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I will not give up my belief that conservatism is the better goal just because an orange con man told me so.

You have. That’s fine but I choose differently and am willing to be zotted for it

I mean let’s see if you have the guts to leave this posted before zotting me.

There are too many things that are irreplaceable to give them u to the latest con man tickling people’s ears

So now we are being threatened to unquestionably back a candidate that just a few years ago was considered at no go and a conman by the same people, including you, who now demand we back him without any disagreement?

I’m not a NeverTrump but I won’t be bullied into giving up my belief in limited government,fiscal responsibility, the Constitution, family, traditional values, rule of law, and the word of Christ

This man donated to many of the same people who have been a thorn in the side those of us who are and remain conservative?

Great conservatives such as Sowell, Levin, Walter Williams, the list goes on have become suspect for the crime of disagreeing with Trump.

I maintain that the people who are being zotted and or have not given their unquestioning fealty to Trump have not given up their conservative beliefs and still hold them dear.

It’s you who have given them up and compromised them for an orange con man

I maintain should by some miracle he wins in Nov, you will be the first to regret your vote

Let’s see if you have the guts to post this before zotting me

The quality of poster here at FR seems to have changed over the years, or maybe emboldened under the smash-mouth umbrella of the Trump persona they feel more comfortable about outing themselves, particularly in this election season.

Most of Trump’s past positions and statements would have normally earned him the RINO label here at one time if he held office.

But since he hasn’t held office before and doesn’t have an actual voting record, it’s allowed his supporters to mold him into their own perfect candidate.

That’s why when you see his more liberal side start to show now that the nomination is all but his, the excuse making starts as it threatens the image they’ve created in their minds. When it comes to the issues of the bathrooms and changing the party’s platform on abortion, we are told to ignore that and his switches. Well, if his core beliefs are “negotiable,” what evidence do they have that he will do anything about illegal immigration

And his stand on the bathroom and changing platform on abortion doesn’t then match his claim of being audited for being a “Strong Christian” and reading the Bible more than anyone.

If the bathroom is is no big deal as the Trumpers say, then what’s the harm of just giving a shout out to the NC Governor on the issue

We are being sold a bill of goods by a talented business man and I doubt even if some do see it, it’ll change their opinion of him

Cruz will win it. In fact the GOPe is more likely to hurt Cruz than Trump because he is more dangerous to their cushy arrangement than a Trump presidency. Par Praedam.

I just don’t see it

Sometimes, I think our Cruz friends swim in a very small puddle.

All of us FReepers are guilty of this at one time or another. We hang together around here and think that people that believe exactly what we believe are all in the same pond.

One quick view of any comments section of any online article should cure you of that.

Regardless of how fervently you believe every single position of your candidate, you must understand that not everyone agrees with you.

Agreed
The same can be said of the Trump supporters

arraying on my grill as Duck-K-Bobs (cooked rare and lovingly basted with plenty of butter, Cajun seasoning and teriyaki sauce).

Oh yum. I’m not a real big fan of duck but this sounds good.

But the article is right. I buy fishing licenses, Great Lake Trout stamps, walleye stamp in Minnesota, gear, ect

Judging by the data, the world economy disagrees.

I agree - but times have changed and society has become more perverted with them. Reagan would have a tough row to hoe these days and would not be able to sweep the country. Like it or not, we need to take steps to mitigate the damage and start taking steps to rectify things because any sweeping changes will be met with so much howling about how it would hurt too many people that they would be pretty much doomed.

You’re correct.

But it isn’t going to be done with someone who adopts the Democrats positions on cultural, fiscal, and economic issues.

We tried that already with McCain and Romney.

I’m not saying that a Cruz would beat Her. It’s going to be a tough ride for any GOP candidate to win the WH. And the possiblity of a Trump and Cruz losing exists

Nowhere in that old post does Trump endorse Hillary.
He is pontificating about the primary race. There was absolutely nothing in there about liking or endorsing any candidate.

Maybe not in that one, but here’s what he said in 2008, in his own words

“Donald Trump wrote in a blog post during the 2008 presidential campaign that Hillary Clinton would make a “great” president or vice president.

Buzzfeed unearthed an archived webpage of the blog post posted on www.trumpuniversity.com from March 2008 when he said the Democratic presidential nomination was still far from decided.

“Hillary Clinton said she’d consider naming Barack Obama as her vice-president when she gets the nomination, but she’s nowhere near a shoo-in. For his part, Obama said he’s just focused on winning the nomination, although at least one member of his team said Clinton would make a good vice-president. (I know Hillary and I think she’d make a great president or vice-president.),” Trump wrote.

