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I like Ted Cruz but I'm coming to the realization that he is just too divisive and ill-tempered to be president. He has a nasty edge to him that turns me off and some of his supporters here on this forum have really given me pause. I'll still support him in the general if he gets nominated but even that seems a long shot at this point as it appears that Trump is well on his way to clinching this quickly.

If he does make it to the general election, I don't think he will do well. Maybe I am wrong but I just don't see Ted Cruz appealing to the moderates and Independents that he will need if we are going to beat Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden or Shrillary. I do understand his appeal among us hard core conservatives but there just aren't enough of us to carry a general election. It's a hard fact to come to terms with but I'm a realist. Ted Cruz as nominee will send many people over to the Democrats, a third party or they might just sit out.

I firmly believe that Donald Trump is our best choice. He has broad appeal and should the Democrats make the mistake of nominated Bernie or Shrillary, I think he will beat them very soundly (he might have trouble against a Joe Biden however).

Trump is not a perfect conservative on paper but he is definitely running a more conservative platform than any other GOP candidate save Cruz himself. I'm also impressed with Trump's broad life experience that he brings to the table and his private sector business expertise. I think Trump will serve as a "CEO" type president and will hire the best and brightest to work in his administration - not political hacks and relatives of donors, etc.

I also think Trump has a much better temperament than Cruz. Trump is pleasant, easy to get along with, and I can see him making some good deals for America with regard to trade and getting things done domestically. Unlike Cruz, I think Trump has the ability to rally Congress (using the presidency as a bully pulpit) to get his agenda passed in a constitutional manner.

I'll support Cruz should he somehow overcome Donald Trump and win the nomination but I feel that our best bet to win the general and actually change the direction of this nation is with Donald Trump.

Ted Cruz is only 44 years old. He's got a bright future regardless of what happens here. I do hope that Cruz takes some of that nasty edge off him and learn that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Some of Cruz's followers should take the same advice.

Great post. I agree with everything you said!

I like Ted Cruz but I'm coming to the realization that he is just too divisive and ill-tempered to be president

And you're supporting Trump.....we're into the Twilight Zone here!!!!

I firmly believe that Donald Trump is our best choice. He has broad appeal and should the Democrats make the mistake of nominated Bernie or Shrillary, I think he will beat them very soundly
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I agree.