Ted was originally my guy. I donated four times to his presidential campaign, and only stopped donating when he voted for TPA. In addition, I voted for Ted for U.S. Senate, in the primary, the run-off, and the general elections in Texas.
So why don't I support Ted now?
TPA
Corker bill
H1-B visas
'Poison Pill' amendment tickery
Teddy bears and soccer balls for illegals
Glenn Beck already swore him in as President
Married to Goldman Sachs
Robert Mercer
Homo mega-donors
"NY values"
Me too!
Canadian born (not NBC)
Career government employee
Freshman Senator, wet behind the ears
Iowa Caucus debacle
Preachy, not natural (a personal turn-off)
I soured on Ted for all of the reasons above.
When Trump came on the scene, he came out of the gate saying the exact things I needed to hear from a candidate. Even still, it took me a few weeks of studying the man, to give him my support for president. I'm now comfortable with that choice, and have no expectations of changing it.
I think your stated reasons above for souring on Ted are all bogus. He's the most conservative candidate we've had in a long time, and anyone else is a far second in comparison.