The only important difference is rhetorical style, not actual substance.

in the raw sewage that comes out his mouth.

As for the rest of them, I think they will say or do anything that they think their voters want to hear. I doubt they believe most of it, but they'll sell their souls for dime. And they are among the worst of the worst this country has ever produced in the political arena.

I have a friend who is an actual dwarf. And he's a Dem.

Trump is a Mussolini wannabe - a loudmouthed blowhard resembling nothing so much as an evil Fred Flintstone. Carson belongs in a maximum security nuthouse and the others are almost as crazy as those two. The fascism is right out in the open now. But.....

Cruz is deadly dangerous. He is a pure psychopath/sociopath.

He lies with a glibness that is genuinely terrifying and the only real question about him is whether he actually believes the abject insanity he spouts. If he doesn't that proves positively he's a psychopath/sociopath in the and if he does he is just plain nuts - as in 90%+ completely detached from anything resembling reality.

He is dangerous as hell in either case.

Actually he reminds me a lot of a lesser known serial killer named Ed Kemper. Kemper, a highly intelligent psychopath, liked to hang out with his cop buddies at a bar frequented by the schweinerei. He pulled into the place one night to sink a few beers with his good buds on the force. The head of his most recent victim was in his trunk.

Cruz is THAT kind of crazy. Himmler crazy.

not the slightest bit religious (no matter what he claims) and therefore not in league with the "true believers" in the republican party. I think Trump is a lot of talk, but I don't see him making radical policy changes like the fundies would.

Trump is the one Republican that might be less reactionary than some Democrats, on some issues. I don't believe (or disbelieve) things he says. That works in his favor on certain match ups.

--imm

I would crawl fifty miles bare-kneed across broken glass carrying 150 pounds on my back in order to vote against Ted Cruz.

Both dangerous, both oblivious, both narcissistic and mean. But Cruz is at an altogether quantum level above Trump with his type of zealotry and viciousness that scares the bleep out of me.

In the event Trump wins the election does President Obama have a responsibility to prevent Trump from assuming the office? President Obama took an oath to uphold the constitution but isn't there also an oath to protect the United States from all enemies foreign and domestic? Millions of Americans believe Trump and his ilk are domestic enemies unfit for office. I think Obama would have a legitimate basis to deny the transfer of power. I know this sounds crazy but the thought of having Trump in charge is too horrible of a possibility to allow, it would mean the end of our Republic, a thugocracy, a 21st century fascist state. President Obama would have justification because of Trumps intentions to deprive certain people basic human rights based on race and religion.

Sanders and O'Malley are good, imo.
Hillary is bad, imo.
But all three of those Ds are better than any R, imo.