Most voters in the Republican primary won’t vote for Trump because they know he is not ready to lead our great nation. They know he’s marketing a message based on its appeal, not on his convictions. So the answer is that every non-Trump voter shifts to the most conservative candidate in the race as soon as they can to coalesce the pro-conservative vote with a real conservative. To me, that means Cruz; he’s uncompromised. He’s real. He’s been with us from the beginning, and he won’t leave us when he’s elected. He’s truly smart, and he is not just spouting a few conservative slogans. He knows the history of our ideas and cherishes them. He’s not a gas bag or a vain with same self-centered image, like Obama, with the same narcissistic approach to all things, like Obama. In short, Trump is a fraud.
Uniparty or loose cannon.
Great choice, but at least the loose cannon might change things up. Maybe Trump has studied up on policy since the country started down the Obama path, and has come to see the light, or at least part of it. Maybe he’s punking the whole country and will jump out of a liberal cake at his inaugural ball.
Cruz may be the real deal, but his record isn’t perfect, and he was pretty evasive on building a border wall when he was jousting with Megyn Kelly a few days back. He may be a true conservative, but maybe not. I’ve read hit pieces on Cruz that make him sound pretty GOPe. He’s taking dough from the same folks who’ve corrupted the GOP. As yet, he hasn’t caught fire, and until he does Trump is the only game in town if you don’t want Jeb.
I’ve donated to Cruz, but at this point, warts and all, Trump is the only candidate who seems to have a shot at derailing the Jeb express. I don’t like it one bit, but I’d rather have Trump the wrecking ball than more of the same from GOPe.
Trump may turn out to be a liberal snake in the grass, but given the choice between grabbing the snake and sinking into the GOPe quicksand, I’ll take the chance that the snake won’t bite me too bad, or if he does there might be a chance to fix it, ‘cause the other option is going under slowly but surely.
Cruz on the issues:
1. Voted for and campaigned for the TPA, and then was against it.
2. Voted for the Corker amendment and is now uptight at the Iran deal.
3. Introduced legislation to increase legal immigration by 500% before the border is closed. To our benefit, it was not passed, despite his convictions for it.
But if Trump wins I won’t have to make my car payment anymore.
A well-put post.