I agree with you that the GOP candidates are, basically, hiding their real priorities. However, I think that the support for Trump in the GOP base is, ironically, an indication that the base is waking up to the shell game that GOP leaders have been playing. When one reads the tweets & posts of Trump supporters they are angry with the GOP establishment and want to "take back" the party from people they feel have betrayed them. That is why their second choice candidate is Ted Cruz. This whole Trump business may be a frustrating circus act, but it may actually help get the GOP back into the universe with the rest of us.
I agree with you that the GOP candidates are, basically, hiding their real priorities. However, I think that the support for Trump in the GOP base is, ironically, an indication that the base is waking up to the shell game that GOP leaders have been playing. When one reads the tweets & posts of Trump supporters they are angry with the GOP establishment and want to "take back" the party from people they feel have betrayed them. That is why their second choice candidate is Ted Cruz. This whole Trump business may be a frustrating circus act, but it may actually help get the GOP back into the universe with the rest of us.