“He is entertaining, but in my opinion he would be a disaster of a President on the scale of Obama.”
I fully agree. In my opinion, Mr. Trump is not suited for the office of POTUS either by his temperament or experience. It scares me when posters (no disrespect intended) like GilGil want a “ruthless” POTUS.....that “ruthless” nature can turn on you.
By the way, Dr. Carson is also not suited for the office of POTUS either by his temperament or experience.
I AM NOT here to be a spokesperson for Senator Cruz. He is, however, in my opinion the best candidate (by his temperament and experience) of those existing viable candidates to lead this country. We need a “leader” and not a CEO from the business world. Mr. Trump will not be able to do those things necessary to make a republic work; he is used to dictating not leading. Dr. Carson is a decent human being, but he lacks experience in the workings of government (as does Mr. Trump).
As much as we disdain “professional” politicians, it does take someone with experience, like Senator Cruz, to make things work.
Confession - I am primarily a social conservative, and that is my main concern. The only viable “social conservative” is Senator Cruz. The others are essentially no longer in the race. I do not consider Dr. Carson to be a bonifide conservation on all social issues. It concerns me that social conservatives are being drawn towards him. I will not bad mouth or disrespect him though, but do not think him suitable for POTUS. Regarding Mr. Trump, I do not think he can be trusted to keep the various and assundry promises he has made regarding social issues.
My feelings/beliefs on the primary and general election is this. If the GOP doesn’t put a bonifide social conservation in the top spot on the ticket, I will not support that individual in the general election. Thus, I will not support Mr. Trump or Dr. Carson. Having Senator Cruz as the running mate to Mr. Trump just ruins Senator Cruz in my eyes. I would not vote for that ticket either.
You just described George W. Bush and that worked out so well.
Trump has said he would have left issues like same-sex unions to the states, and he is all for defending the rights of Christians, so I’m wondering which other social issues you would disagree with Trump on.
I am glad your opinions are not supported by majority of voters. I am not looking to elect a religious head of state. I am more interested in a candidate who is for America First with no guilt. And one who will not be in the pockets of his rich donors.