Nice thoughts Jeff. I appreciate the tone and I agree with you.
I started out this political season telling a person that I wouldn’t even read Trump’s platform because I couldn’t see myself ever supporting him.
Trump announced, and I liked some of what I saw. A few weeks later, I found myself deciding to keep the door open for him. I wanted folks to feel comfortable at least listening to him.
As time went by, Trump surprised me again and again. His platform was solid. He was attracting a lot of support. He had all the things I wanted. I decided to support him.
At this point I realized a lot of people liked Ted, and I thought highly of him too. I suggested the ticket Trump/Cruz and was happy to do so. I wasn’t the only person to do so, or even the first. It seemed like a good fit.
I envisioned Trump for 4 or 8, and Ted for another 4 or 8. I thought we could get a good 16 years out of it. The nation would surely be blessed.
And then it started. The talk of Trump being a Leftist, and Ted being almost perfect. Both started to grate on me. I looked into Ted’s background and wasn’t favorably impressed. I didn’t see him as a Conservative’s Conservative.
I won’t go into the reasons now. It’s pointless.
All I can say at this point, is that after watching Ted allow himself to become the Great White Hope for the RNC/GOPe, I can not longer support Ted for anything.
I appreciate the fact you didn’t suggest Ted be the vice-president. You may have wanted to. I think Ted’s supporters will also.
I don’t. I do not consider Ted to be one with me opposed to the GOPe. He has destroyed all the respect I had for him.
If not the V.P. slot, I had hoped he would be a SCOTUS appointee. I no longer support that either.
This is not the position I had hoped to find myself in at this time. It actually saddens me to have observed what I have.
At any rate, thanks for your thoughts and effort on this.
I think you did a good job.
I followed a similar path to my support for Trump. First choice was Ben Carson, then Cruz But then I found myself agreeing with Trump on most everything.
I don’t think Cruz will listen. His father is saying he would rather have Hillary than Trump. I don’t much see paying attention to someone who took 48 years to become an American citizen from the first time he entered the USA. Cruz seems to consider his father his main advisor. Daddy Cruz says he son is the anointed one. Cruz will continue on.