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Mary Mc's avatar

I was a Cruz supporter when this happened. I, like many others, wasn't sure he was serious. I had see most of his interviews over the years, so I knew he had strong feelings about how things should be.

I happened to attend a small, quickly assembled rally in DC to "Stop the Iran Deal" at the Capitol. There was a good line up of people speaking, including Cruz, Palin, Dave Brat, Mark Levin and others. The one that surprised me was Donald Trump.

There were about 10k people there, everyone in good spirits (as every rally/protest I've attended in DC, usually is on the "right" side). When Trump came toward the speakers stage, he passed about 10 feet from me (I even got a photo). The, for lack of a better word, ELECTRICITY in the crowd was palpable. It was the strangest thing I've ever experienced at a rally. My friends with me also noticed it.

As we drove back to NoVA after the event, we discussed the crowd reaction. We also all pretty much agreed that Trump was the man to beat. Much as I liked Cruz, I felt he had no chance against this charismatic man. I changed my support that day and have never looked back, nor regrated it.

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Russell A. Paielli's avatar

Amazing. Who could have predicted where this led? Certainly not me.

I wonder how Neil Young feels about their using his song? Whoops, maybe not the best choice!

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Check Valve's avatar

He eventually didn’t make the cut, but originally I was for Rick Santorum. Then it was Trump all the way.

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Judith Williamson's avatar

From day 1 I was a Trumper and still am.

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Urs Broderick Furrer's avatar

I too was a Cruz or Rubio supporter on that fateful day. Having grown up in NY I never took Trump seriously and how could you? He was a playboy developer frequently on the Howard Stern radio show. However, my son, then in high school, told me that all his friends loved Trump and that he would win because he spoke his mind and didn’t play the political correctness game.

Ten years later, my son likes to remind me I was wrong. Happily so! 🇺🇸

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Pat Unsworth's avatar

We visited NYC the following year, & I made my family take pics of me on that escalator!!

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Brandon Stover's avatar

Too bad conservatism died since then. Now we have a Populist/Rino mixed GOP.

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Urs Broderick Furrer's avatar

That is, unfortunately, true. I still remain hopeful that true conservativism and populism can be recombined.

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