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I have a feeling it’s going to keep on like that for a while longer.

I don’t hate either one of them, but some of their supporters are certainly obnoxious, and in my opinion, most of those, although not all, are Cruz supporters.

FR is an ideological world heavily affected with confirmation bias. The hardcore ideologue is obsessed with ideological purity.

Reality dictates that our form of government does not work from that perspective because there are many ideologies in play. The best we can hope for is someone who will steer one way or another. Anyone who thinks electing a true conservative will make for a true conservative government does not understand how D.C. works. Our nation’s incremental movement to the left and big government involves far more than who occupies the White House.

While we all wish for immediate change, it won’t happen. We need someone to steer back towards the right in a convincing and effective manner. If we elect the best ideologue but he/she can’t move D.C. not much will change. That is the question that history will judge the candidates by - not all of the sniping, past statements and pictures, and bickering we see on the news today.

This has become my worry with Cruz. So I question if Cruz can move anything even though I like what he says better. I expect half of what Trump says he will do. All I can do is watch (my state primary is pointless - it will be settled) and hope for the best. Threads like this and drive-by flames to one candidate or another won’t mean much for the America we leave for my children and grandchildren.

I think Cruz brings out the more “religious” crowd.

I don’t have near as much room for “religion” as I used to. “Religion” is how man tries to fumble his way towards God. Faith is how man says Yes when God approaches. It FINALLY got through my THICK HEAD that it is better to call to the Shepherd and have Him find ME, than it is to try to figure out where the Shepherd went. Because what I might think to be the latter might turn out (and in many cases has turned out) to be a wolf.

Cruz, I believe to my sadness, is more religion than faith in his approach.