Who IS this author?
The article completely (and probably intentionally) misses the point. Evangelicals were supposed to be Cruz’s base in the South, and instead more went for Trump than Cruz. Trump didn’t have to win a majority of evangelicals to deflate Cruz’s chances in the South.
He doesn’t have a majority of anybody.......
...................... he just has a great many of everybody.
BTTT!
There sure have been a lot of exit polls in southern states supporting this “myth”.
So what?
NO one that I’m aware of ever said he had a “majority.”
He has a “plurality” but more evangelical support than any other candidate, including Cruz.
Is this a straw-man?
Someone desperate had a deadline, and came up with this meshugas.
“If you had told me a year ago that the front-runner at this stage in the Republican campaign would be a supporter of Planned Parenthood, who says he doesn’t stand with Israel, who has a long record of supporting government-sponsored health care, I would say, on what planet would that be the Republican front-runner?”
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This the kind of prevarication and distortion to which I strenuously object and I have heard these types of misstatements from the GOP-e/Rubio and Cruz campaigns.
#1) Trump has said he would support Federal funding for Planned Parenthood IF and ONLY IF THEY STOPPED PERFORMING ABORTIONS. BOTH Cruz and Rubio participated in approving the current Federal budget which FULLY SUPPORTS Federal FUNDING Planned Parenthood w/o reservation.
#2) Trump has been a strong supporter of Israel. He has stated he would attempt to remain neutral in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and has qualified that statement that if the PA did not participate in these negotiations in an honest and truthful manner he would, of course, side w/Israel. That is a fair and logical position/starting point if one is to act as an fair and objective ombudsman between these two extremely divided and contentious parties.
#3) Trump wants to replace Obamacare w/a private system that allows and encourages, rather than restricts, competition across the various state borders; which is a logical and worthy concept if one is trying to cut costs to the consumer. Trump has stated that he does want some type of “safety net” for the small percentage of individuals who truly cannot obtain health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. That is the only part of his proposed health care policy that would require some type of Federal coordination and support.
YES HE DOES HAVE EVANGELICALS SUPPORT!!