Both Cruz and Kasich have actual *records* that are of the extreme Right

[All Along The Watchtower]

Say what you want about Donald Trump, but at the very least, he is a genuine wild card as a potential Republican President. He has never held elected office, so other than his campaign slogans and promises (which are admittedly absurd at best, horrifying at worst - but whoever accused Trump of being consistent or logically coherent in his political positions?), there is simply far too little to go on to predict with any degree of confidence what he will actually do as President.

Ted Cruz and John Kasich, on the other hand...well, read the articles linked and quoted from below.

First, a look at Cruz:

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/opinion/campaign-stops/what-about-ted-cruz.html?_r=0

Next up, Kasich...

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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/11/john-kasich-ohio-moderate-voting-record-republican-president-campaign


How is the candidate with right-wing extremist rhetoric scarier than the elected officials with actual right-wing extremist records? I'm genuinely curious as to the logic of many posters on this forum.