2016.6.3
news from RealClear
"Never Trump" Groups Struggle to Craft Strategy
1. When one of Donald Trump’s most outspoken Republican opponents proposed a little-known conservative writer as the long-awaited alternative to the party’s presumptive nominee, the “Never Trump” movement, such as it was, appeared lifeless. The failure to draft a party star to wage an independent bid was considered the nail in the coffin.
outspoken 【aʊtˈspəʊkən】 坦率的，直言的
propose 【prəˈpəʊz】 提名，推荐
presumptive 【prɪˈzʌmptɪv】 假定的
lifeless 毫无生气的，死气成成的
the nail in the coffin 【ˈkɒfɪn】 材上的钉子，颇有板上钉钉，死定了的意味。意指最后致命的一击，最强补刀。
2. Conservative activist Erick Erickson said on his radio show Wednesday night that he had evolved in his thinking about an alternative candidate, and argued that it might help Trump in the end by giving the likely GOP nominee someone to blame if he lost in November.
activist 【ˈæktɪvɪst】 激进份子
3. And some are focusing their attention on other contests in the hopes of preserving the party’s control over the House and Senate, despite having Trump at the top of the ticket.
contest 【ˈkɒntest】 竞争
preserve 【prɪˈzɜ:v】 保持，保护
the House and Senate 【ˈsenət】 众议院和参议院
4. Some who have been anti-Trump in the past are slowly coming around. Many conservatives “just think it's almost pure heresy to cast a vote for Trump, so they're looking at the alternatives to Trump and Hillary,” says Ken Blackwell, a Republican consultant who advises the Our Principles PAC, which opposed Trump.
come around 苏醒，开始接受
cast a vote 【kɑ:st】 投票
5. GOP Grand Old Party 大老党（共和党）
6. Last week, Trump officially passed the 1,237-delegate threshold required to become the nominee.
delegate 【ˈdelɪgət】 代表
threshold 【ˈθreʃhəʊld】 门槛，入口