Trump's whole style revolves around Alinsky tactics. He whittled down the field like an objecting Board of Directors, peeling off the weak ones first, and ever attacking the strongest positions.
Part of the fractionation of the field in this primary was the full court press against Cruz, from twitter attacks, to the National Enquirer articles his buddy Packer put out, to all sorts of other nonsense including attacking Cruz for the actions of a PAC and claiming victimhood--then using that 'status' to viciously attack Cruz' wife.
Apparently, that worked in America's current angry political arena (other more prosperous times, it likely would not have), but it has caused rifts in the Party, and resentments at the level formerly reserved for at least 1 term Democrats.
It won't work in negotiations with people who would just as soon smuggle in a nuke and blow up a city to the glory of their deity. He can't bluster the Chinese to a halt. And he can't order American business to return to a country with a hostile environment (be that EPA, OSHA, Unions, economy, or whatever).
Hillary is just a crook who would sell her mother for personal gain. She is in it for herself, and the devil take the hindmost.
Neither is acceptable to me.
The "full court press" against Cruz began while he was just a Senator....the press rarely gave him more than a footnote even when he had victories.......also even before the Party knew he might run, Representatives in the Senate got very nasty as they doubled down on anything he presented ...They tried to suffocate him at every turn.....those battles were fierce! But the press rarely spoke of.
Cruz did and still does have a sizable team working with him still in Washington.....and you can bet if there's anyway they can keep Trump form this they'll do so...I recall Cruz saying clearly that Trump is not going to be President. And that had nothing to do with the fact Cruz was running. Those who opposed Trump in the beginning have not been idle.....they were aware early on this could move. And there's a reason Cruz bowed out when he did.....and not as most would like to believe. It's not over til it's over!.....
Trump will do poorly in negotiations because if you note everywhere he sits down to do business regarding his deals it's with a team of Attorneys who do the talking for him when he can't do more than mumble and storm as he does....they step in to form sentences those he's negotiating with can understand.. He certainly cannot... He's out of his league big time and he knows it, just because he sits at the table doesn't mean he knows how to deal with any degree of civility...he doesn't. Which is also why he won't debate the issues....he can't articulate the in a debating atmosphere ..and then plead he's never debated as an excuse.
There's no easy way out of this mess as we all know, that doesn't mean there aren't some plays possible ahead between now and convention as well, and probably more importantly at the convention. People are not sitting still on the issue of Trump. The fights not over until he's officially declared the President....and he's not. If it ends up he is...Hillarys the winner you can be sure.
Course I don't want Hillary in there either ....so those who have the power and influence need to give us all another option.....otherwise I'm voting for my candidate and down ticket.
