Why don't we judge candidates on their merits?
Ted Cruz is absolutely brilliant, and easily the best expositor of conservatism since Reagan.
Why don't we judge candidates on their merits?
Ted Cruz is absolutely brilliant, and easily the best expositor of conservatism since Reagan.
What is exciting is that for the first time in FR history there may be an early near consensus for a POTUS candidate.
The most important thing to me is that a conservative candidate win this next election. I’ll leave it up to Ted Cruz to decide whether things have fallen in place for him. I think his honor is such that he, TOO, values a conservative victory above all else. If for whatever reason, he sees a better avenue for a different conservative candidate, I don’t think he will waste time in stepping out and endorsing someone else. That is honor and it’s the type of concern for the nation we didn’t see last election in Gingrich or Santorum
...and fearless.
The last Republican President who was previously a Senator:NIXON 13 posted on November 14, 2014 at 12:12:30 AM EST by bigbob
The last Republican President who was previously a governor:- St_Thomas_Aquinas
You know, it’s interesting: no senator has ever defeated a sitting president, but - since 1920 at least - governors running against sitting presidents are about a 50-50 proposition. And yet, since 1920, only one governor has been nominated when the opposition party did not have a sitting president running for reelection. And that was in the Republican wave year of 1920, when the Democrats were in bad odor after WWI, and resorted to nominating the governor of Ohio - but got skunked anyway.
All due respect to Sen. Cruz’s fine qualities, but IMHO we should act like we need the ’16 election and nominate a solid governor who can put the Midwest in play and put the Democrats on the Electoral College map defensive.I would highly favor Sen. Cruz for VP, to provide good campaigning and debating against the Democrat ticket. And then to elevate him to SCOTUS at the first opportunity.