Cruz: I can win some blue states in the general election

Politico ^ | 01/14/16 | Nolan D. McCaskill

[SubMareener]

Free Stuff for All!! Yeh!! Now we know that Donald Trump is just a stalking horse for Bernie! But at least the Witch is Dead!

[lone star annie]

Yes I am sure when the Dems tie you to Goldman Sachs and Citibank the Blue States will all go for you big time. Dream on Teddy.

His wife’s working for GS is the reason I decided to not support him. Now looks like Ted was just fine with her employment.

PFFFT!!

[FourPeas]

It's fairly remarkable, given that the rest of the field has spent $50 million, we've spent zero, that we are, in a variety of polls, essentially in a three-way tie for second."

This is the point. The establishment line is that the only name recognition Cruz has is bad thanks to the MSM and theor GOP allies. Even so, the GOPe candidates don't poll much better. When voters take the time to learn more about Ted Cruz, they discover they like what they see.