Posted on 11/25/2015 12:15:34 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Ted Cruz is now the flavor of the week. He has risen dramatically in polls, both nationally and in key states like Iowa, and now many pundits are saying he's the man to watch. Maybe so, but that vastly underestimates the challenge the very conservative senator from Texas still faces.
Cruz's rise is almost entirely due to his finally getting strong levels of support among the most angry and the most conservative elements of the party. If they were the party, it would be looking pretty good for Ted. But they are not, and therein lies Cruz's challenge. Call it the Cruz Ted bears.
The data are clear that Cruz is consolidating the party's Tea Party and very conservative factions. Three national polls in November break Republicans into three ideological categories, dividing conservatives into "very" and "somewhat" conservatives. They all show Cruz's support comes primarily from that first group. Quinnipiac has him with 27 percent among very conservatives, 7 percent among somewhat conservatives, and 6 percent among moderates. McClatchy/Marist has him at 21-8-5 among those three groups, and Public Policy Polling (PPP) has him at 29-10-1. The ideological right likes him a lot, while the center and the left of the Party are at best lukewarm towards him.
The same trends are evident if you break voters into Tea Party supporters and non-supporters. Quinnipiac has Cruz getting 30 percent of Tea Partiers compared with only 13 percent overall. PPP has him getting 26 percent of Tea Partiers but only 10 percent of those who say they are not.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Is he some kind of looser?
Since anyone besides Cruz or Trump are more palatable to NR, I take any argument they make with a grain of salt.
Cruz will win from the other side of the ticket.
You are too kind. I pee on NR.
In other words, he gets little support form RINOs. Not surprising.
/johnny
In addition to that the NR is the party rag of the GOPe, this is exactly what they would want a poll to say hence....
A poll that says only the TeaParty loves Cruz and we all know what crazy bast@rds they are.
“Most Angry”..
What an idiot. This pundit needs to crawl back into his hole.
The GOPe doesn’t have to try to get my vote or those of my family. I will either vote for Cruz, Trump or not at all.
The rest of them are not an option...
GOP needs to play to the center....only way to win....yadda yadda....
The same wingnuts were absolutely convinced Reagan could not possibly win.
“Cruz’s rise is almost entirely due to his finally getting strong levels of support among the most angry and the most conservative elements of the party.”
It would be more accurate to say Senator Cruz is getting support from the more intelligent and more aware members of the populace. The media uses the insult angry to describe informed citizens.
The people who blindly and ignorantly believe whatever the media says do not support Senator Cruz. His supporters are those who can think for themselves and make intelligent decisions.
Incoming, incoming. This is not a drill!!!
The center and the Left of the party will follow who ever the party nominates. They are the ultimate sheep. What is interesting to note is that Cruz is beating Hillary head to head for the 1st time.
Why Ben Carson Can Win
By Henry Olsen
http://www.nationalreview.com/2016-gops-four-faces/426028/why-ben-carson-can-win
His father Jimmy was a much better reporter.
LOL!
salt? try sand.
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