[Hoot Gibson]

That could hurt Trump in the long run. Cruz has a very passionate base and IMO one of the most informed bases in politics. Trump could lose a lot of support by going after Cruz like that should he win the nomination.

I'm curious to see how these coming debates are going to be handled. I feel that Carson and Kasich are starting to slow down while Rubio, Christie, and Bush still have some momentum. Cruz and Trump are the two leaders to this point.

If the GOP limits it to two or three, which I doubt they will, then I anticipate Cruz will have a great showing. Trump will be tough for Cruz to beat handily though, and I think Cruz will have to win in a blowout to gain any kind of real traction. Trump is sharp as a tack and is good at using an insult to counter a point made by an opponent. If it does come down to just those two on the stage, at this point I think the establishment will try to make sure Cruz doesn't come out of there winning. Even though the establishment doesn't like Trump, having him would probably be better in their eyes than having a Christian conservative that has a proven record of standing up to the establishment.

I started out liking what Trump was doing and I can't say that it's not needed for establishment candidates or liberals, but this isn't the way to handle things. It may win him the primary, but at the end of the day the only way he would gain back the support from voters of other candidates would be if Hillary or Bernie puts enough of a scare in them that they show up at the polls to reluctantly vote for Trump. Then again, I may be wrong here. As a society (especially in politics) unfortunately we have very, very short memories.

I believe that whoever wins the Republican nomination will win the presidency in a landslide. With the exceptions of shake down artists, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, Hillary and Bernie are the weakest presidential candidates in my lifetime. If Hillary is still a viable candidate in November, then there is not much hope for this nation.