[Rational Thought]

You bring up a point. However, I could list actions and statements by all the candidates which I could claim is from Liberal ideology....Even Cruz.

Now, does that mean those who are supporting others are setting aside their principles too??

[Reagan Disciple]

Nope - their principles are their own. The rub is you can't say you are principled and then push them aside because you're angry or you think one candidate has the best chance of winning.

What's been particularly frustrating for Conservatives here lately is that we are constantly being told that Trump is a Conservative, which he is not, and if we don't support him then the candidate we support sucks not because of the belief system, but because he's Canadian, Goldman Sachs, stole Iowa, is mean......nonsense.

A perfect human does not exist, a perfect candidate is even less likely. I'd hate to frame this as “I'm supporting the lesser of two evils” because I believe that the legitimate knocks on Cruz are what they are, but he has a long history of supporting and promoting a very wide spectrum of Conservative principles. Trump has never been in the trenches for the cause and in a lot of instances, was promoting the other side vigorously.

Again, I'll vote for Trump if he gets the nod but as a Conservative, I can't when a better option is around.

[Lurkinanloomin]

I catch all kinds of grief beacuse my principles don’t allow me to vote for ineligible candidates, but that is brushed aside rather easily by many.