Albert Hunt did something interesting. He decided to talk to a bunch of Establishment Republicans and ask them who, between Ben Carson and Donald Trump, would be a better general election candidate and a better president.
If such questions make you uncomfortable, you’re not alone. These are not questions that sane people want to contemplate. Interestingly, the answers were about what you’d expect from Democrats. Carson is more likable, which is an asset, but he’s too much like Mr. Rogers and doesn’t have leadership skills or enough of a knowledge base. Trump has more applicable experience in management, but his massive ego and recklessness are too much of a risk, and he’d alienate so many people that he could go down like Goldwater.
Basically, there’s no sense that Establishment Republicans would actually support these folks. They’d more likely go into a fetal position and pray.
