You mean dirty games like the birther or loan lies that Trump used to hammer Cruz before the Iowa caucuses?

So Cruz wasn't born in Canada, and there has never, ever been any question on what a natural born citizen means?  And no one has talked about filing lawsuits about it?

 And Cruz never took out loans and never disclosed them?

 Really?

After the official looking 'Voting Violation' document, his outright refusal to apologize for it - and his campaigns move with respect to the CNN story about Carson then no, Trump isn't whining he is pointing out dirty tricks.

I don't like nor trust Cruz, he sets off all my warning bells and I can't put my finger on why even though he says many of the right things. 

He has definitely had position flops that are substantive and troubling for someone claiming to be a 'consistent' conservative - at this point unless the shenanigans in Iowa prove to be totally inaccurate (unlikely since he has already acknowledged and apologized to Carson for what actually happened, and refused to apologize  for the Voting Fraud thing) I simply can't vote for him.

'Gimp

Edited to clarify on Voter Document

Exactly.  Just imagine if Trump had played the dirty games Cruz had in Iowa, certain people would be foaming at the mouth right now.

Iowa has confirmed my feelings about Cruz.

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!