There is nothing on Jim Robinson's bucket list that is not shared by Ted Cruz That may be true, but it's Trump who has pushed those issues to the forefront, not Cruz.
The main two, illegals and stopping muzzies from immigrating are only in the forefront because Trump had the courage to put them there. I'm not sure Cruz would be saying amen to them had Trump not done the hard lifting against the media.
One of the main reasons I shifted preference to Trump is he clearly had the strength to form the narrative. It's in that ability to take on the media, and the strength to push that narrative that enables him to be winning.
That's not only what we will need to win in November, but it's what we will need in a leader when the left starts howling when the changes start to be made.
Cruz is a good debater, well spoken, but I don't think we need a debate champ. We will need someone who can move the Overton window, form the narrative, and stay strong enough to actually effect change in the face of the howling that will go on. It's why it's called executive experience, not debating experience.
In my opinion, Trump has demonstrated he can do that, Cruz has not. My belief is if Cruz had one tenth of what has been thrown at Trump, he would be polling at 10%. I don't think he can handle Hillary, and I don't think he can handle the pressure of being the one to take on the left after the election.
He's young, and if he takes the right road, he will do very well in the future. Frankly, I'd prefer him on the Supreme Court.
It is also true, that if something changes, and Cruz wins this thing with a miracle finish, I am not #neverCruz, and would support him if he won. It just doesn't look like that's going to happen.
They would be foolish of me to disagree that Trump has been successful in bringing the issues you mention to the forefront of the debate.
But I take issue with your assertion that Cruz did not "push" the issues of immigration because my interpretation of his poison pill efforts in the Senate and his lobbying in the House demonstrate that he was pushing these matters before Trump got in. In addition, I have cited Trump'S 2013 tweet supporting amnesty, at least temporarily.
Nevertheless, you are correct Trump is a public-relations genius who has brought these matters to the front of the debate.
Conceding that reality, I also look at the other side of the coin which tells me that for every positive effect Trump has had concerning issues that we love, he has provoked a bitter opposition which is reflected in his negatives. It will make it very difficult for him to be elected and difficult for him to govern. I have been wrong on Donald Trump on several occasions so I could be wrong in this estimation but it is not an unreasonable position to take.
