[sasportas]

This from someone who wants Cruz to run 2nd fiddle to Trump. This tips your hand, were you a conservative you would be pulling for Cruz all along, not Trump, as number one on a third party ticket. All we have from Trump are a bunch of words, with Cruz we have a proven track record of his conservatism. If you were a true conservative you would be pulling for Cruz...or Walker.

I really wonder what people like you are doing on a conservative site like FR. Pulling for somebody questionable whether he even is conservative. If you were a true conservative you would be pulling for the most conservative option.

With the survival of the nation at stake, it is no time to play third party games, with a conservative as 2nd fiddle. In VP position, which everybody knows is a non-entity.

[jjsheridan5]

This from someone who wants Cruz to run 2nd fiddle to Trump

There you go again. I never stated a desire for Cruz to run as VP. I asked you a question based on that scenario, because I believe it is a distinct possibility. I notice that you never answered the question.

With the survival of the nation at stake, it is no time to play third party games, with a conservative as 2nd fiddle.

With the survival of the nation at stake, it is no time to be unrealistic and naive. A conservative will not win the primary. It cannot happen. So while I want to support Cruz immensely (Walker to a lesser degree), I also recognize that his candidacy is too much of a long shot given the stakes. You are free to play the lottery as you see fit. But don't simultaneously pretend that it is a sound financial decision. Absent Trump, Bush has a 95% chance of winning the nomination. And Hillary has a 95% chance of beating Bush. Those numbers may not be exact, but they aren't off by very much.

By all means, play your games of ignoring political reality, and snappy word-play like "liberaltarian". But, somewhere in the back of your head, you know it is true, that Trump is the only alternative to President Hillary.