I support Cruz but I understand why Trump is attractive and Trump has the GOPe on the ropes, I’ll give him that.
But the mistake made in the past is to put all our eggs in one basket, Reagan in the 80’s or Newt in the 90’s or Trump or Cruz today.
The replacement of liberal, do nothing Republicans must take place at all levels of government, all offices.
The 236 Republicans who made the debt increasing, tax raising (new fees he pushed in 2013 budget deal), pension cuts for veterans (same deal) and the list goes on Paul Ryan should all go.
If liberal actions continue and are not reversed or changed, the need for something beyond politics (non violent actions preferred) becomes even more obvious.
I already am looking for a new, sober and sane third party to emerge in this country.
I likewise prefer Cruz, but will gladly settle for Trump.
One of Trump’s great undervalued features is the ability to legitimize saying what has been sociopolitically shameful (to wit: un-PC). He’s able to grab that bully pulpit and say “that’s great that we’d all like to spend lots of money on all these laudable causes - BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE MONEY” and proceed to not just veto the deficit-spending bills, but actually _as_administrator_ realize that whatever spending bill overrides his veto doesn’t mean he _must_ spend that much (going further into insane debt) but that he can nonetheless tell the bureaucracy under him to NOT spend more than the money they are ACTUALLY given. Nobody else is going to do that, likely not even Cruz.
Third party isn’t going to happen, as most voters make their choice long before the options are presented.
Trump is doing the only viable alternative to a third party: commandeer an existing party.