Well, I thought so too, until life intervened, and in June, Trump came on the scene with a big splash in the pool of GOP candidates and soaked everyone around poolside. I immediately thought to myself, this is the guy who can take it all. He is unlike anyone else running. He is unconventional but speaks in a way that makes the media and the Left ooze brain fluid. From that moment on, he was my guy.
Trump hasn't backed down in the face of a cacophony of criticism and detractors telling us he is "not presidential" and he would destroy the country with his unPC rhetoric. American likes a winner but what they like even more is a guy who against all odds, fights back and becomes that winner, despite all the establishment efforts to defeat him. People love him for that.
Oh, and by the way. I too am disgusted with Cruz. His stripes turned to spots over time and he became a different candidate than I first envisioned. But he needs to show some leadership now and gracefully bow out of this race. He had his chance and will have others. But this prolonged, desperate effort to continue make himself out as a winner when he is losing almost everything in sight, just confirms to me that he is not the man we need right now.
Bandwagon: Clear some more space. There will be a bunch more people jumping on board before this Trump train slows or stops. I predict Trump will win going away in November.
@ post 91 - you echo my sentiments exactly. I believe Cruz made a fatal mistake in listening to the campaign advisors who told him he must go ugly on Trump to win. Cruz is horrible in attack mode - simply dreadful. He and Rubio looked like chihuahuas on stage yapping at a St. Bernard. Had he maintained his “campaign about issues” promise and kept the high road I think he would be in far better shape right now and in the future, but he didn’t.
I am not blaming Cruz alone for the campaign being so nasty - they both deserve blame and I was disgusted with both. Cruz is only 45 and he had a chance to position himself very well for the future because he had exceeded the expectations of most everyone, but he blew it. If he thinks his newly found GOPe friends will love him after the campaign he is a fool. They hated him then and still hate him now (only less).
Now it has gotten downright silly. He will lose in Indiana and he and Carly will probably have a press conference to announce their cabinet selections. Reality has left the building.
For better or worse, it is going to be Trump and the focus must be on retiring the Clinton’s once and for all. Cruz would do well to repair the damage, hold his seat in the Senate, and focus on the future. His advisors apparently don’t want the paychecks to end, but the money is drying up and he is going to start racking up debt. His ego-driven efforts are helping Hillary and I can’t forgive him for that.