Presidential race 2016

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm seeing some Republicans saying they will support but not endorse Trump. Just what the hell does that even mean? It looks and sounds ridiculous.

I think they're trying to be loyal to the (very fractured) Republican party, even though they don't want to put their seals of approval behind Trump's platform, principles, or ability to lead the country.

I saw Sarah Palin on CNN this morning. She said Paul Ryan's career is now over because he hasn't endorsed Trump yet and has thus disrespected the will of the people. John McCain was also interviewed. He confirmed that unlike his best friend Lindsey Graham, he'll support the Republican nominee. He also said that while he doesn't care what Trump said about him, he would like Trump to retract his statement about POWs being losers who he doesn't like because they got captured.

I think Paul Ryan will try to negotiate with Trump and influence him to work more within the party system. Whether Ryan succeeds in that pursuit or not, I think he'll soon back the Republican nominee. I can't see Ryan sitting on the sidelines or supporting a Democrat, so he doesn't really have another option. The third party white knight option looks very unrealistic at this point, in my eyes.