Trump says some good things. He also says a lot of things that should scare the hell out of conservatives.
Many of us question Trump’s commitment to small government, individual freedom, and the Constitution. It’s because of his support for Democrats and Democrat positions WHEN HE WAS IN HIS MID-FIFTIES, and age when most us have core principals that are well formed.
If Trump was the only option for conservatives this year, I might consider him - but there is a much better option in Ted Cruz.
The thing that worries me most about Trump and his supporters is their blind passion to destroy Cruz - a good man who has a lifelong commitment to the things conservatives believe in. There is no need to destroy Cruz, if Trump is truly a conservative. Cruz could become Trump’s VP, or at least a steadfast conservative voice in the Senate that could could help push Trump’s conservative agenda - if Trump sticks to his promises.
So why is it so important for Trump to destroy Cruz? It’s because Cruz, a true conservative, offers such a bright contrast to “nationalist” Trump. Being a “nationalist” allows Trump to offer big government solutions while still claiming to be for the constitution and middle class Americans.
I always have problem believing rich people who claim to be for the little guy. Trump appears to be next in line of a series of rich political reformers from NYC - the Roosevelts, the Rockefellers, and Bloomberg. Conservatives have good reason to be cautious about Trump given his chameleon-like political history.
Well, if you check the timeline, Trump only goes after those who attack him first. For quite a while, because they were seemingly getting along, many of us assumed there may be a Trump/Cruz VP alliance. (much to my dismay)
Any other high position (Supreme Court) would have been great, until Cruz screwed that up.
Trump is destroying Cruz because of Cruz's attacks.
My initial and main objection to Cruz was that he's a Cubanadian.