We've now gotten to the point where the race for the GOP presidential nomination has gotten silly and nasty at the same time. Just one week ago, I voted for Ted Cruz in Connecticut. Cruz got smashed, not just in CT but in every state in the area. It should have been the end of his campaign. Instead, Cruz moved on to Indiana and he has pulled out all the stops in an effort to win. The problem is that Cruz not only made moves like his deal with Kasich and his selection of Carly Fiorina, but he also went overboard and stopped being the Ted Cruz who has run during the rest of the campaign. Here are some examples:
1. Cruz said yesterday that he relied on Indiana and its people to unite against evil. Really? Evil? Cruz may not like Trump -- let me rephrase -- Cruz surely hates Trump, but that doesn't make Trump evil. For most GOP voters, hearing Cruz say things like this is a major negative, not something that would stir them to come out to vote for Cruz.
2. Cruz today said that voting for him was a rejection of hatred and bigotry, etc. Again, Trump is not running on hatred and bigotry (except according to the MSNBC crowd.) Cruz is adopting the liberal Democrat attacks on Trump while trying to appeal to the Republican base. That is not a smart tactic.
Cruz has decided to throw the kitchen sink at Trump. All he has managed to do with that tactic is to dig himself a big hole from which he cannot escape.
1. Cruz said yesterday that he relied on Indiana and its people to unite against evil. Really? Evil? Cruz may not like Trump -- let me rephrase -- Cruz surely hates Trump, but that doesn't make Trump evil. For most GOP voters, hearing Cruz say things like this is a major negative, not something that would stir them to come out to vote for Cruz.
2. Cruz today said that voting for him was a rejection of hatred and bigotry, etc. Again, Trump is not running on hatred and bigotry (except according to the MSNBC crowd.) Cruz is adopting the liberal Democrat attacks on Trump while trying to appeal to the Republican base. That is not a smart tactic.
Cruz has decided to throw the kitchen sink at Trump. All he has managed to do with that tactic is to dig himself a big hole from which he cannot escape.
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