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^^Ridiculous and not true. But still better than the profile in delusion that you present in your daily frothing tirades with regard to Trump. Trump changed his mind from his pro-choice stance to pro-life, and he hasn't wavered since. The Matthews interview was basically designed to give Trump's detractors an opportunity to manufacture an appearance of inconsistency and tag him with it. A band wagon you are more than eager to ride on for as long as it suits your purpose.

Trump didn't panic, and the answer he gave wasn't bad at all and neither were his pointed questions to Matthews, who is supposed to be a Catholic. Matthews pushes abortion on TV while straddling the Church fence in his private life and Trump burned him for it. Right now Cruz is speaking in categorical terms on things which require the Congress to act. IF elected, he can't do a darn thing on his own to overturn Roe. He can try and work with Congress and the SC, but that's about all. By the time Cruz gets to the Oval Office, 535 Congressmen will have so many axes to grind he'll be lucky to get anything at all accomplished. Maybe you should consider addressing a joint session of Congress to point out all of Cruz's glowing attributes. The way I hear it McConnell and Ryan aren't all that impressed and that's who he'd have to work with because it is extremely unlikely that Republicans will lose the House or the Senate this time around.

Trump doesn't dodge issues, likely he is the most forthcoming candidate I have heard since Reagan. It doesn't matter though cause Trump's leading in every remaining state primary poll.

Talk about delusional - if Trump thought he gave a good answer to Matthews' abortion question, he would not have followed up with two "clarifications" less than three hours afler giving it. You cannot seem to make your mind up about the GOP establishment and neither can Trump. One minute he is criticizing Cruz for standing up to McConnell and the rest of the GOPe, and the next minute he is calling Cruz a member of the establishment.

There is nothing forthcoming about ignorance and name calling, and those are Trump's good points. Trump has gotten along with politicians by giving them money. If that is how you want your tax money spent, then that is your choice. I have had enough of corruption in the federal government without voting for somebody who boasts about having been an active participant in that corruption.

Polls are just one more area where Trump and his supporters are not consistent. When they favor Trump, then they are all important to Trump, even when the polls are "unscientific" polls where people may vote dozens of times (e.g., hackers working for Trump). When polls show Trump trailing badly in almost every state, such as those that match Trump and Hillary, you dismiss them. Those polls show Trump heading toward a landslide loss approaching McGovern's historic numbers.

The truth is, Trump's lead in the polls has evaporated or at least shrunk in almost every case as those elections have approached. He starts out with a huge lead because of free publicity from news outlets like Fox News, and Cruz starts eating into the lead as he campaigns in the state.

Cruz made a huge mistake by his criticism of "New York values" during the Iowa campaign and I don't think his explanation will sway many voters in the New York City/Long Island part of the state. Outside of NYC, I think Cruz will win several congressional districts, but Cruz should have focused his criticism of values to Trump's lack of values and left New Yorkers out of his comments.

As for bandwagons, that is not how I travel. I supported the most conservative candidate in this race early in 2014, months before Cruz announced his intention to run, when almost nobody gave him any chance to win the nomination. Trump will call Cruz "Lyin' Ted" thousands of times during this campaign and it will not matter to me. I recognize propaganda when I hear it.

I never thought that I would see a politician who engaged in more personal attacks than Obama and the Clintons, but I was wrong. Trump will make people forget about their dirty campaigns. Eventually, Trumpism will replace McCarthyism as a synonym for dishonest smear tactics.

For somebody who doesn't dodge issues, Trump is sure doing his best to dodge a real debate with Cruz. Have you noticed how Hillary is still debating Bernie? She is a despicable candidate who should be in jail, but she is a profile in courage compared to the dodger.