I’ll give you that Donald has a much bigger personality....than anyone running, not just Cruz. But I don’t think Cruz is “charm challenged” - unless you buy the mainstream media portrayal of him. Which I do not by the way.
The other thing to consider is this: a huge in your face personality is great...for a while....but won’t it get tiring after a while? This is a marathon, not a sprint. Maybe Trump is Secretariat...and while a sprinter, he can also muster the distance too. But those are once in a generation traits.
There is a softness and a generosity about Trump that lets him get away with quite honestly negative things about quite honestly negative people.
And I just don’t think Cruz has that. Cruz is not naturally inclined to good humor, which I think Trump is.
Now, that doesn’t mean I think Trump’s going to be the nominee. I just think he’s gifted in a way that Cruz isn’t.
Teddy Roosevelt had the same blowhard personality as Trump.
So there is a precedant.
Trump will fade as soon as our anger, fear, and frustration at Washington politics-as-usual fades. And that’s not likely to happen.
It’s interesting to me that Trump seems to have an affinity for Cruz and an animosity toward the Bushes, including Jeb.
I’m for Ted Cruz, and I like Bobby Jindal. I’m unsure about what kind of president Trump would be. Hopefully, he would hire some good conservatives to guide his policies. Hope. There’s that word again.
I have never agreed with you more.
YOU ARE SO RIGHT! He is the most charming and reasonable man I have ever seen. Do you think he is too smart for some people?