“I saw an interesting reminder that Isara posted in a thread yesterday. I may not have the figures exactly, but at this time in the race last election, Gingrich was at 37% and Romney was at 22% nationally. Just shows how the tide can turn quickly.”
But, Trump is not Gingrich. That makes a difference. I personally never thought Gingrich had a chance. He is too self-defeating.
I support Trump because I want the GOPe to be punished for ignoring and lying to the conservative base for decades. My fear for Cruz is that he has had to be too reliant on establishment money. My fear for Trump is that he’s not a movement, principled conservative like Reagan. I hope I’m wrong on Trump and that he doesn’t lean in some of the directions that McConnell and Boehner have in the past. He won’t be beholden to the moneyed class, true, but the government is a many-tentacled beastie, with a lot of people that have to be glad-handed in order to get things done.