Sure, sure, feel free to ignore how shaky a candidate Trump was. Just imagine a rational and articulate exponent of Trumpism - such a candidate would have won every state except California and New York.
Really?
Throughout my life, I have *never* seen a conservative candidate that would meet the standards of the mainstream media (MSM). Without exception, the MSM paints every conservative as racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe, etc. It is a standard litany.
Unfortunately, almost every Republican that runs crumples the first time the media criticizes him. All of a sudden, he is unsure, nervous, wondering if maybe he really is too extreme--then he becomes apologetic and timid. And we have lost a lot of good candidates that way.
I cannot "ignore how shaky" Trump was, because I don't see him that way. I see him as bold, as a man who understands that the MSM reflexively paints *every* conservative as too radical and extreme, and he isn't kowtowing to them. He is unapologetic. He doesn't just roll over and accept the narrative they construct over him. The media has gone over-the-top crazy with the ad hominem attacks, and he is fighting back.
If Trump were the same kind of milquetoast conservative that usually runs, he could have espoused the exact same policies but we would have president-elect Hillary right now. And she would complete the destruction of the US that Obama started.
Then why did you poltical god Cruz lose?
Yeah so “shaky” he annihilated 16 other Pubs and took states Pubs haven’t won in decades. What other Pub could have won PA, WI and MI?