Super Tuesday Reflections

Trump's supporters are attracted by two defining traits of his rhetoric: anti-immigration & anti-establishment. That's it. No one comes close to him on those issues or at least no one appears to. Any talk about liberal vs conservative, Christian vs hedonist, Republican vs Democrat, etc., is irrelevant. It completely misses the point. 

The same factors work for Cruz but to a much smaller degree. He's too respectable, too mild, too closely tied to the GOP & financial establishment. If Cruz had been more abrasive, relentless, and believable on those two issues a month ago, he might be close to tied with Trump. 

But he didn't and he's not and most likely never will be.

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