There is no doubt that Cruz is a sharp guy. But, I have several questions in no particular order and this is rhetorical.
1) being a skilled debater and attorney doesn’t necessarily mean that he has the requisite skills to lead the nation. So this is a major issue that Cruz is going to have to resolve. Leading the voters is not the same as governing.
2) Will Cruz have enough support in the congress to actually pass an agenda (i.e. repeal 0bamacare, abolish the IRS, etc.) At this point it doesn’t appear that Ted has too any friends in Congress and him winning the WH (even by double digits) will dislodge the limp-wristed Boehner or McConnell.
That’s the two real questions that Cruz needs to resolve. If he were the nominee would he have trouble with Juan McAmnesty, and/or Lindsey Grahmnesty after inauguration day. Now, if Cruz were to support a candidate in a primary challenge to McAmnesty, and that candidate were to win in the primary and general.... We would have a real sea change in congress. If McAmnesty were to survive a primary challenge and win the general Cruz would have a real problem.
To me, that is the lynch pin on any Cruz candidacy. A take-down of McAmnesty, would definitely be a shot at the limp-wristed leadership. Anything less than total victory, is going to be a disaster
I wish that my vote in the primaries mattered...the primary here is too late and the nominee has all but got it locked up by Mid April. when the primary is held in my state.
1. Leading in governance takes guts, determination, and a healthy sense of logic mixed with honesty. It is not an instant grits kind of thing, but he will gain the leadership respect because people will find this of him.
2. How much support did Reagan have with a Democrat Congress? His support came from #1 and also from going over the heads of all the media and Congress combined. It was the voice of the people who swayed what the leadership of governance reacted to.
The key component in this article is leadership, which is very lacking in DC at the moment. True instinctive leadership is very hard to find. Cruz exudes it.
[Will Cruz have enough support in the congress to actually pass an agenda (i.e. repeal 0bamacare, abolish the IRS, etc.) At this point it doesn’t appear that Ted has too any friends in Congress and him winning the WH (even by double digits) will dislodge the limp-wristed Boehner or McConnell.]
EXAMPLE OF CURZ WORKING WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLE.
“Sen. Cruz Receives Bipartisan Support for NDAA Amendments”
http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2327
Though Ted Cruz was only thirty-two, he persuaded Abbott (former Texas attorney general, current Texas governor) that he was up to job of being the solicitor general. At this position for 6 years he led a team of 4000 people, including 700 lawyers and argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, more than any other Texas lawyer during this period and more than all but a few lawyers in the country.