I disagree. The majority of Cruz supporters have a baseline of conservative principle. They then compare and contrast candidates based on that matrix. I don’t see a lot of Cruz supporters saying that they don’t prefer Trump so they are voting for Cruz. Their selection is affirmative based on principle.
Contrast that with a Trump supporter. Their support is based on two things: emotional rhetoric and what they perceive to be success in the private sector that will transfer over to the public.
Ask yourself this question: where has the vaunted cross-over Reagan democrats been for the last 30 years? I’m supposed to believe that no Republican has advocated policies beneficial to them in all that time? That it required Trump to bring them back? Even if that’s the case it is more damning because it more than suggests that their adherence to principle is based solely on the personality of the candidate and the rhetoric he or she espouses.
And when Trump is not the nominee, or is elected and serves his term what happens to them? Do they go back to their old ways? I suspect that is the case. That’s why Trump supporters are a fickle bunch and I certainly would not want to entrust the future of this country to such individuals.
Where is the principle and conservatism in Cruz’s campaign? There is none. Attacking Trump on the KKK nonsense, attacking Trump when violent communists attacked us in Chicago, attacking Trump when terrorists hit Brussels, speculating on his taxes, etc., etc. Nothing principled or conservative about any of that. Period.
Trump gained traction because of issues. You Cruzers never cared to give him credit for that. Where was Ted when Kate was bleeding out on a street in San Francisco? Having a cocktail with Heidi on a roof top bar in Georgetown? THAT is why Trumpers are loyal to him. He spoke up on unfair trade and criminal aliens when NOBODY in DC would. Cruz has spent the entire campaign parroting Trump on issue after issue. Latest being “fair trade”. LOL.
Trump is the best sunshine conservatives have ever had. I always thought the uniparty stuff was tin foil hat stuff. Yet low and behold a few weeks ago we had a bunch of beltway GOPers meeting in secret with rich DEMOCRATS in the middle of a heated primary season. If that isn’t UNIPARTY, nothing is. And sadly Ted Cruz is right in the middle of it scheming his way to the nom. Ted Cruz is better than this. Very disappointing. Whatever happens with Trump, the GOP will never be the same again. Anybody conservative paying attention not attached to Cruz is done with the GOP. Period.
Cruz vigorously fought to pass Kate's Law. O'Reilly just tonight gave Cruz a shout out for doing so.