Well, at the very beginning, I was a Scott Walker fan. I *can’t stand* unions, and seeing him battle through that crap he went through in WI impressed me so much that I wanted to see him run for president before the election cycle even started. When he bowed out, I set my eyes on Cruz. I liked that he stood in the face of overwhelming odds in the senate, and though he wasn’t able to get much done due to the establishment, he demonstrated that he meant what he said in his campaign about standing up to Washington.
Trump caught my attention with trepidation at first. I went from rolling my eyes to “Wait a minute... he has a point!” fairly quickly. Still, I kept my main support for Cruz because— and this is going to sound counterintuitive— I felt that his political experience gave him the advantage for how best to implement his policies.
Now we’re getting through the primaries, and I’m sorry to say that it’s brought out the worst in everyone. Trump, for all his brashness and unrefined qualities (which have been growing on me), is clearly the one the establishment sees as the biggest threat, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Ted Cruz shut the door for me with his comments after Chicago. Yes, I’ll concede that the words “Donald J. Trump is solely responsible for the chaos in Chicago” didn’t cross his lips, but he wasted no time in politicizing it and giving the perception of aid and comfort, in a manner of speaking, to our political enemies.
I’m on the Trump train, but I’m not quite sold on the idea of Carson for Veep. It’s kind of an obvious suggestion, but Surgeon General or head of HHS seems more applicable to his expertise. I may get tarred and feathered for this, but I kinda like Huckabee for Veep.
Your comments most align with my sentiments, formed over the same period of time. My wife has been for Trump since New Hampshire. We disagreed strongly until I began to see Cruz respond to every question like he was a trial attorney, which, for me, is a total turn off. Friday in Chicago was the game-changer (I will not go back to Cruz). I asked my question sincerely. Many interesting responses. Thanks.
Wow.
I could have written your post, (mostly)
I always figured that if we nominated a heavy evangelical we would end up losing the general. (again) So I can’t imagine Cruz beating Hillary, but Trump has grown on me, and I even think his tone is OK.
I like the idea of support for the middle class American being paramount.
Put these people back to work