Buzzfeed had previously found another blog post Trump wrote in December of 2008, following President Obama’s victory, in which he praised Clinton again.

“Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great president. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she’s a great trooper. Her history is far from being over,” he said. “

Ouch!!!

I have no doubt Her Thighness will use this during the election cycle

Hill’s supporters have none for her... A portion of the Bernie people will vote for Trump.

But will it be enough if Trump loses the base.

The truth is, most of the Bernie supporters, after they get through the passion of the primary, will vote for Hillary or stay home. She’ll promise enough freebies to get some of them on her side. Trump won’t be able to out compete that

LOL! He’s trying to keep his base as broad as possible - best way to beat Hillary. Cruz has alienated all but the hardest core of “militant” conservatives and if he were to somehow steal the nomination, he would have to do the same with some of his rhetoric or get crushed by Hillary. Trump has very little he has to modify to stay competitive - he knows that the WH is the goal and slavering rhetoric that pleases the far right and the “God needs to smite thee” folks will not play in the General.

“I don ‘t know about you, but I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, “We must broaden the base of our party”–when what they meant was to fuzz up and blur even more the differences between ourselves and our opponents.’

Ronald Reagan

You’re a troll and a LIAR like your prophet Lying Ted. I’ll bother with someone as small as you no more. Good day ma’am.

Well, I guess we’ve been told, haven’t we

“We’re all just big mean poopyheads who are so mean to Trump”

You will not destroy “cankles” by being more liberal and more liberal.

A great many on FreeRepublic seem to have been overcome with the idea if you run candidates as liberal as Hillary and the Dems, then you can beat them.

What do you have after it is over? A super liberal person in government.

“A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

I do not believe I have proposed anything that is contrary to what has been considered Republican principle. It is at the same time the very basis of conservatism. It is time to reassert that principle and raise it to full view. And if there are those who cannot subscribe to these principles, then let them go their way.”

From Reagan’s CPAC speech 1975

You don’t really believe that, you just hate Trump. We get it. Vote for Cruz in the general election then.....oh wait Cruz won’t be the nominee so you can’t.

You’re right. Cruz is not going to be the nominee.

But that isn’t going to stop those of us who are conservative from being critical of the biggest RINO to get the nomination since I’ve been alive

The media loved it when Trump was “going after” Republicans, and they lovingly amplified his attacks. Just wait until he “goes after” their sacred cow, Hillary. You will see the greatest cacophony of anti-Trump howling since Hurricane Sandy blew through NYC. Now matter what “language” he speaks, it will be drowned out.

If they thought it was bad when Trump was running in the primary, just wait till the general. And, as we have seen thus far, Trump reacts very negatively to any criticism.

So does she. The difference is she has a sympathetic media on her side.

His supporters believe he’ll make mincemeat out of her in the general by telling the electorate how crooked she is. The general public already is aware of that and he’s not a great messenger to bring that up as he’s donated to her campaigns. It’s similar to the effect of Romney trying to run against ObamaCare being he was the blueprint for it in Mass.

I began supporting the guy but he’s such a disgusting and vile man that I couldn’t live with myself if I voted for him. It’s not that Trump is GREAT.. It’s just that Lying Ted is THAT BAD.

Trump told you to all that so like someone else told you, you parrot it.
Polly wanna Cracker...bwaaak

One example is when Cruz confronted Trump on his support for Hillary’s action in Libya and Trump told Cruz it wasn’t true when in fact it was.

Trump..Mitt Romney with the bullying

If you want to know what he really believes, look at the positions he held ten years ago.

See my tagline

Look, I hope if Trump is elected he proves us skeptics wrong. If we turn out to be right, the consequences would be disastrous.

Yeah, I accept that he is better than Clinton. What Clinton did in Libya, and more specifically, Benghazi as SOS is an appetizer for what she’ll do to America

He will be disappointing greatly all those admiring fans as he changes the tune on all his supposed platform positions.

I don’t know if they would publicly admit they’ve been had.

Some will still be “yeah, but Cruz” right up to the Nov election

You chose your name. A does not stand for applesauce.

Don’t be surprised to be taken seriously on its common meaning.

All I did was point Trump’s own words out and look at the reaction.

Expect this type of reaction to rise as it becomes clear the nomination is Trump’s and he starts showing his inner Democrat