Where Does Trump's Candidacy Leave Moderate Republicans?

Super Tuesday voting arrived just days after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie caught the Republican establishment off-guard with his endorsement of Donald Trump. Then, over the weekend, Trump sparked yet another controversy, when he initially hesitated to disavow white supremacist David Duke. 

Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, a Republican, said she was surprised by Christie's endorsement of Trump, even though she had heard it might happen. She said she thinks the decision was based more on Christie's personal future than the best interests of the Garden State. 

"Particularly, as a governor of a state as diverse as New Jersey, to be willing to say that you could support someone who demonizes people by their ethnic background and does those kinds of things, it was surprising to me that he felt that he could do this in good conscience," she said. 

If Trump does get the Republican nomination, Todd said she'd consider voting for Hillary Clinton. She said even though she disagrees with some of the decisions of the Obama administration, Trump's candidacy is even scarier.

"The kind of emotions...to which he appeals, and that he unleashes, are things that you just can't gloss over, and you can't put back in the bottle," she said. 

In this interview, WNYC's Jami Floyd talks with Whitman about how moderate Republicans are feeling about the election.