And that is what’s really upsetting the Trumpers.
You are making a huge assumption here, which is that Trump supporters are perfectly okay with underhanded win-at-any-cost tactics as long as it is their guy who benefits.
The truth is that many (most? all?) Trump supporters actually value things like integrity and fairness (of opportunity, not outcome). So when we see someone apparently cheating, we turn against that person. It doesn't matter if he is on our team--we don't want a cheater.
I didn't turn against Cruz because I'm for Trump. I turned against Cruz because of Cruz. That means I will not turn back to Cruz if Trump should somehow not pick up the nomination--in that case, I'll probably vote for the libertarian or one of the other conservative parties' candidates.
And before you say that Cruz won by the rules in CO, just consider that it is like saying that a murderer's exoneration was completely legal because he confessed to the police before they read the Miranda rights to him. Maybe it's perfectly legal, but it's totally wrong.
just consider that it is like saying that a murderer’s exoneration was completely legal because he confessed to the police before they read the Miranda rights to him. Maybe it’s perfectly legal, but it’s totally wrong.
More like if I sign a contract, and some part of the contract is enforced that may be unfair, it was my responsibility to read the contract before signing it.
Since Trump signed onto running for president, it’s his job to learn the rules. Not demand that party bosses lead him by the hand. Right or wrong, that’s the game.
My personal opinion is both Trump and Cruz are too badly damaged to win in Nov. Neither one is really going to unite the base to it’s totality as Reagan did. Too much bad blood between supporters.