Cruz, for whatever reason, does NOT and shan't attract disaffected Dems, Indies, blacks, Hispanics, lots of GOPers/leaning GOPers, ethnics, blue collar workers, white collar workers, ethnics, etc.; but Trump does. And no, no matter hows much you wish for it, that isn't going to change.
To begin with, you misread what I was trying to get across in my post. I am not talking about policy details or minutia. (although it’s true that Trump rarely gets into it at all)
What I am talking about is a explanation from him and from his mouth as to why he believes he can make can do what he says he can do. I want to hear why he thinks the country is on the wrong track and how it got that way, and I want it in complete sentences, not verbal quips or blunt statements. You have to make a candidate explain Conservatism, and in the process of answering that, he should be able to do the things I have asked for.
If they cannot explain it with some detail, then they are not conservative. Nor will they ever be. .
Secondly, as to Cruz and the polling. Are you saying that one should vote for the candidate that can win, according to polling?
That’s not what should happen here. That’s not what we should be doing in a republican primary because that is why we (Conservatives) have always lost in the past several GOP election cycles for president.
You are telling me to paint in pastels because the majority of voters seem to like this one guy so he’s the guy.
I made up my mind some years ago, to always vote for the most authentic Conservative candidate. I say authentic because appearing to be a Conservative is very easy to do. I am seeing it done every day by democrats and republicans but in some cases we don’t see the mistake until they get to DC.
I support Cruz and will continue to support him because he is the authentic conservative in the race. Not because polls say he can win. I support him because he should win.
If he does not, then so be it. I’ll not compromise any more. My pragmatic days are long past. Pragmatism is killing this country and this party. Works OK for business decisions but it fails to identify the best leaders for a nation.
Pragmatism did not lead to Reagans presidency, nor Churchill, or Thatcher. What led to their wins was a sense of urgency to really change direction to save a society from ruin or defeat. Polls said they were impossible as well.