Precisely right - Which is why I find it so very odd that folks pick out the very few criticisms of Cruz to attack him with, when his very, very long list of Conservative successes should earn him trust, and the benefit of the doubt. Even Reagan messed up a time or two... But by and large, Cruz is just as predictably conservative as one could possibly ask for.
Yet those same folks, who would crucify Cruz, blithely overlook Trump's horrendously liberal record in order to talk up his election year promises. And of what value are those promises, if in fact his actions - his record - defy those promises?
Seems to me, like with Cruz, what he DOES is worth more than what he says... And using that as the bellwether, there isn't anyone out there to vote for except Cruz.
Trump talks big talk, is refreshing in how he is politically incorrect, and means well, but his actions and history prove him to be a power-wielder bereft of a political compass, which makes him a total crap shoot in terms of gambling what I vote FOR empowering in this nation. And I only vote for what I want to win.
In 1999, Trump openly promoted and praised the concept of universal health care; in 2008, he was an enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama, and in 2013, a generous donor to the campaign of leftist and Clinton toadie Terry McAuliffe.
Those who think they know what Trump will stand for in, say, 2028 or 2020, are kidding themselves. They don't know what they're voting for any more than the man in the moon. They only know what they hope they're voting for.
And that's a bad gamble looking at Trump's habits as opposed to his words.
Cruz, on the other hand, is a consistent conservative guided by a political compass like my own, and who has the same stands today as he had in 1999, 2008, and two years ago.
Conservatives willing to "gamble" on Trump are taking a pretty stupid bet, in my opinion.