Nope. I’m much more interested in how Cruz has voted while on record than in what stupid things he says. I want a president who’ll defend the Constitution, and Cruz has a long record (both as lawyer and as senator) of trying to do that.
And, frankly, I think Trump has said stupider stuff. I don’t agree with Cruz that it in anyway justifies or caused the violence in Chicago, but I do agree with Cruz that Trump’s habit of “talking tough” regarding protesters is stupid. And if I were Trump’s campaign manager, Trump’s inability to articulate some of his own positions (as presented on his website) would have me banging my head.
But, again, I’m more concerned by Trump’s history of crony capitalism and other actions than I am about what he has to say. Words are cheap, and sometimes words are thoughtlessly spoken in the heat of the moment. I do pay attention to what people say repeatedly over a long period of time, and assume that’s a legit expression of who they are, but generally what politicians do is far more important to me than what they say.
Absolutely not. If you wave a red flag in front of a bull, he will charge. Granted that Obama caused the current divisive climate, but Trump’s behavior has emboldened the loons. He knew what would happen if he went to Chicago. It was all over the Internet on Monday that they wanted a thousand protesters. I highly doubt Trump was unaware of the situation. I think he wanted it to stir up the type of people that would support him to get out and vote for him on Tuesday. ISIS? We’ve all been had, IMO.
Besides, Cruz will beat Hillary where Trump is going to be slaughtered. I don’t want Hillary choosing those SCOTUS picks. I don’t trust Trump to choose constitutionalists.