These are gut wrenching times for arch-conservatives, and this IS that web site, so pooping where we eat is not going to happen.
Yes, I want cohesion around our pick and want it EARLY, and not to not go wobbly on him. I want all the help we can get from the Libertarians to do just that.
Our pick is going to be Cruz, but grant it, disillusioned Democrats and moderate Republicans will tend toward Christie first and Rand Paul, second. That is, if dems are inclined to switch at all. Paul reportedly gets points with young adults generally and that means energy, and a good ground game always follows energy.
I don’t expect to see America restored to her glory days of pre George HW Bush, or to ever see the Christian nation I grew up in, again. Americans swamped into the workforce, pleasure and entertainment and failed utterly at vigilance. Irretrievable, probably.
It’s a question of how far do I, as a voter, want to fall in this last chance election, before all choices in the future equally ascend from hell and I can’t vote for anyone.
Then, along came Cruz, and there is hope.
Paul gives me the Heebiegeebies, and Christie is a major disappointment, so I’m in the Cruz camp, at least for now.. We still have time to build a team around this great guy, but as you say what happens when he tries to expand his base.. GULP
Currently he is singing to the choir, What will our own faithful, do to him in the primaries when he speaks to a wider audience, as he must do to win by enough to overcome the dependable fraud.. That is the RUB.. :)