[Hoot Gibson]

Well, im certainly no mathematician, but it looks to me as Bush in 00 is the only one on your graph that has received more votes than Trump. The GOP has tried for years to persuade democrats to switch, and to me it looks like Trump is the first to make that succeed in happening.
Where is this refresher course you speak of? I will double check.

I never disputed that Trump will receive more votes than any GOP nominee in history. What I pointed out, and what the graph illustrates, is that Trump will receive more votes because a record number of votes will be cast for all candidates and that Trump has received a paltry 40 percent of the total votes cast, many of which were cast by crossover Democrats who will be voting for Hillary in November.


Historically, very few GOP nominees have received a smaller share of the total votes before. The 60 percent of Republican voters who voted against Trump and Trump's nasty disposition are making it very difficult for the party to unite behind him. A smart candidate does not burn bridges in the spring that he will need to cross in November. Donald Trump is not a smart candidate.