Spending the day looking for a better deal when the likelihood of one existing is pretty much nil, would be a stupid way to shop.
Cruz is the right guy, exactly right in conservatism -- not perfect, but exactly right for the times. Many have thought so for awhile. It is mind-boggling that some conservatives are willing to risk this singular opportunity, in the guise of finding something as good or better. To pursue this waste of time by waiting to see who else joins the dog-and-poly show that now numbers FIFTEEN officially declared Republicans, not including TEN more who are in the exploratory phase (among them Walker, Jeb, Christie, Jindhal, and our very own Donald Trump). We could end up with 25 Republican candidates. We've got 15 now! It's schizophrenic -- TWENTY FIVE including declared and officially exploratory.
This versus a sane scenario of SEVEN declared Democrats, with three "exploratory," for a max expected field of TEN.
The best guy, Ted Cruz, declared early, yet Republicans are still playing "deep field" selection games in badly arranged primaries, the "deep field" ranging from functional Democrats to limited government Constitutional Christian conservatives like Cruz.
Name ONE candidate on the Democrat roster that is a functional Republican, let alone a functional limited government conservative. Yet our hapless party offers a whole rainbow of its political opposite.
The whole thing is as crazy and pranged as a train wreck. It's kinda obvious, yet here we are careering on a hope and a scream toward a perfect world where the Republican party nominates Cruz, yet so many are ready to risk losing it all looking for a better deal and blowing the opportunity all to hell. That the GOP would nominate an actual limited government conservative is a short chance in the first place; the only way to foil primaries stacked against it, is to unite NOW behind the guy, and he's declared. And folks are still thinking, "Nah, now, there's probably somebody better over there ..."
Finny, that was very well said.
For me, this is likely my last rodeo, bad heart, lungs, diabetes, slow cancer. I think it could be our country’s last rodeo too. If we fail to get the right guy in office, Ted Cruz, we will not get another chance....and least not with a simple ballot.
As long as God has a sense of humor, I’ll end up okay. Those still here will have a tough time with the mess they helped to make.
~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.