It’s not about ideological “purity”, it’s that he’s been on both sides of almost every issue. I know you’d like to believe that he will eventually fall on the conservative side on most of them when he is president. I think it’s just wishful thinking for the most part.
He’s a good salesman, he’s good at saying things that he knows you want to hear. But how much will he actually follow through on? I have my doubts. I’ll vote for him against anybody the dems put up, but I’d rather go with the guy who’s already proven he won’t abandon his principles when he gets to DC.
” ... He’s a good salesman, he’s good at saying things that he knows you want to hear. But how much will he actually follow through on? I have my doubts. I’ll vote for him against anybody the dems put up, but I’d rather go with the guy who’s already proven he won’t abandon his principles when he gets to DC.”
I can make the same argument about Senator Cruz. How much do you honestly believe he could accomplish as president, considering the vitriolic hatred espoused against him by the GOP establishment? That sword cuts both ways.
How much has Ted Cruz actually accomplished during his rather short time in the Senate ... Filibustering is not an accomplishment, if, in the last measure, your opponent still gets his way ... Just as voting against a piece of harmful legislation does not provide credible cover if you first voted for cloture.