Reuters/Mike SegarThe Washington Post Thursday night published a widely cited piece by Philip Rucker reporting on the level of resignation among Republican Party insiders to the idea of Donald Trump winning the party’s presidential nomination. Indeed, with six straight victories in recent primaries, a substantial delegate lead and favorable polling in the key state of Indiana, the New York billionaire’s nomination looks almost assured. “Republican stalwarts opposed to Trump remain fearful of the damage the unconventional and unruly billionaire might inflict on the party’s down-ballot candidates in November,” Rucker wrote.