What exactly has Trump said that is a dealbreaker for you?
Thanks for asking. I was actually on the fence about Trump for several months. You can check my posts to confirm. I was willing to forgive his past praise and support of Democrats because I thought that might have been an expediency to support his business ventures. I thought maybe he had turned the corner and his true conservative nature was coming out. I liked what he was saying about immigration, but a lot of conservatives have been saying the same thing, for a lot longer time than Trump. I thought Trump and Cruz had worked a deal where they wold fight together for the same things.
The deal breaker for me was the single weekend when Trump came out strong against Cruz and Scalia, using the leftist angle each time. This is when Cruz was leading the polls for the first time. It became clear that Trump was not an idealouge for smaller government and more individual freedom. At best he is a moderate, to the left of McCain and Romney. At worst, he is an opportunist who will do and say anything to win.
Then he came out for more NSA snooping ("I'm going to err on the side of safety") and for Kelo (Eminent Domain for crony capitalists, passed by the liberals in the Supreme Court), and in defense of McConnell, I knew I would never be able to support this man.
I would like to debate these issues with fellow conservatives without the name calling and the attempts at personal destruction. Ted Cruz is a good man who is fighting for the things I believe in. When Trump supporters resort to petty attacks on Cruz's name, appearance, wife, children, and Christian faith, I'm going to push back every time. Even if Trumps wins the presidency, I don't think he sees Cruz as a potential ally in the senate. That has me worried - a lot.