "But Arthur, I think the question is are the Republican leaders doing enough to distance themselves? Are they going to look back a year from now and say, “Boy, I should have been tougher?” Is Jeb Bush going to say, “I should have just said, ‘You know, I’m not going on a debate stage with that guy?’”
BROOKS: "Yeah, look. I just finished a book on this subject. The truth of the matter is, unless you’re an aspirational candidate, you’re not going to win. The Republicans don’t win if they’re about anger. They win when they’re about aspiration. That’s a historical truth, and that’s the future truth, as well. That’s what their Republican candidates, need to pay attention to, they follow Donald Trump down any rabbit hole at all, they’re going to pay the price."
TODD: "But that means ignore them or condemn him?"
BROOKS: "That means stay the course and continue to do what they’re doing. Say, “Look, I do not agree. I disagree on every policy position. And here’s what I am for.” Pivot immediately to what you are for after saying, “I don’t agree with these policy positions. I don’t think it’s representative of what Americans want to hear.”