If Cruz is out of the running before we in Florida get to vote, I will have a decision to make. Do I vote for Trump or Rubio?
Trump is stronger on three things that are important: illegal immigration, Muslim refugees, and the economy.
Cruz is stronger in that I think he will pick a strong conservative SCOTUS judge. I'm not sure at all about Trumps picking ability. I also believe if it's Rubio vs any Dem, Rubio wins. He will win in a landslide against Hillary.
The thing is, to me, the SCOTUS pick is the most important issue we face right now.
Leaning Rubio, but not solid on it yet.
Rubio will not win in a landslide against Hillary, and even if he wins he will just be another Bush when it comes to the issues that actually matter, and that will kill off the Republican Party considering the changing demographics.
Trump is a wildcard, but if he wins, the Republican Party will be forever changed for the better.
Cruz has no prayer of getting the required number of delegates.
Yes Rubio would crush Hillary.
No, he would not be another Bush.
The GOP is killing itself already, Trump is a symptom of that.
It's possible that Trump could be another praised and loved republican when he's done.
Cruz likely will not be the nominee. He's still the best person for the job and will get my vote if he's on the ballot.
How would Rubio crush Hillary? I can see a relatively low turnout for the Democrats and a higher than normal turnout for Republicans(thanks to Trump and the death of Scalia) giving Rubio a win that resembles Bush/Gore, but he has absolutely no appeal for anyone but Republicans and Republican voting Independents, and that would be the last win Republicans ever get on a national ticket(contrary to what the media is telling you).
Right now Trump is literally creating new Republican voters(people who have never voted before)and pushing more Democrat leaning Independents to the Republican side. Trump is easily the best thing Republicans have going for them right now and they can't afford to play pretend anymore.
Rubio would win because he's likable, young, good looking, and Hispanic. Hillary is distrusted and irritating, Bernie is a socialist. Rubio would get a lot of the independants, a large porting of Hispanics, and all but the evangelicals in the GOP. Hilkary wouldn't stand a chance.
Trump would have a difficult time getting any independants, or Hispanics, nor would he get a great deal of the GOP. 40-50% isn't going to cut it in the general election. I believe it's possible for Trump to beat Hillary, but it would be close. Rubio would slaughter her.
Yeah, just like Ben Carson would win because he is likable and black....
The best Rubio can do is peel off like 2% of the Hispanic Democrat vote, that will do absolutely nothing, especially not in the long term with a Republican Party that cannot rely on huge blocks of white voters to make races at least competitive.
Trump will get much more than 40-50% of the GOP voting for him considering the Supreme Court is at stake. Only Kasich is considering not supporting Trump if he gets the nomination, and the situation with the SC will make him look foolish if decides to do something like that.
Trump and his blatant pro-white civic nationalism is the future of the party, not Rubio's "diversity" tokenism that has failed the party for decades.