Give me a break. There’s a big difference in this election.
I love both Cruz and Trump, and will support and vote for whichever of the two gets the nomination. I prefer the more conservative Cruz in the primary but will be happy to vote for Trump in the general if he gets there without even holding mt nose.
Why? Because if he’s the nominee, he’s the grassroots nominee. He’s not being forced on us by Tokyo Rove or the big PACs or the GOPe or even the GOP. They all hate him. They’ll probably come along if he becomes inevitable, but it’ll be out of fear for their own jobs, not because they like him.
If Trump gets the nomination, it will be due to the grassroots and will be in spite of the establishment GOP.
And I will support him to the hilt in that case just like I would Cruz.
I’d crawl on my knees (if I had any) over broken glass to keep another communist out of the White House.
Those who can’t live with that may want to take a sabbatical from FR. I’m certainly not in any mood to give much leeway to people who refuse to fight the good fight against a communist takeover.
It isn't that Cruz is just as good -- it's that Trump exhibits every evidence of being a life-long left-leaning moderate. He's self-absorbed, even ridiculous. A lot of people here sucked it up and voted for Romney last time, and went home sick at heart.
Fewer are going to suck up this time to accepting that the Republican party is entitled to a conservative's vote (which is essentially the stand being taken) if Trump pans out the disaster that he's looking like, and the conversation on FR is reflecting it now. Romney Redux.
No matter how great if feels, you know that anger and vengeance are bad things to follow. It's what any good parent would teach a child. Rather follow someone whose appeal is optimism and workable solutions.
Cruz appeals to my desire to see Constitutional limited government principles restored to America, the Republican party, and conservatism.
I'll leave the guy who appeals to anger and vengeance behind.