Republicans condemn Trump for anti-Muslim proposal. But will it matter? On Monday -- first in a paper statement and then later on the campaign trail in South Carolina -- Donald Trump proposed barring all Muslims from entering the country after last week's San Bernardino shootings. And not since he criticized John McCain's war record have we seen almost the entire Republican field condemn Trump. The examples, per NBC's Brittany Morris:
- Jeb Bush: "Donald Trump is unhinged. His 'policy' proposals are not serious," he tweeted.
- Marco Rubio: "I disagree with Donald Trump's latest proposal. His habit of making offensive and outlandish statements will not bring Americans together," he said on Twitter.
- Chris Christie: "Again, this is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don't know what they're talking about. We do not need to endorse that type of activity, nor should we," he said on Michael Medved's radio program.
- Ben Carson: "Everyone visiting our country should register and be monitored during their stay as is done in many countries. We do not and would not advocate being selective on one's religion."
- John Kasich: "This is just more of the outrageous divisiveness that characterizes his every breath and another reason why he is entirely unsuited to lead the United States," he tweeted.
- Ted Cruz: "Well, that is not my policy. I've introduced legislation in the Senate that would put in place a three-year moratorium on refugees coming from countries where ISIS or al Qaeda control a substantial amount of territory," he said yesterday.

But the McCain episode is instructive. After fellow Republicans -- even the RNC -- shook their fingers at Trump for criticizing McCain, it didn't hurt Trump's poll numbers. We discovered that Trump's supporters weren't outraged by his statement. And we all moved on to the next Trump outrage. The question we have: Does Trump's anti-Muslim proposal play out the same way? Does it hurt his poll numbers? Are Trump's supporters as outraged as establishment Republicans are? And do we all turn to another Trump outrage 24 hours later?

The Republicans/conservatives who aren't as outraged. It's worth pointing out that SOME conservatives and Republicans aren't as outraged as the ones above. Here are some examples (h/t Washington Post):
- Ann Coulter: "GO TRUMP, GO!" she tweeted.
- Laura Ingraham: "Anyone who thinks @realDonaldTrump comments will hurt him don't know the temperature of the American ppl," she said.
- Erick Erickson: "And while I agree with my friend Russell Moore on the merits of Donald Trump's proposal to bar muslims from entering the United States, including muslim America citizens currently outside the country, I feel compelled to defend Donald Trump from the reaction to his proposal by many of my other friends," he wrote.

The bind for the RNC/GOP: Does criticism drive Trump and his supporters away from the party? Here's an additional question we have: If Republicans -- including the RNC -- condemn Trump too hard, does that drive him and his supporters away from the GOP? The latest twist, per Time: "Republican GOP frontrunner Donald Trump will not be attending a scheduled fundraiser Wednesday for the Republican National Committee, the party confirmed, in the wake of his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States. Trump had been scheduled to attend the RNC Presidential Trust Dinner in New York City on Dec. 9, and a Trump spokesperson confirmed his attendance at the event when it was first reported in late October. But those plans have now changed. 'There will be no presidential candidates attending the dinner,' an RNC spokesperson told TIME late Monday."