To rock-ribbed conservatives eager for red meat, Ted Cruz’s role in the government shutdown and other high-stakes fights that didn’t turn out so well for Republicans is a strength, not a weakness.
the media was heavily invested in that narrative and now they can’t seem to let it go, even after it didn’t play out as promised.
I agree. It always puzzles me why the conventional thinkers say the shutdown did not work out well for Republicans, especially after seeing the 2014 election results. Sure, it made the GOP-E turds such as Boner and McConnell pee their panties, but I think it worked out great for Republicans in the end. I just don’t get the fixation on the 12% government shutdown.