Let me put it this way, who is a credible candidate? Who could I see in the White House? Another Bush, no. Walker, no. Dr. Carson, no. Same with almost all of the others. First off, Clinton would knock over every one of them just as has and will Trump. Second, none are presidential caliber. The only ones I see possible are Trump and Cruz. Cruz has issues and he is not widening his support. He might make a good VP and be a good presidential candidate in the future. I’d love to see him replace McConnell in the Senate. Can you imagine the impact he’d have if he were to do so? And in the future, he’d be my pick for Supreme Court. Right now, Trump has rightfully knocked the air out of everyone and is widening the base and can take on anyone the Democrats might put forward. I cannot see anyone else matching that.
“...Trump has rightfully knocked the air out of everyone and is widening the base...” well said. He has Cruz protecting him on the right. He will get a lot of Reagan Dems.