�But that is part of my question
why not nominate a republican who will win a general election (and lacks Trump�s �despicable mannerisms.�)�
The reason no other republican would win is because without trump�s mannerisms the Democrats and the MSM would tear him to shreds (mitts binders, throwing granny off a cliff, lock all the African Americans in chains, all these things were thrown at the Republicans with vicious vengeance)
Even Ted Cruz, who a lot of republicans voted for in the primary (because he has a backbone too) couldn�t stand up to trump and looked pain at some of the attacks for sure wouldn�t be able to stand up during Hillary or any other democrat
Mind you, even though I�m too young to remember Reagan, I�ve heard that he had the same brashness to stand up to the democrats
Most of the gop are a bunch of sissies