In the end, we are presented with less than ideal human beings for whom to vote.
Our choices are;
1) Hillary Clinton. (documented congenital liar)
2) Trump, Carson, Cruz, Rubio, et.al.
The former is all about self, and could care less about anyone else.
Of the latter, none are perfect. One must choose who is most likely to perform the most acceptably while in office. People grow, people do change, albeit slightly and slowly.
The real question is about CHARACTER. Who has the best character and is likely to do what is best for AMERICA as opposed to themselves. Who among the Republican contenders most represents your thinking on matters of importance to you. My own choice has to be acceptable to me. Whether you agree or not is not important to my choice, and why I chose that person.
For me, Donald Trump is not the ideal candidate, nor is Ben Carson, nor Ted Cruz. The rest are completely unacceptable. So of the three presented, which would you prefer? Your choices are this...or not vote at all, which essentially would be a vote for choice #1 above.
To be frank with you, at this point, I’m most impressed with the consistent conservative, Cruz. I listened with my own ears to Rubio come out for green cards for just 10 years for illegals. Carson simply isn’t forceful enough for me. Trump is conservative but is a new convert to that position.
So, if I though Cruz could beat Clinton, then I’d be all for him.
I DO THINK that Trump has the means to win. He has more than enough MONEY. That is a huge issue.
Next, I think his name recognition is probably as great or greater than Hillary’s. And I think low info voters flock to his simple speech, his media fame, and his “you’re fired” toughness.
Bottom line is that, if Trump stays the course with immigration, he’s the most likely to win given his advantages of money and name recognition.
You are wrong about Trump only caring about himself. There are many cases where he quietly helped others and with no benefit to himself. Don’t you know about these?
1) Cruz
2) Trump
No one else. I am not a Carson fan as far as becoming POTUS is concerned. If I had a child with a brain tumor, he would be first on my list as a surgeon. He would be ahead of allot of people for allot of things I may want done. POTUS is not one of them.
I would be fine voting for Trump in a general election. As it stands I am still for Cruz and don’t see that changing, however, I would also love to see Trump run with Cruz as his VP. I just think the GOPe and the Democrat Media Complex would burst a blood vessel.