To preface, I personally side with more with establishment Republicans, specifically Ted Cruz, in terms of raw policies (warning: browse at your own risk if you have trouble respecting others’ political views). However, I heavily support Donald Trump in this race.

Why, you might ask? For the sake of unity and reality.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Sound familiar? It better. And who better for that time-tested quote to come from than Lincoln, our first Republican President. A divided Republican party cannot stand against the Democratic party. I must stress, the unpopular victor of a brokered convention will have little-to-no chance against either Clinton nor Sanders.

The reality is, no one but Trump truly has a glimmer of hope in the general elections.

The best chance for the GOP to capture the Oval Office is a race between Trump and Clinton. If that’s the case, then most Republicans will continue to support the more moderate Trump, when faced with the alternative of Clinton, and many Bernie supporters may desert to the “dark side,” again, when faced with Clinton. In nearly all other scenarios, the Democrats would more likely romp straight to election day.

Now, current national polls might say otherwise, but the past backs this argument up. Mitt Romney fit the bill for a stereotypical establishment Republican, and he lost pretty terribly to Obama. The establishment may cling fiercely to their candidates, but the Democrats have the odds stacked in their favor. We need to back the candidate that breaks the mold, that appeals to the widest range of people. And while Trump may not be your favorite candidate, he’s our best shot.

To all you #NeverTrump-ers, you “I’ll move to Canada” activists, to you that claim Trump is tearing the GOP apart; to you I say: You’re the problem. Trump is attempting to unify Republicans and moderates alike, and you’re trying to disrupt that. You’re tearing the Republican party apart, and paving the way for yet another Democrat to cruise to victory.