I keep thinking that same thing. If Trump is SO FAR ahead of Cruz, and WINNING everywhere, why does Trump feel the need to reiterate into every microphone he can find, that Cruz is such a “nasty guy”, and a liar and all those other personal attacks he keeps saying about Ted???
I mean, if you’re already winning, why the need for such vitriol? Is it just that Trump is a nasty, mean person? Or is he afraid Cruz is closer than the polls are indicating?
I think it’s the latter.
He’s trying to bury Cruz. This is that final flurry of punches when a boxer sees a the slightest weakness in his opponent. This is how he expresses that adrenaline rush.
Agreed
He's playing for votes in the general election. The left hates Cruz more than they hate Trump. He's setting himself apart from Cruz and making a big deal about it to get the press to break through to low information voters. Many low info voters will only remember "Trump didn't like Cruz so he must not be that conservative so I can vote for him".