I am a fan of Cruz. And frankly, Trump’s wiping the floor with Jeb might be opening a door for Cruz.
But here’s my fear, and this fear played itself out with Christine O’Donnell in Delaware and Joe Miller in Alaska:
If Cruz (or Trump) wins the nomination, the GOPe won’t support him - PAC money will dry up, committee money will be diverted, most incumbents will not go to rallies with him, etc. It may even get so severe that the GOPe supports a write-in candidacy (like replacing Miller with Murkowski in Alaska). And, if this were to occur, I think Trump may be better equipped to deal with it - certainly as far as money is concerned, and also he doesn’t seem to need endorsements from other politicians.
I’m still a Cruz guy...but I am liking Trump more and more. BTW, I think Trump erred in signing a loyalty pledge. When asked about it at the debate, he should have replied ‘only if the GOP signs a similar loyalty pledge to me, if I win the nomination’ - the entire Murkowski affair is a cautionary tale.
Of course not. They will support a Hillary-Jeb ticket instead.
But Trump will make it up with Democrats.
I think we have a new party called “The Trump Party”. I like the sound of it for now anyway...
Trump is more gaffe-prone, has more potential baggage from his past that could come up (e.g. marriage issues, disgruntled employees) and leads the pack of GOP contenders in unfavorable ratings with the general public.
Those are big risks to assume for an uncertain reward, with a candidate who was described as being not conservative just a few years ago by commentators as reliable as Mark Levin and Michelle Malkin.
I would think that Trump only signed it with the agreement that the support went both ways.
He is no dummy.
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>> “If Cruz (or Trump) wins the nomination, the GOPe won’t support him - PAC money will dry up” <<
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Not a danger with either of them.
Cruz is already guaranteed the necessary financial backing, and Trump doesn’t really need it.
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