[nathanbedford]

As I said, I have no such recollection but I do have a recollection of Ted Cruz criticizing Trump, not his followers, but the man himself for his own words. If that is the case and if that is the incident to which you are referring, it's an entirely different matter than that which was outlined in a preceding post.

[Dr. Sivana]

As I said, I have no such recollection but I do have a recollection of Ted Cruz criticizing Trump, not his followers, but the man himself for his own words.

There are plenty of things that Trump has said that any of us can take issue with. In this case, Cruz was blaming Trump for the disruption, rather than the perpetrators. That is the left's line.

Trump erred in Wisconsin by suggesting that Scott Walker should have raised taxes, and that he wsn't doing a very good job and the state wasn't doing well. That was also the left's line, and Trump was wrong to be persuaded to use it, especially since it was wrong.

Anyway, we have Trump, who doesn't bring full-spectrum conservativism, and doesn't have philosophical underpinnings. By himself, he doesn't have the basis for rebuilding and strengthening conservatism. He brings to the table a variety of good things that Cruz would not. He puts northern industrial states into play, and he is drawing people from demographic groups who would not otherwise consider the Republican Party. He is unapologetically nationalist and expands the areas open for debate and discussion. The vulgariation of the campaigns, and the office, started with Clinton and was going to continue for good or ill. We have someone who can ride that tiger.