I guess my opinion about Cruz changed when:
- I learned he was born in Canada
He is a Natural Born Citizen of the USA as decided by the courts. His history shows he is a patriot and a strong conservative.
- I learned his wife works for Goldman Sachs
You really think it matters that his wife worked at Goldman Sachs? Trump’s numerous wives were foreigners, so what? You really think that has, or will influence his policies? Get real!
- I learned that his Senate campaign was financed by loans from Goldman
He borrowed from a bank against his personal assets. And he repaid the loans with interest. Does it matter where he borrowed the money? Trump has borrowed billions from Big New York Banks. So what!!
- I learned that his record on immigration was muddled
Trump’s history is more than muddled having supported amnesty in the past, and now supporting “touch back” amnesty. Cruz has opposed amnesty consistently, will secure the borders, and supports deportation and enforcing the laws. Sounds good to me.
- I learned that he has been in favor of all the recent trade deals
He initially supported one deal, but has since changed to opposing it. The other he has opposed from the start.
Cruz has a lot more to like than dislike, and he has been a conservative his whole career. Can you say that about Trump??? An honest answer is NO!
Was a big Cruz supporter. He ran for the Senate as a Tea Party member. Now, he seldom mentions the TP. He was against Amnesty. Now, he stays clear of the issue.
Sorry to Cruz supporters, but I think of this guy as just another politician. I no longer view him as a principled Conservative. I don't like the people he's surrounded himself with and I don't like the way he's ran his campaign.
If he ended up on top of the ticket, I would view him like I'd view a Jeb Bush or a Marco Rubio, which translates to me, I really don't care who wins, just more status quo.
With all that said, if the oh so clever GOPe is successful in their Stop Trump effort, all they're doing (for those of you truly care if it's R or D in office) is antagonizing a large portion of voters, which will lead to a “D” winning the Presidency.
If some still believe in the establishment GOP being better than the establishment Democrat, I'll remind you these same Republicans passed Omnibus Spending bills, support bigger government, ran against Obamacare yet kept funding it, and are solidly behind Amnesty.