The danger to the GOP with this strategy is that it would be likely to solidify the "party elites are the enemy" mindset of many Trump supporters. I could easily see Trump -- who never takes an attack without punching back -- encouraging his supporters to not vote for GOP down-ballot candidates. Many of them would follow suit, and the result would be a Democratic tsunami.
Yep, you've got it bang on. For most of Trump's supporters, loyalty is clearly higher to candidate than party. Trump would lash out and many competitive seats would fall out of play.
