Posted on 12/18/2015 10:02:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
This is the Ted Cruz moment.
There was nothing inevitable about it, nor is there anything conventional about him. Born in Canada, elected to the Senate from Alberta's muscular cousin, Texas, Mr. Cruz has until this month been overshadowed by his slightly younger fellow Cuban-American, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. No more. Cruz has soared to the lead in almost every poll in Iowa, eclipsing even Donald Trump, and ranks second to the billionaire businessman in almost every national poll.
If there is an alternative to Trump right now -- and remember, as a cautionary note, how Republican polls and primary results swung like bungees only four years ago -- it is Cruz. That itself is not only astonishing but also significant....
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Astonishing? This sort of political naivete is always amusing. One can tell just how out of touch a journalist is when they make a gaffe this big.
When a conservative candidate is this reviled by the media, one knows they are A True Conservative.
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