[CottonBall]

Cruz destroyed his own character - Trump just pointed out his lying, cheating, and stealing.

[Wallace T.]

George H.W. Bush in 1992 and Bob Dole in 1996 ran gentlemanly campaigns against Bill Clinton. John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012 ran gentlemanly campaigns against Obama. Not a great track record of following Marquis of Queensbury rules against opponents who are street fighters. Trump is not playing that losing game, as much as the Hugh Hewitts, Michael Medveds, and George Wills of the world feign shock and horror.