Nice. Correct, no, but cute, definitely ;)
Except Reagan was a governor not a senator. And he didn’t shut down the government.
I have nothing against shutting down the government, in fact I kinda like it. But there are lots of parts of the country that were in no mood for it last year, and we are still paying the price in brand damage. Otherwise, for example, Mark Pryor would be in the same hopeless situation Blanche Lincoln was in. Ditto Kay Hagan. Shaheen. Begich.
Cruz = Goldwater. Love the guy, hate getting our asses handed to us.
Walker = Reagan.
Yes, Cruz is a leader in a way, leading lemmings off the cliff. I trust Cruz’ opinion. I’m terrified of his leadership.
How about Ted Cruz as Scott Walker’s AG? I could abide that!
That's more of a point of view, than an accurate analogy. I could use the same names, but pair up Cruz = Reagan, and make a good case for it.
Walker is a fine Governor, but few outside of the most astute political junkies on the right, even know the first thing about the man, personally. There's simply no buzz around his name, due to the fact that he's not actively seeking to be a leader of the conservative right. He's barely made a ripple here at FR, even though he's done an outstanding job.
Like Walker, there have been a ton of great conservatives who could have done an excellent job as president, but they didn't have that 'It' factor that's necessary to draw people to them. Reagan had 'It', and so does Cruz (who, by the way, isn't just another Senator. The man is A+ in all the right categories).
Not long ago, I was of a mind that a presidential candidate HAD to have major executive experience, such has having been a state Governor. I'd still like to see that in our presidents, but we've reached a crisis point in this country that has caused me to set that aside in deference to other, more important leadership qualities.
Ted Cruz has all of the qualities I'm looking for in a president, and he's got my vote if he asks for it.