WASHINGTON — The question of the day is whether Republicans, particularly the Republicans running for president, would support Donald Trump if he were to become the party's nominee. Much as they might hem and haw when they get asked — many insist that it's a moot point since he won't be the nominee — the real answer is simple: Of course they would.
Let's put what's happening right now in context. Periodically, the political press finds a question candidates (and sometimes other politicians as well) are having a difficult time answering, and so they ask it again and again. It's not necessarily a "gotcha" in that it has no answer that won't make the candidate look bad, but its attraction comes from the fact that the reporter knows it's going to make the candidate squirm. That doesn't mean it's not substantively revealing, however. For instance, a couple of months ago all the Republican candidates were asked whether the Iraq War was a mistake, and their answers did tell us something about what they've learned from recent history. Hillary Clinton is often asked how her plans on one topic or another differ from what the Obama administration has done, which puts her in an awkward position but also forces her to be specific about what course she intends to pursue.
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