Bob Schieffer: GOP Establishment Going Through Stages of Grief

‘They did not take Donald Trump seriously in the beginning and now they realize what they thought would never happen has happened’

"I have never, ever, seen anything like what we saw last night. I mean, I think the Republican establishment is going through the stages of grief. First, there is denial. They never thought this was going to happen. Then there is anger. Then there is bargaining and then there is acceptance. I’m not sure they are at the acceptance stage yet. They never thought last night would come. They did not take Donald Trump seriously in the beginning and now they realize what they thought would never happen has happened. And, frankly, they don’t know what to do about it. Do they run away from him? Do they come together and run with him? Do they go to... Ted Cruz as the alternative? “One of the most stunning things said last night by a Republican was Lindsey Graham who said, ‘I might support Ted Cruz.’ That is the first member of the United States Senate that I’ve heard say that."

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