Conservative Pundit Slams Trumpism

Tom Nichols, a conservative journalist, but one who respects the US constitution from those that wish to undermine its principles of equality before the law, blasts the Republican Party in the States for its choice of candidates in an essay for the Atlantic, republished by Alter Net.  He writes ""Trump's reactions lately are so unhinged, so hysterical, that they could pass for one of those scenes in a soap opera where a drunken dowager finds out that her May-December romance is a sham, and she begs him, as mascara flows down her cheeks, to fly off with her to Gstaad or Antibes to rekindle their love," Nichols argues. "In reality, of course, this is all a disturbing reminder that Trump is a deeply unwell person who is not fit to be the commander in chief, and that should he return to office, other Republican officials cannot be counted on to protect the nation — especially Vance, who reveals himself daily as every bit the intellectual lightweight and political fraud his critics believe he is."   Nichols adds, "The Democrats are doing well, and Republicans are sitting in the middle of a tire fire. But Trump is still in a commanding electoral position, and he could still win. The pro-democracy coalition has every reason to enjoy some good news, but these past few weeks should not obscure the existential danger America faces in November."  https://www.alternet.org/