January 21, 2016
Trump Goes Full McConnell on Cruz
Donald Trump is doubling down again -- but this time, his tactic might just backfire. You see, this time, in his attacks on Ted Cruz,Trump is doubling down from the left, and from the establishment position. In short, he's gone full McConnell on Cruz. He followed up Sunday's "nasty" comments to Clinton hack George Stephanopolous on ABC with more of the same Monday at a live appearance with relatives of John Wayne.
In the process, he has figuratively flipped the bird to Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin -- both of whom have warned Trump that attacking Cruz the same way McConnell or Lindsey Graham or John McCain would is not a smart strategy.
It’s not smart in that it won't help Trump beat Cruz -- which he may well do anyway -- and not so smart in that it is taking the focus off of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton -- who are the real problems.
Levin has gently chastised Trump on his radio show for a couple of weeks, and backed it...(Read Full Article)