Having the ability to campaign well is only good if the person is fighting for your values. Not so good if they’re for expanding NSA powers of surveillance, for a health care system that covers everybody universally (another socialist safety net), and for opening relations with Cuba, all positions Trump is currently for. Nevermind if they recently flip-flopped on core issues like abortion. Someone who doesn’t have a clear, longstanding devotion to the conservative cause will not even be able to understand what kind of judges he should appoint, and that goes for all judges, not just Supreme Court. I don’t want the judges Trump “likes” to be appointed...they’ll probably include a lot of good New York values judges.
As for immigration, Trump didn’t make it an issue. Cruz and other conservatives made it an issue by vigorously opposing Gang of 8. It was an issue in the last primary too. Trump’s plan had been to give amnesty to the “good ones,” as he told O’Reilly 5 years ago. Now he added in that they’ll be deported first, then brought back. It’s an insignificant difference. And I don’t believe that will ever happen. I’m sure he’ll fall right back to letting the “good ones” stay and tell us something like he got us a great deal because it’ll save us money.
I have trust issues with both Trump and Cruz. Sarah Palin who knows them both very well personally and professionally. I trust Sarah Palin’s judgment and motivation. So at this point I trust Trump more than Cruz. I have had personal contact with many politicians over the years. The perception of them via the media, critics, supporters, but especially opponents is almost always very inaccurate. The Palin endorsement means more to me than anything that you could ever say to me here. Her values are very close to mine.