[P-Marlowe]

I'm not hawking Cruz. I am simply noting that there is a cult-like following of Trump. His supporters ignore his history. They ignore the things he has said on this campaign that would shock true conservatives and people who want a return to American Values. They just keep pointing south. They just keep pointing to THE WALL and then repeating the mantra that despite the fact that Trump has spent millions of dollars supporting the democrats and the GOPe that have worked together to undermine the Constitution and American Values, that Trump is "our last hope".

Trump is a salesman. He's damn good at it. But who the hell is he, really? And what exactly is it that he is selling?

[perfect_rovian_storm]

They aren’t ignoring history. They are reacting to recent history. So-called ‘conservatives’ have promised big and delivered nothing but more liberalism in opposition to the people who pay their salary.

Trump MIGHT be a con artist. But we KNOW FOR A FACT that all the ‘true conservatives’ in the race are just blowing smoke up our behinds and we are DONE with that.

If Trump is successful in the main pillars of his campaign, it will be the most conservative change this country has seen since Calvin Coolidge. And given Trump’s record of getting disparate groups of people to go along with what he wants throughout the years, one would find it difficult to bet against him.

[Texas Eagle]

I can't speak for my fellow Trumpeteers, but I am fully aware of his history. Yes, there are problems.

But, again, I would simply say that he will not be able to get away with an authoritarian Presidency the way the first "black" (HA!) President or the first "woman" (HA!) President would.

This country was formed because people simply wanted a voice. If Cruz is the nominee, the public won't even know there's a Republican running for President because Hitlery will dominate the news coverage.

Only a Donald Trump can have a snowball's chance in hell of battling that.

And, once in office, we will have to raise hell once in a while. It's called redress of grievances.

The real benefit of a Trump candidacy is that it will translate into larger Republican representation in Statehouses and local governments.

I just don't think Cruz can create that.

He's too soft-spoken; too genteel; too professorial.

We need a hell-raiser, not a Mr. Chips.