Nice try, except Trump does well with evangelicals as well. And Trump does well with conservative, moderate and liberal Republicans, while Cruz does terrible with moderate and liberal Republicans. And for states with open primaries, Trump blows the doors off everyone with support from unaffiliated voters. Cruz does horrendously with independents. So if Cruz faced Trump in a state with only evangelicals, Cruz might come out ahead more times than not, but unfortunately for Cruz, the Republican Party is made up of more than just a narrow group of evangelicals. If Cruz could break 20% in any national poll or state poll (besides Iowa) there might be some merit to the theory. However, he hasn’t, can’t and won’t. Cruz got smoked by 66,000 votes in NH. That’s unbelievable. 66,000! He has no appeal beyond evangelicals and some conservatives.
It’s really very simple. Trump is a national candidate, while Cruz is at best a regional candidate, but more realistically, he is a candidate that appeals to a narrow segment of the party. The reality is this. Trump is running a conservative campaign. You and all the Cruz supporters disagree, but the facts are that Trump is running a conservative campaign. Trump is going to win any state that Cruz would in the general, and Trump will win many more states that Cruz will have no chance in. So really Cruz brings nothing to the table nationally other than President Sanders or President Clinton.
Very well said!
I may go to church 2-3 times a month, but it isn’t Cruz’s “evangelicism” that makes me like him. Matter of fact, it makes me a little uncomfortable when he brings “God” into a political conversation too much. It’s his constitutialism and limited Government stance that makes him support him.
Now Trump is NOT about limited Government. How can you be a “conservative” and support a big government guy like Trump?