If this forum becomes a savage Cruz vs. Trump battlefield, I”m investing in popcorn futures.
For me, it comes down to believing that Cruz is truly off the GOPe reservation. He’s had some troubling votes, his immigration stand has been iffy, and his big donors and wife represent the usual GOPe supporting suspects.
In spite of all that, maybe he’s really a true insurgent candidate, but unless he’s privy to info on a GOPe move that will keep Trump off the ballot in some key states, I don’t see why he’d “dis” Trump at this point. Maybe it’s just too much being read into some phrasing, but hey, at least it’s not a boring election season.
There’s also his Canadian birth. The Supreme Court has shown it’s more than willing to find all kinds of intent in the constitution, and who knows how they’d rule on that question?
I’ve sent money to Cruz, but I’d rather see Trump win the nomination. If Trump implodes, quits or dies I’d certainly support Cruz, but I’d not be shocked if he Ted got elected and then turned out to be a GOPe sheep in conservative wolf’s clothing. I hope that’s not the case.
And I wouldn’t be shocked if Trump got elected and flip-flopped back to supporting socialized medicine, abortion or whatever other position he thought could help his poll numbers at any given date and time. Although we can only hope he flip-flops back to supporting the Cuba embargo.
Cruz’ wife? Seriously? What other candidates get this level of scrutiny that we start analyzing their wives’ backgrounds? If you applied such an intense purity test to Trump, he absolutely crumbles on far more pillars than Cruz does. If you want a candidate with many troubling and iffy stands in his history, Trump’s your man.
Cruz has said no illegals here would ever become citizens, while Trump said an unlimited number can come back in and immigrate legally. So Trump is more liberal on immigration and on expanding the Democrat voter rolls than Cruz. Cruz’ voting record has been absolutely phenomenal. Other than Mike Lee, what Senator has a more conservative voting record?