Peggy Noonan thinks they may be looking for Trump. Cruz doesn’t seem to be catching on, nor Jeb!
That is the one thing about Trump. Even though he is hawking Conservative policies, and educating the public to support them, he is also perceived by many to be a Leftist.
At best those I’m talking about don’t see him as a devout Conservative. They don’t see him as a party hack. This causes them to drop their defenses related to party hacks.
Cruz couldn’t get their vote, but a guy hawking the same policies and not holding public office, suddenly looks appealing to them.
This is why Trump can pull in a Trump Democrat factor.
It’s why he stands a very good chance of being nominated.
He doesn’t turn off Democrats or Moderate Republicans.
In part I view the guy as a door opener. He walks into the Oval Office, and Cruz slips right in, nobody noticing.
In four or eight, Cruz is the new standard bearer, he never would have been.