Ms Christgau:  Get ready, the ad hominem have started and will continue.  Your appraisal of both Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz reflect the persona they both present to us all each day.

Trump and his supporters remind me of the fourth grade playground.  In our school we had a very aggressive bully who seldom missed an opportunity to intimidate and belittle those smaller and physically "weaker" than him.  He also had a small cadre of sycophants who cheered him on.  

Trump has brought this character to the political stage.  He never misses a chance to bully others, especially someone who just might present a future threat to his dominance.  He has, of course, that "cadre of sycophants" who are drawn to his arrogance and bullying charisma.  

This has happened throughout history, and, like it or not, Hitler and Mussalini had the same appeal, as did Huey Long, Jim Jones, David Karish, and other charismatic leaders.  In those cases, things didn't work our real well. President Trump = trouble.