Apparently people have realized Ted Cruz is totally fucking despicable, he's falling fast in New Hampshire.
Meaning...sigh...Trump...
Cruz is worse than Trump. I've mentioned a few times a book written by Bob Altemeyer called the Authoritarians. It is a great read and everyone should read it before the upcoming elections. To put it in perspective, Trump simply seeks to control people to have them do what he wants. In contrast, Cruz not only has that trait, but would also score highly on Altemeyer's RWA scale, making him a double-high. These people are incredibly egocentric, putting their wealth, luxury, and wants ahead of the needs of the masses. As seen from his claim that Carson was dropping out, they have a feeling that the rules shouldn't apply to them because "everyone else breaks the rules, I'd be stupid not to." They are also the most prejudiced among the individuals that Altemyer tested and are the most likely to demonize or attack minorities, women, and the LGBTQ community.
I mentioned before, but a professor of mine used to work for Cruz at a Texas law firm before he got into politics and before she became a professor. She said of him, "he is the most evil man I have ever met." Others who know him have said similar things.* For all of Trump's many faults, Cruz scares me a lot more than the Donald.
*Ted Cruz was a campaign manager for George Bush, while other managers got cozy government jobs, Bush placed Ted in a position that was removed from DC and not desireable. Bush also stated of Cruz, "I just don't like the guy." Cruz's freshman roommate in college had to say about Cruz, "I'm a republican, but I would never vote for him. I would vote for a random name in the phone book first." In sum, just about everyone who has met him hates him.
ETA: The book is available as a PDF online for anyone to download and read. The author allows its use for download, feeling that his findings were important enough that the possible benefit to society outweighs his monetary gains. As such, it is entirely legal to download and read. The link is available
here.
ETA2: This is also the book I cited at Dynamic Dragon almost 3 years ago that made him lose his shit about anti-theists (specifically, that this does provide some evidence that religion is harmful to humanity in the aggregate, justifying my anti-theism), which lead to the discovery of his sock-puppetry, his meltdown, and his ban.
