Cruz has apparently decided to use this strategy to misrepresent Trump's stands on Obamacare, the 2nd Amendment, Planned Parenthood, illegal immigration, and just about everything else. It may just work because he and the media are doing the same thing, albeit for opposite reasons & goals. You can't always point to something Cruz says and prove he's deliberately lying, so some people are susceptible to believing it. Cruz appears to be hoping to reach at least 2 groups of voters:
1. The LIVs who currently back Rubio. If Rubio voters are so uninformed that they can't see Rubio for what he is, then they're uninformed enough to believe Cruz when he misrepresents the truth about Trump. All they know is what the media tells them, and think about it: They're still watching Fox News!
2. The Trump-haters who can not longer stand to listen to Trump because he's annoying. If someone can't stand Trump, the LAST thing they're going to do is sit and listen to Trump state his views. And if they are no longer listening to Trump, then how would they know a "misrepresentation" or subtle distortion when they hear it?
TO TRUMP SUPPORTERS:
I would URGE you to stop Cruz bashing, even when it's not reciprocated from the Cruz people. Yes, it makes you feel better because it's frustrating to sit and watch Cruz distort Trump's positions, but other than that, it does no good to lash back at them. You're probably lashing out at a troll anyway!
The more level-headed Cruz people are reading all the Cruz-hate just like we read all the Trump-hate, right? When I see the Trump hate from a so-called Cruz supporter, it first makes me angry, just like you most likely, but then I remember that I may be getting mad at a paid troll! What a royal waste of time that is. The resentment is human nature, and trolls use "human nature" (behavioral techniques) to divide people. It works; just look around you!
TO CRUZ SUPPORTERS:
Please consider that many of the "Trump supporters" on the boards are actually GOPe trolls. These tools of satan are playing both sides; all you have to do is reread the previous paragraph and interchange the words "Trump" and "Cruz." Please don't let the trolls manipulate you!
People, we need each other in July. The RINOs are plotting and scheming to steal this at the convention, and we must be united or they win. Simple as that.
+1.