[JimSEA]

“Is Donald Trump Creating a Mafia-Like Culture of Thug Followers?”

I think you’ve got the answer to the article’s question in the posts of the vast majority of those responding to your post. The exception would be that I would not accuse them of Mafia-like behavior. They are like the followers of any number of populist leaders from Huey Long to Benito Mussolini. Nothing like Hitler but more like Juan Peron.

Sorry you’re on the hot seat. Should, by some small miracle, Cruz win, these folks won’t support him, they will continue to attack.

[dfwgator]

I would gladly support Cruz if he were the nominee, but he’s got an uphill mountain to climb. In fact, I voted for Cruz in the Texas Primary.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Or the "turbas" in Nicaragua, mid 1980s、maybe not quite yet to the level of Hugo's PSUV in Venezueka, but give it some time. History has seen this. age in and age out.