IndyStar

As the Indiana primary approaches, it’s time to assess the race and to make a declaration: Indiana voters should choose Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz.

The alternatives in both parties, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, have inspired people in their own ways. However, both candidates show they are far outside the existing American political tendencies. Trump is dangerous on almost every single level, both in terms of policy and temper. His lack of shame is a dangerous turn in American politics. He’s a demagogue and an authoritarian. He’s no conservative, and no Republican.

And when he goes beyond his hand-waving, unrealistic promises, Sanders’ command of the issues falls short of serious. Likewise, from Fidel Castro to the Sandinistas, his past includes supporting terrible regimes. He isn’t a Democrat, and he isn’t a good liberal. He’s a socialist. Someone far outside the vital liberal perspective past Democratic presidents have had.

So hold your nose if you need to, Hoosier voters, and chose the two candidates in your parties who actually would be competent administrators. The candidates who wouldn’t stray too far outside the important American political traditions that the parties they represent espouse to.

Vote for Clinton and Cruz.

Kyle Trowbridge, Indianapolis

Ted Cruz coming to Indianapolis