All I can do is go with what his positions are today, which many are Constitutionally conservative, then hope and pray he doesn't go back on his word like most politicians do. I can only hope and pray he is as fed up as I am with how our country has been stolen by this DC establishment cabal.
The thing he does have going for him is he is NOT a career politician and a true outsider at this point. That's why the whole DC establishment fears him. We're in a battle of good vs. evil but in these things have been nuanced so bad, many don't understand if they are following good or evil these days. Our government is so corrupt they are going to do anything to try to prevent an outsider from coming in that could potentially expose all their corruption. That good vs. evil battle in part comes down to statism vs. freedom for our country. I will always come down on the side of freedom and liberty.
That being said, statism is so ingrained in our culture and government that short of an all out civil war against our government establishment, I do believe this may be our last hope, to put in a true outsider, to help us clean up this mess. While I would have loved to include Cruz as a true outsider, with all his recent actions of getting in bed with the establishment, I no longer consider him that.
Trump is the only non-career politician and true outsider and to me, worth the risk. Of course with risk, their is reward or failure. If he fails, a civil war was almost inevitable anyways if we truly value our freedoms that continue to be squashed by this whole DC establishment.
CGato
Well.....that might mean something if we were talking about someone who understands politics, but he does not think politically nor does he have any recognized ideology or core to guide him, other than what he has developed in business.
That makes him a huge risk in my opinion. To try to decipher what he is at his core, I have to look at Queens NYC and his history which most Trump fans have ignored.
This vote will likely be my last vote in a contested presidential race. It's doubly important to me that I get it right and not react to the last 8 years, except to say it cannot be repeated.
I have cast my primary vote and if there is no conservative to vote for in the general, well.....they won't miss me and I'll likely not be back (for a plethora of reasons but health and age may have it's say)
I can say that I voted for Reagan twice and miss him a great deal still today. he literally saved my life. (long story but I'm a vet)
In any case, I don't think that we can continue much longer as a Republic. neither cruz nor trump could save her from herself. She is going to burn as soon as the government checks stop and no one can keep that from happening.