This cherry picking has been done to dozens of RINOS for decades here at FR
Why is a billionaire from New York who became a Republican in June 2015 exempt from this skepticism?
That is the thing I cannot understand here.
This is 100% about Trump’s promises. We have ZERO political results.
That's because Trump has never been a politician before.....and that's a good thing because Americans are so tired of career professional politicians.
CGato
Couple of things. He's called himself a republican since at least the 80's. He's been to Republican conventions. He's voted exclusively Republican according to NY state records.
Secondly he has no political records as you point out. None. Zero. Zip. He has no votes that go against (or for) conservative principles. He has no public policies that he's instituted. He has no political records at all. The RINO's you refer to ALL had verifiable RINO political records or agendas that were implemented.
So we're left with a choice. He's either COMPLETELY lying about what he's campaigning on or he's not. If he is lying then why?? So he can get elected President and prove himself to be a liar? And then have the Trump brand forever be associated with the biggest liar in the world? Every time someone sees a Trump property does he want them to say "You know, Donald Trump completely lied about his agenda...why the heck would I ever stay here?".
He's got a brand to uphold. A brand that needs to stay upscale and trustworthy. Why on God's green earth would he completely lie and ruin his entire brand and risk losing everything that's he's worked his entire life for? And risk losing it from his stockholders and family?
Ted Cruz is a loser. Trump has smoked him in most of the primaries. People dont believe Cruz. He lost.