I began supporting Ted Cruz the day that he announced his candidacy. However, I have come to accept the fact that he will not be the nominee and I have come to accept the fact that Trump will be the nominee. And, I am prepared to support Trump to the hilt.
However, I am going to suggest that Trump and all of us who now support him should do all that we can to avoid antagonizing voters who are having a lot of difficulty accepting the reality that their candidate (Cruz) is not going to be on November's ballot. Trump is going to need all the support that he can get to defeat Hillary. Those who have supported Cruz (or any other losing candidate) should be treated with respect. We're going to need all of them in November.
It is not Cruz who will be hurt by a failure to make peace in the party.
Yay! I always had hope for you. Welcome, welcome!
I agree. Antagonism breeds antagonism.
Trump supporters need to try to be gracious, and that process has already begun somewhat.
Unfortunately, the flip side of that means that it's the responsibility of Cruz supporters to stand down with their insults and constant derogation of not only the presumptive nominee, but his followers, and begin facing objective reality, and that's not going to happen with coddling or soft-pedaling.
It is what it is. Ted Crus is clearly fighting a losing battle. His support is clearly collapsing both nationally and in the remaining states. One must be in willful denial not to acknowledge that fact.
There's still a relentless propaganda war being waged against both Donald Trump and his supporters, and I, for one, am not going to unilaterally withdraw from that battle. That's not what you do when you're winning. It's what you do when you've lost. And Ted Cruz has lost.
I'm going to try to keep my powder dry until Tuesday night, however, because I think that will be the death knell of the Cruz campaign. After Tuesday night, when Cruz faces several more third place finishes, it will be past time for him and his followers to face the music. After that, no quarter will be given, nor should it...
You are right, it hurts the entire party, and hurts our chances in the fall.
But let me say this: This is the fault of one Ted Cruz. He could stop and be a hero any time. He could graciously bow out for the good of the country. Unfortunately he isn't doing that and appears to be doubling down.
I used to admire him, supported him until January, and now I think he's about to become the turd in the punch bowl. There are no reasons I can think of for him to do so other than negative ones.
I don't know if he's got delusions of grandeur, or he's in debt to the GOPe, has bad advisers, or if he has some kind of petty personal vendetta he can't let go of. Whatever it is, it ain't pretty.
There is one problem for him personally if he continues this insane course. If he doesn't become the gracious unifier, then he will lose everything he has worked for, including his career. If he continues, he won't be able to be elected dog catcher, let alone continue as senator. He's young, he was once bright, if he backs off, he can make another go of it.
Right now, he has to stop. For the good of all he has claimed to work for, he has to stop.