You have a point but Cruz is from a friendly state whereas Trump is from rat infested oligopolis. Makes a difference.
For example, in Texas there is one and only one answer to the question “do you support the 2nd Amendment?”.
In NYC, there is one and only one answer to the same question but it is the opposite answer.
I imagine Trump had to donate a few dollars here and there to democrats just to keep them from plotting against his empire. And the contributions I saw were not so grand. He could have donated a lot more.
But like you I am sticking with Cruz but if Trump wins out and keeps up the straight blunt talk, I will vote for him. So far he hasn’t faded or backed down. That is exciting to watch.
So Trump had to donate $5,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (as Politico reported) to keep people from “plotting” against him? Really? If he did contribute to McCain in the past as some news outlets have reported, did he do so to keep Democrat-lite McCain from plotting against him? LOL. /s.
I was told before this in post #31 that he has to do this to get business done in New York, and I replied that he had to donate $5,000 to an apparently national outfit to get business done in New York?
Cruz in 2016.
Actually Trump gave a pretty rousing defense of the 2nd Amendment several weeks ago and carries himself.
My concern is that however weak ideologically Trump is on a lot of issues---vs. how incredibly strong Cruz is---we simply are in a different era. An era of celebrity. THIS is why Trump is surging. It's that he says something very straightforward, with no obfuscations or political double-talk and it is sent out immediately and is picked up everywhere. Cruz can say much the same thing, but toned down in a little more Washington-ese, and people say "huh?" It will be a hard primary vote for me.