My brothers usually vote Democrat, but neither is a leftwing progressive by any measure. They are moderates. You are underestimating how unlikeable many people find the Republican Party. One of my brothers generally thinks the Republicans are against the little guy in favor of big business. That is why he voted for Obama (although he did vote for W. over Kerry). There are still some good, hardworking people sympathetic to many of our views in the Democratic Party. Their last remnants need to be broken free from the Democrats and that party can then become the pure party of Cultural Marxist progressives and their various dependent victim groups.
“You are underestimating how unlikeable many people find the Republican Party”
I don’t think I’m underestimating anything. I have an issue with a candidate, like Trump, that lacks conservatives principles and is therefore as appealing to democrats and liberals as many of the democrat, left-wing candidates.
Even those democrats that voted for Obama and are now disillusioned are only confirming my claim because those dems were easily swayed by Obama’s empty rhetoric and now appear to be swayed by Trump’s fraud game.
I prefer a stalwart conservative, like Cruz, that holds conservative values above pandering and party loyalty. I don’t care if the dems or moderates see Cruz as too conservative and don’t like him because of it. I won’t trade my principles for a chance to win because even if we win, we still lose.