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Can’t argue with your reasoning on this, Jim! From your lips to Team Cruz’s ears! Very impressive response! I can only hope you will do something useful with your powerful insights.

But I still disagree re: the Gang of 22...they never mentioned Cruz once, which leads me to conclude they could only unite in the negative, not in a positive endorsement. I highly doubt that the majority of them are for Ted Cruz. And this shouldn’t come as a surprise, as many in the intellectual and talking-head classes are every bit is uncomfortable with Ted Cruz’s mission to overturn the establishment as his enemies Congress.

And let’s face it, Cruz embodies the vast majority of Trump’s message in both WORD and DEED. Whereas with Trump, based on his record, we are dealing in words only on the conservative side of the ledger...but almost all of his words (and his money) went in the exact OPPOSITE direction before he started campaigning as a Republican.

The choice is clear. Either we vote for the tried and true conservative in the primary, or we can vote for the other guy in order to find out if he will govern as a conservative in office. Given that choice, I will vote for the tried and true conservative EVERY TIME.

Whether the Gang of 22 intended to favor Cruz while bashing Trump or not, that’s the way a lot people perceived it.

Unintended consequences.

And I do hope that Cruz manages to get his real message out. He won’t win by going nasty or dirty. Forget about the attacks. Be smart, stay positive, stay on message and stay above the fray. Use that knowing smile of his, or even a sly wink into the camera during the debates when Trump attacks him with something dumb. Or use some Reagan-like humor to unsettle his opponent. That will be infinitely better than attacking back.

And dump Beck NOW! Make it public and positive.

Say something like, it’s unfortunate that Glenn Beck has told voters to support Sanders or Hillary rather than Trump should he be our nominee. I guarantee you that Sanders or Hillary would be disastrous for America. I love America with all my heart and will support our nominee with every fiber of my being against the godless, leftist/socialist Democrat! Therefore, I am today disassociatiing myself from Glenn Beck’s movement.