You mean when Cruz sent a CNN story to his volunteers?  That campaign fraud?

I'll save you the trouble, I already know you'll discredit the source, but do a little reading, it's out there in several news outlets.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/ted-cruzs-iowa-mailers-are-more-fraudulent-than-everyone-thinks

After seeing the mailers, Iowa’s secretary of state, Paul Pate, issued a statement condemning Cruz’s tactic:

“Today I was shown a piece of literature from the Cruz for President campaign that misrepresents the role of my office, and worse, misrepresents Iowa election law. Accusing citizens of Iowa of a “voting violation” based on Iowa Caucus participation, or lack thereof, is false representation of an official act. There is no such thing as an election violation related to frequency of voting. Any insinuation or statement to the contrary is wrong and I believe it is not in keeping in the spirit of the Iowa Caucuses.
Additionally, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office never “grades” voters. Nor does the Secretary of State maintain records related to Iowa Caucus participation. Caucuses are organized and directed by the state political parties, not the Secretary of State, nor local elections officials. Also, the Iowa Secretary of State does not “distribute” voter records. They are available for purchase for political purposes only, under Iowa Code.”

Cruz tactics in Iowa are despicable as now being related, inexcusable and disqualifying in my mind.

'Gimp

But...but...but he's a pure conservative.   Just can't be true!

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/01/official-withheld-clinton-emails-contain-operational-intel-put-lives-at-risk.html

How the hell can she survive this?

Let's see........Loretta Lynch is the AG.........

That is the depth of Trump's rhetoric.  I've watched every debate this year, and never heard him use the words "Constitution" or "limited government."  It's very disappointing.

Yet Obama speaks often of the Constitution and limited government (his version).  Must send thrills up your leg......

Jeff I have been holding off for a while but you still have not acknowledged that this is a strawman argument. 

As far as I can recall, nobody here, before your question, was calling Trump a true conservative - I know I haven't.

As for people saying one thing when campaigning and doing another if/when elected show me one person who has not 'matured' a position - not Cruz, not Rubio, not any of them.

None of them are ideologically pure or truly principled from a Conservatism standpoint, not one.

I get it, you don't like Trump, the petty name calling (Trumpkins), the endless links to anti-Trump stuff - OK.

I just wish that those of us on the Right would spend more time formulating a strategy of exposing and defeating the failures of the Left rather than forming a circular firing squad to torpedo the top two candidates on our own freaking side. 

Imagine if we spent even half the energy currently being invested in bashing Trump or Cruz on educating the middle and left-of-center voters on who is actually responsible for their suffering and powerfully and positively espousing conservative ideals (no matter how recently acquired).

I think people still totally fail to understand the Trump approach and continue to try and use conventional campaign thinking an conventional campaign tactics on a clearly asymmetric campaign - like sending an Aircraft Carrier after 6 Somali pirates in a dinghy with a 40hp Evinrude.

And as a reminder, I am not a Trump supporter, not supporting his campaign with dollars or time - I am only voting 'FOR' this time, voting against is a waste and keeps the elites in power.  If they can't produce a candidate and campaign I want to vote for I am not voting.  I could vote for Trump if he is the candidate, but that is a ways off yet.

'Gimp

 Very well written!

Our resident Trumpkin is long on deflection and character assassination, short on actual answers to questions.

And you twist what others have wrote to make your point.

BTW, not a "Trumpkin" as you put it, just an observer of the process in action.

Have you been watching the news?  The Republican establishment is all-in for Trump now.  He's cut his deal with them already.  His whole campaign is about him being able to cut deals.

 Yes, I watch the news, and read quite a bit.  The elites are still trying to figure out how to undermine Trump. Read the latest Weekly Review?

Even if he clears the delegate count at the convention they will still try to circumvent him. In their world they, and only they will decide who the rightful candidate is.

I identify as having libertarian leaning principles.  On the political spectrum, I am kind of conservatarian.


That said, I belong to no political party.

 So you lambaste a candidate for basically doing the same thing you are doing?

And if you recall, the first post in this thread posed a question which you didn't answer either:

Because I choose not to answer it.  I don't "litmus test" candidates, nor do I proclaim they have to meet certain standards from birth.  I look at the individual and decide if they can do the job or not.