“Cruz is opposed by 40% of republican voters in the poll from WSJ. That does not look good for his chances in general election.”
Not a popular opinion here but Ted Cruz isn’t going to get enough traction to get close to the nomination.
He’s too polarizing.
That's what they said about Reagan.
I try to be as realistic as possible in my posts.
Personally I favor Cruz as president by 2:1 over any other candidate.
But 40 years of engineering career behind me has taught me to be brutally realistic in my conclusions.
And sadly, Cruz is perceived as more polarizing than many other GOP contenders. Perception is everything in politics.
“He’s too polarizing.”
How?
The current “confidence” of the American public is something like the numbers that follow:
USSC - 23% confidence
Executive Branch - 11% confidence
Legislative Branch - 5% confidence
Ted Cruz has stood FOR the american citizenry and against the NSA, against the IRS and against Obamacare. As a result he was attacked by the liberal media and the GOP congressional leadership.
Compare who attacks him with who has lost the electorate, and you are looking at a true unifier of the American people. However, if you listen to the GOP-e and the MSM, then yes, he is certainly “polarizing” to their desire for tyranny.