Trump creates problems for Republican party

Natalie Roberts, Reporter

Republicans, despite Trump’s wins at the primaries, may face trouble getting a nomination this June.

Currently, Trump has a horrible rating among women, with a 70 percent negative rating, according to NBC news. His ratings are slightly more positive among men, but still not what most candidates would consider to be ideal.

The worst part of this rating is that it’s not even surprising. Trump is widely disliked by many Democrats and Republicans.

His statements regarding women often involve his wanting them to be quiet, and in a deleted Tweet, he said that, “If Hillary Clinton can’t satisfy her husband, what makes her think she can satisfy America?”

This remark is inappropriate, and as a presidential candidate Trump should be holding himself to a high standard and focusing on actual issues, not discussing shallow and unimportant topics, especially ones concerning his opponent’s ability to please her husband.

Recently, Trump stated that any woman who receives an abortion should have to face “some kind of punishment.” This statement is incredibly repulsive.

What if that woman receiving the abortion has been raped? Do the same rules still apply?

Several hours after this statement, Trump rushed to clarify himself, saying that the doctor performing the abortion is the one who should be punished, not the woman. But this correction still isn’t enough. Trump never should have said these things in the first place, and the fact that he has is not a good sign for this coming election.

Opinions about Trump are always passionate. People either love him or they hate him.

I have yet to hear any valid reasons for liking him, and I don’t seem to be the only one.

In fact, there is currently a movement online which uses #NeverTrump, and this movement is fighting mercilessly against Trump’s campaign. Unfortunately, this movement will likely not achieve much because they have not selected a candidate to promote against Trump.

Trump is not the only Republican candidate who is widely disliked. Ted Cruz is widely unpopular in Washington and Kasich has only won one state.

It has been predicted by experts that if Trump receives the Republican nomination, women voters will flock to Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee. This will almost obliterate Trump’s chances of becoming president, leaving the Republican Party to consider other candidates to select as their nominee.

However, selecting a candidate other than Trump to represent Republicans would spark outrage, and protesters would claim that the Republican Party is disregarding democracy for their own personal gain. This is because Trump is the clear frontrunner in the Republican race, and selecting a candidate that is not the frontrunner would basically make all of the primary elections during the last couple of months practically meaningless.

Nevertheless, the Republican convention this July is definitely going to be an interesting one.