[rightwingintelligentsia]

I would like to be able to support Cruz, but Cruz just doesn’t seem to catching on with people.

That's the problem we face. To win a general election, the candidate can't just have the right ideological credentials (which Cruz clearly has). He also has to have the campaign resources and a persona that appeals to a broad group of people. The last time we had a truly conservative candidate with that level of charisma was Reagan. We don't have that now.

So, the weakness of the Democrat field aside, conservatives are truly not in a good place with this election.

[chris37]

Yes, that is true.

In my lifetime, 44 years, there has been exactly one conservative of consequence, Ronald Reagan.

Outside of him, conservatives and conservatism has been without consequence or achievement.

I don’t know why that is, but that is the way it has played out.

I could hold out and say oh I am not going to vote for anyone but a true conservative, no one else need apply.

But what are the chances of such a person being someone of consequence?

Almost zero.

So maybe I’ll go with someone with clear leadership skills in a field of people with none, and someone who is addressing the invasion of illegal aliens in a field of people who are not.