[gusopol3]

Being the Republican nominee is no position of power; see Bob Dole, John McCain and Mitt Romney. He needs something from them, like 35% of active republican voters who say they won’t vote for him.

[Robert DeLong]

Ted has trouble getting 35% in a majority of the primaries, but that doesn't stop you from believing he would beat Hillary. On top of that he has zero crossover appeal. Trump has 10s of thousands of crossovers that switched party affiliation. One can only guess how many will just crossover for the election. So Reagan is the appropriate Republican candidate to compare him with, even though I believe that pains you to no end.

I agree power was the wrong word to use, strength is a better choice. Trump is in a position of strength because he is, by a large margin; at least currently, the front runner. Your globalist candidate is also willing to throw his carefully crafted persona of being anti-establishment to the curb when it no longer serves his best interest. Let me guess, you believe he is doing it for your best interest. Is that correct?