# Will the GOP (inadvertently) destroy itself to stop Trump? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 12, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963 "2016-04-12T02:27:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963/101 "2016-04-25T07:08:13Z")
Charles Freaking Koch says that Clinton may [possibly be a better president](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/24/charles-koch-says-he-could-possibly-support-hillary-clinton/) than either Trump or Cruz. If that’s not an implosion, I don’t know what is. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963/102 "2016-04-25T08:11:44Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Charles Freaking Koch says that Clinton may [possibly be a better president](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/24/charles-koch-says-he-could-possibly-support-hillary-clinton/) than either Trump or Cruz. If that’s not an implosion, I don’t know what is. He’s hedging his bets and maybe doing a little motivation. He didn’t endorse her or anything approaching it, but he did take a backhanded swipe at the two of them. I’m especially curious to see what the Donald has to say about it. You know that question will be asked, sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963/103 "2016-04-25T08:14:22Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Charles Freaking Koch says that Clinton may [possibly be a better president](http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/24/charles-koch-says-he-could-possibly-support-hillary-clinton/) than either Trump or Cruz. If that’s not an implosion, I don’t know what is. He’s hedging his bets and maybe doing a little motivation. It wasn’t exactly an endorsement of Hillary, but it was a backhanded swipe at those two. I’m especially curious to see what the Donald will have to say about it. You know that question will be asked, sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963/104 "2016-04-25T08:18:03Z")
Yes, **Johnny Ace** , but what can you tell us about the Marianas Trench? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963/105 "2016-04-25T12:32:41Z")
Wonder what odds I could have gotten had I wanted to bet on the Kochs endorsing a Democrat for president? I know they haven’t yet, but the possibility is there. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963/106 "2016-04-25T16:20:04Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Yes, **Johnny Ace** , but what can you tell us about the Marianas Trench? Maybe if it were germane to anything, anything at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-gop-inadvertently-destroy-itself-to-stop-trump/751963.md?page=5)