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You are basically saying “We can’t nominate a Conservative so we’ll have to settle for something less, a gamble on a RINO named Trump, the worst RINO running.”

Well, last I checked the folks bashing Trump were not your leading Conserevatvies. LINK

Cruz hasn't trashed Trump. Jim Robinson isn't trashing Trump. I'm not trashing Trump. Many fine unstanding people on this forum are not trashing Trump. Why?

Is it because Jim, I, and others support Leftists?

To be fair, Jim is still pushing Cruz with Trump as a fall-back position, but we've listened to Trump and he's not hawking Leftist dogma.

I can understand why you are leary of him. Fine. If Cruz can't get the nomination then what?

Once Bush or another GOPe Leftist gets the nod, then what? Four more years of a RINO leading the nation, or four more years with someone like Hillary, Sanders, or Biden.

This time in 2007 and this time in 2011, who thought we'd wind up with McCain or Romney. Why we dismissed them. How did that work out?

I’m not surrendering, either, and I support the best Conservative running this time around, Cruz.

And we all supported the best Conservatives running in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. Gosh wasn't that fun and fulfilling.

None of our Conservatives won, but of course this year for the first time in 32 years, the clouds will sudden party, sun will shine down, and Cruz will be nominated.

Not gonna happen.

Democrats and Liberal Republicans outnumber us.

It's Trump or the GOPe shill. Take your pick.

Your hatred of Bush clouds your thinking. He won’t even make it past the Southern primary.

What did you think McCain's chances were?

Trump’s not a conservative, not nearly.

“...of the nearly $420,000 Trump has donated to committees, the largest recipient has been the Democratic Senatorial Campaign “

According to a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of Trump’s federal campaign contribution history, The Donald has been a prolific donor to both Democrats and Republicans during the past two decades.

In all, Trump has contributed to 96 candidates running for federal political office since the 1990 election cycle, the Center finds. Only 48 of the recipients — exactly half — were Republicans at the time they received their contribution, including ex-Gov. Charlie Crist (I-Fla.) and ex-Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who both of whom received their Trump contributions as Republicans.

Since the 1990 election cycle, the top 10 recipients of Trump’s political contributions number six Democrats and four Republicans. Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), who was censured last year by his U.S. House colleagues, has received the most Trump money, totaling $24,750. The most recent contribution from Trump to Rangel was a $10,000 gift during the 2006 election cycle.

The top Republican recipient of Trump’s money is Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who has collected $13,600 from the billionaire magnate, the second most of any politician. Trump did not contribute to McCain during the 2010 election cycle, during which the former presidential candidate was facing re-election.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has received the fourth-largest amount of Trump’s contributions, including $4,800 in the successful 2010 campaign against Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle. In total Trump has contributed $10,400 to Reid.

However, of the nearly $420,000 Trump has donated to committees, the largest recipient has been the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee with $116,000 — or more than one fourth of his total contributions to all party and political action committees.

If Trump gets the nomination I’ll vote for him just like I voted for both Bushes, Dole, McCain and Romney. That doesn’t mean I’ll like it. I didn’t like it then, either, but they were better than the democrat alternative. It will be one more lost opportunity to get a Conservative in office.

I’m not a single issue voter. I look at the totality of a candidate’s positions based on how believable I think the candidate really is. Trump’s late hour conversion to moderate conservatism isn’t convincing. He’ll appoint a bunch of his New York cronies and at best be another Nixon or Ford.

I was a Conservative before I was a Republican. In fact in 1976 and 1980 I was one of those Reagan democrats. Never compare Reagan to Trump. Reagan wasn’t perfect but he was the best president in my lifetime. Trump isn’t fit to shine Reagan’s shoes.

If Cruz washes out early I’ll go to my second, third, or fourth choice based on my opinion not others on the forums.

It won’t be Trump.