After the recently conducted town hall that featured the presidential hopefuls of the GOP, many were left with a feeling of disappointment at the state of the race for the party's nomination. With mudslinging and ad hominem attacks abounding, the Republican side of the 2016 presidential race seems to be quite chaotic.
The fact that the party's three presidential candidates turned back their words on their pledge to support the party's final nominee has added fuel to the fire. From what voters could deduce from the town hall, the Republican presidential hopefuls are now exclusively backing their own campaigns.
In fact, the pervading air of animosity between the candidates, most notably between front-runner Donald Trump and his closest rival, Ted Cruz, has turned off a number of voters across the country. As stated by John Kasich during the town hall, the current state of the campaigns has gotten so nasty and below-the-belt, it was not setting a good example for America's children anymore.
Of course, with the Republican Party's nominee for the presidential elections possibly getting crippled by the lack of support from the supporters of the other GOP candidates, the rival Democratic Party might once more dominate the upcoming polls. After all, with one party practically destroying itself from the inside, the only winner would be the opposing group.
Thus, a number of loyal party members have begun to feel that the GOP's presidential bet might not be able to topple the nominee of the Democrats, which most believe will be Hillary Clinton. Chip Saltsman, former senior adviser to ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's recent presidential campaign, expressed his sentiments about the current reservation of GOP sympathizers.
"Talk that Trump and Cruz can't beat Hillary Clinton represents a pretty dangerous line of thinking," he said.
Apart from this, the reservations of prominent Republicans towards the increasing influence of GOP front-runner Donald Trump might end up compromising the party's chances at winning the presidency. For one, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as Speaker Paul Ryan, have both begun to distance themselves from the bold candidate.
Last week alone, Ryan strongly criticized the current rhetoric being used by the candidates. He has also criticized Trump's stance on Muslims, which involved banning people practicing Islam from entering the United States.
Nevertheless, only time will tell how the presidential elections would ultimately pan out. After all, the Democratic side is also running into its own set of challenges, as questions about the trustworthiness of front-runner Hillary Clinton continue to be raised.
