Cruz vs Bush is a nobrainer. Same goes for Trump vs Bush.
Is Cruz a better Conservative? Yes. Is he good on Constitutional matters? Yes. Has he had private sector chief executive experience in building an economic empire? No.
The number one and two issues facing our nation are illegal immigration and our national debt. IMO, Trump has the tools to conquer these two issues better than Cruz.
I don't dislike Cruz. I do think him being a Conservative that doesn't have the charisma Trump does, it will be next to impossible for him to win the nomination.
This being said, this issue does boil down to exactly what Jim boiled it down to.
Between Cruz and Bush, it is a no brainer.
Between Trump and Cruz, it is also a no brainer.
Going beyond that, between Trump and Clinton if you don't see this as a no brainer, you've go no brain.
I told myself I wouldn't vote for Romney. I wound up doing it because I recognized how destructive Obama had been and would likely become. I couldn't risk that.
With Hillary, it's the same thing. She would be so destructive, and coming off Obama, she's a real threat to this nation.
Trump is not.
When Cruz was supporting the Corker Bill & TPA, Don was coming out full blast on illegal immigration!
Cruz was mute on building a wall and stopping foreigners from coming into the country illegally.
Building the wall securing the border, deporting illegals, enforcing our immigration laws, scrutinizing student visas - possibly banding Moslems from studying in US, revoking anchor baby policy would be a great thing!
Moslems in US want Sharia law, and La Raza wants the southeastern states under Mexico - Atzlan! Cruz weak on all this. Owned by his Chamber of Cheap labor globalists!