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Actually I knew exactly what Trump was even before this but as I've said many times before I believe Trump would be better for what I feel are more important issues. You are correct though I do despise abortion and same sex marriage, but the sad reality is, those two things aren't going away anytime soon. Is Trump perfect, nope he isn't. Would I vote for Cruz if he had won the nomination, I held my nose to vote for Romney I would do the same for Cruz before I would not vote and aid Hillary. But that double standard goes for Cruz supporters as well, and That is why I am the way I am. Also, after seeing Cruz tell so many lies I just don't like the guy. Then again, after watching Trump for the last several months, I see what he's about, and that's this country. I must be in good company because he is up by 3 million votes.

To quote Ronald Reagan, "There you go again."

First off, you said that abortion and same-sex "marriage" aren't going away anytime soon. This next president will very likely have the opportunity to pick at least four justices to the SCOTUS provided they win two terms, maybe in their first if four decide to retire - which is possible. Thus, the conservatives have a chance to gain the SCOTUS with the right president. The pro-life movement has gained some SERIOUS ground these past few years, with several states either adding a 20 week ban or a dismemberment abortion ban to go along with several other laws (waiting period, defunding planned parenthood). I have followed the pro-life movement closely, abortion clinics are shutting down left and right across the country. There has never been this much momentum around it.

We're pretty close to seeing the marriage movement gain some ground as well. Even though I know the "T" in LGBT is a different thing, it's pretty easy to tell that people are getting fed up with the whole movement when the American Family Association (which I like, but they're not very popular) gets 1 million signatures on a pledge to boycott Target. We will gain some momentum there. Combine that with a potential convention of states where one of the big items on the agenda is making it to where a law enacted by popular vote (e.g. preserving traditional marriage) will only be overturned by the vote of 7 SCOTUS justices OR a conservative president nominating non-activist judges, yes - we have a chance to gain some serious ground.

Both are important to me, abortion is HUGE to me. Donald Trump really might be pro-life to an extent, but it's very likely he will overlook that in a judge. Including an SCOTUS judge. You also see the fights over the SCOTUS judges, but what you don't see is the votes that take place between many district and appeals court judges that get voted in almost unanimously. Trump will very likely slip in a liberal judge or two as many of the remaining conservative justices in various courts retire.

I highly doubt you knew much about Trump's political views before he ran, a lot of people didn't. You may have seen him on TV or his brand in stores, etc. but very few people even knew what his views were.

The number of Cruz supporters I have seen acting like Trump supporters are relatively small. Having watched all this unfold online and following both candidates, Trump's page is pretty clean of attacks for the most part. Whether Trump have a moderator removing posts (which I doubt) or most Cruz supporters are laying off his page, there isn't a lot of activity when it comes to Cruz supporters causing a ruckus. Cruz's page is flooded with angry Trump supporters often taking personal attacks.

You don't have to give up on Cruz when liking Trump as your first option - but the fact that people are so naive to turn against the candidate that has taken a bigger stand against the establishment than anyone in recent years says a lot about them. We got what we deserved with Barack Obama, and we're certainly digging a deep hole by electing Donald Trump.

Tell me about all these "lies" Cruz has told. I have asked you over, and over, and over again and you refuse to mention all these "lies." If I were a Trump supporter, and at this point I'm undecided for the most part on the general election, I certainly would be questioning his inability to put together a good argument on many issues unrelated to immigration as well as how he has twisted the statements of some of his opponents.

Between Cruz, Rubio, and maybe a couple others, we have people running that have a consistent voting record. Cruz has voted consistently against illegal immigration and has not been afraid to take unpopular conservative stances to stand up to the Obama administration. He has faults, yes, but sending him is 100 times better than sending a moderate such as John McCain or Mitt Romney.

You take your votes. Shows the intelligence level of many people in the Republican Party. :lmao: