IMHO I see personal attacks in here far and few between and personal attacks really aren't permitted or accepted.
I've lost count of the number of times I've read something like "bleep" or "Cruzbots", or other personal insults.
This particular thread IS about Cruz's statement; "those who bolstered Trump will bear that responsibility going forward".
That statement borders on a tautology, so of course it is true. But obviously, it's veered off quite a bit from addressing that simple statement.
Sooo... in this particular thread you either agree with Cruz's statement or you don't.
As I said, the statement itself is virtually inarguable, and applies to anyone who supported any candidate, at any time.
I wish that Trump was a candidate that we could all stand behind, but he isn't. That isn't the fault of those who support or did support Cruz, or Rubio or Kasich or Bush, etc. That is the fault of Trump himself. How the heck do you defeat Hillary when we don't have a candidate that can defeat her because of how he represents himself? All she has to do is point out his personality and attach it to an issue and she makes him look wrong regardless if he's right or not.
I agree with all that, but that goes beyond the initial "bearing responsibility" narrative. By the same token, I agree that he's a horrible nominee, but whether someone else would have been better is rather beside the point now. Right?
In fact, how do you defeat Hillary when the objective of our nominee is to hijack the GOP in the first place? He didn't go after Hillary and hasn't gone after Hillary with the same intensity that he used against members of his own party.
I think the last statement is something that at least looks forward -- something we'd like to see him do even if we can't personally support the guy.
