“. . . Trump blazed the trail . . .”
You do know that Trump is an insincere charlatan, don’t you?
I know what matters in this case. Trump is taking on Political correctness, he says what others are literally afraid to say. That is enough for me. Everything else doesn’t really matter to me at this point. Abortion, gay marriage, women on the front lines, sanctuary cities all comes down to people afraid to speak out against it. It’s not that people agree with this crap, they are AFRAID. They are scared that they will become social pariah, lose their jobs (including elections). It’s really sad in what should be a free country. Trump says what is now unspeakable. It’s among the best things that can be done for the country. An equally offensive offender to show people that you can speak out and you don’t have to be afraid. You don’t have to convince people that gay marriage is wrong, people already instinctively know that. You just have to give them the courage to speak out. You may not see it now but Trump is giving a lot of people the courage to say what’s on their minds. Until people are no longer afraid people like Cruz or others who hold out of the mainstream (from the media’s perspective) views will never be elected and even if they were they could never implement their agenda.