Posted on 03/17/2016 9:46:49 AM PDT by dps.inspect
I live in Missouri, the state Trump won by less than 2,000 (the last I heard). I had been saying all along that I’d be voting for Ted Cruz, mainly because he says he’s a Christian. But on the day of our election this week, I could not do it, I voted for Trump... knowing full well his foibles. Here’s the short story of my transformation:
I am a Christian man in my sixties, have not always been the best I could be, either as a man or a Christian, but I do try, sometimes. Months and even years back I saw Cruz as one of the only ones in DC who was standing for what I believe; I thought then, if he runs for POTUS, he’s got my vote. However, the more I’ve heard him speak, the less I've liked him, not because of the content of what he says, he says mostly the right things, but its the way in which he says them... inauthentic, insincere, disingenuous; these are words that describe my emotions when I see the expression on his face when he speaks, and then there’s that stupid little half-smile after he says a one line-er to applause... ick!
Right up until the day of the election, Tuesday, I had never really understood how instrumental Cruz was in giving us John Roberts, Chief Justice of the supreme court (the man that literally delivered Obamacare to the nation as law). The day of our election, I looked up an article from a Texas news/paper/mag, that railed on Cruz because he was one of the biggest voices selling John Roberts to the nation. Unfortunately for Cruz, I read that article before voting on Tuesday... that is mostly what sealed the deal, against voting for him.
Cruz may be a moral man, but the devil used him to help sink our nation to where we are today; moral maybe, but not wise. Why the hell would I want that man in the White House.
Comparatively, Trump is not what I'd call a moral man, at least by biblical standards, but we know that about him, its a given... he’s not trying to gloss over his, well, fallenness; he is what he is... I dumped Cruz for Trump. I made that decision within about two hours before I voted. It's not easy to explain but I felt a sense of freedom when I voted for Trump. My brother who is a Baptist pastor was nearly apoplectic when I told him I voted for Trump, he wanted me to feel very,very guilty, but I don’t, I actually feel quite good about it.
Adding to that, there is the "inbetween-the-lines" reasons that swung me to Trump. The biggest? All the entities that we conservatives and Christians see as our mortal opposition, the MSM, DC Elite, Republican Establishment, Liberal Progressives, Black Lives Matter, and now, Fox News have been trying to destroy Trump... "the enemy (Trump) of my enemy (the above noted) is my friend". I know their hatred of me and all that I hold dear, so when I see them descend on Trump with the same ferocity that I know they hold toward me and my kind, I count Trump as my kind. And now out of desperation, Ted Cruz seems to be siding with the enemy, not my kind... phooey on that!
Trump is not claiming Messiahship, like Obama does, and like Ted seems to imply (the savior of Conservatism), Trump is Trump! And you know what, I like that... as brash and unsavory as he may seem, compared to the PC Elites, Trump is more like me than anything I have seen!
It felt good to vote for Trump... I feel like a feminist freed from her bra strap, free at last, free at last...
I moved from Europe to Queens as a child.. I know all about street culture. Honestly, it’s the constant bragging...but I realize he uses persuasion techniques to simplify the language and his message. It just doesn’t appeal to me personally. That said, I am more than impressed with his marketing and media skills.
I live in a very blue state, and know many middle market CEO’s who are obligated to give to left wing democrats. That’s just the price of doing business, whether they ideologically support these candidates or not. Of course they are asked, the PACS and politicians have professional fundraisers who do this for a living. I’m sure they often offer as well, particularly if legislation is being held up or lobbied for.
No. Reagan’s brother. They were both baptized Catholic, but brought up in another religion. Moon returned to the Catholic Church as an adult, but Ronnie didn’t.
“Moon” was Neil Reagan. Several years older then Ronald.
I have always hated Cruz’s voice. The fact that he’s never done anything to improve it indicated to me that he’s stubborn and arrogant.
What totally put me off Cruz is how, after Trump said that he would not allow people to “die in the street” without healthcare—meaning that the government should pay for the absolutely destitute—Cruz (and Steve Deace, and Ben Shapiro, and Andrew Klavan, etc.—started yelling that Trump “supports single-payer, socialized healthcare FOR EVERY AMERICAN.”
Where did he get that nickname, if you might know.
I read an article a few weeks ago about Robert Mercer, who is largely funding Cruz ATM. In 2013, when they (apparently his family is involved too) were deciding if they were going to bankroll Cruz for his Presidential campaign, they held numerous focus groups and had other studies done. In one instance, they took all of his speeches and made a “word salad” out of them. They noticed the word “evangelical” was missing, which apparently gave them pause, so it was decided that he needed to accentuate this phrase because the Christian Right was going to be his niche group. I was appalled at this blatant pandering for votes and I started looking at him differently. He’s been my 2nd choice for some time, but now I don’t think I could ever vote for such a disingenuous opportunist.
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