I'm conflicted on who would be the more capable candidate to take the prize, but lean towards Trump.
whatever happens with the R nomination, I still think Cruz would have been marginalized without Trump.
I still agree with you. Cruz could not have fought through that onslaught. They’d already had him labeled and radioactive.
Trump on the other hand, used the element of surprise and they still haven’t figured out how to get him in their gun sights. That’s the case for that point of view. I think it’s strong, but it is, of course, proving an opinion. Always a hard thing to do.
I think Trump is most likely to win due to cash, connections, and combativeness. I also think he has dirt on Hillary....hinted at it anyway.
His research and response team has been outstanding so far. And more than purity, I want a victory provided I don’t give away the farm in terms of principle. With Trump the gamble isn’t that his current positions lack conservative markers but that his conversion was expedience. I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, and the more I see his gut reactions to events, the more I see a conservative response coming out of his naturally.
To be clear, I no longer see Cruz as ‘pure’ either.