Did you have that same opinion back in June and July when Trump was the guy taking truckloads of heat for his stand on illegal immigration and The Wall?
And why was Cruz silently standing by?
That was not precisely the same circumstance, although it had some of the same elements. Most importantly, it was before the media and establishment realized that the electorate had made a tectonic shift in its view of the media, its role in elections, and in their understanding that the establishment reaches across party lines.
I expected those attacks were just business as usual for the media and the Rats for politically correct attacks designed to hound someone out of the race. I totally loved it when the attacks slid off Trump because it told me something about the state of mind of the electorate. . . Trump was just being Trump - I don’t believe he was babbling his stream of consciousness thoughts - I think his stump points were far more researched and calculated.
The difference now is that the GOPe has made the judgment that Trump is the lesser of two evils. Knowing Trump, he has cut a back room deal to call off the dogs for something in exchange if he is elected. If so, depending on the deal, that makes him part of the corruption problem, unless he gives them some of their own medicine and reneges on the deal.
Trump is on Cruz because he is his toughest political rival. The Rats and GOPe are on Cruz because he is the biggest threat to their cozy, corrupt set up.
If nominated, I’ll vote for Trump. But remember this: Trump is for Trump. He is running on the basis that he is too rich to be bought - I hope that is true, but his history shows that he has been part of the corruption game. . . if elected, I hope he can and will clean it up. I believe the fate of our nation’s future hangs in the balance.
Why did Cruz silently stand by? He probably thought like me and many others that Trump would make a gaffe that would disqualify him. It does not make sense to go all in with a rival candidate whose monumental gaffe would disqualify Cruz also. The name of the game at that time was to build your organization, survive to fight another day, and differentiate yourself from your rivals. His silence was neither a character flaw nor evidence of weakness. It was not smart to fight a very risky battle Trump was winning. A for me, I loved Trump’s stand on illegal immigration and building the wall. . . makes perfect sense if you goals is to protect and enhance the well-being of the citizens. That is clearly not the goal of the Rats and GOPe.