YOU are the embodiment of what this OP is talking about. You seem to be unable to let it go for even one thread.
dforest: "YOU are the embodiment of what this OP is talking about. You seem to be unable to let it go for even one thread."
You are both correct. The Trump supporters (I support Trump and Cruz) need to admit that Trump is in it because he wants to make America great and be remembered as a great president. He has a two-fold plan to do that: 1) attack the other candidates and the media and win 2) have a plan to make America great.
If you read Trump's website he has a plan to make America great. Cruz is different in that he wants to replace corporate income taxes with VAT in that wages are non-deductible to employers. The common critique of VAT is that it gives politicians a continuously expanding pot of money. But Cruz's plan is way better than what we have now. Trump wants to restrict illegal immigration.
The crux of the difference is that Trump is skimpy on details on everything else but the making America great items. What kind of America will we have under Trump? We don't really know, but Trump will make deals and might sell off some of our values. For example Trump wants 50 state concealed carry. That is a good thing. But how it is implemented makes all the difference. Trump could make a deal allowing the FBI to review every concealed carry permit as opposed to the states and localities which do it now. I would much rather be reviewed by my local sheriff.
On item 1, getting elected, Trump has a clear advantage. He has even helped Cruz a lot by steamrolling the media and putting politically incorrect statements into the public discussion. Cruz benefitted for the most part although he had to take a stand on the Muslim immigration issue and chose not to call for a hold. Even that weasel Rubio (sorry about that Rubio fans) said he was in favor of a hold on Muslim immigration about a day or two before the Iowa primary in an attempt to siphon off some Trump votes. He took that position in a speech along with several other Trump positions.
Having Trump in the race is good for Cruz except if Trump wins. If that happens we will be rolling the dice. America will be great or at least much greater than under Obama or Bush. But we really don't know how it will look socially and what that means 20 years down the road.