Steve Deace, who endorsed Cruz, said on his show last night that Trump will have trouble motivating the evangelicals because of his lack of authenticity on their issues. He said he might have to ‘redraw the map’ to win, and he will probably require Democrat voters, blacks, etc. to be unmotivated to vote for Hellary and depress turnout on her side for him to win.
He echoes my concerns about Trump’s electability in the general. Essentially we give up the likability and trustworthiness advantage we would have over Hellary with most other candidates. We’d be running the two candidates on either side who score lowest in those regards. Which has echoes of running Romney and giving up the advantage against Obamacare.
“Steve Deace, who endorsed Cruz, said on his show last night that Trump will have trouble motivating the evangelicals because of his lack of authenticity on their issues.”
Agreed, but what if Trump selects a running mate, who he has not badmouthed, and who has credibility with the evangelicals........Huckabee. Just thinking. Politics makes for strange bedfellows.