I’m actually surprised that the GOPe played their hand with Cruz at this stage. A lot of us were thinking that were just using Cruz to take down trump, and then would unload on Cruz.
Well, we got the second part right, they HATE Cruz, and if Cruz thought getting Trump out of the way would clear his path to the nomination, he learned a BIG LESSON last night. I think a lot of Cruz/Trump supporters (people that are ready to vote for Cruz, but also like Trump) also learned the same last night.
One thing was apparent, which is that Trump is FAR BETTER at handling these types of attacks that Cruz...I’m not disparaging Cruz here, no candidate should be attacked as he was by moderators, but that is what happened there.
“I’m actually surprised that the GOPe played their hand with Cruz at this stage. A lot of us were thinking that were just using Cruz to take down trump, and then would unload on Cruz.”
Trump’s last minute withdrawal threw them into a tizzy. Reports were that up until nearly the last minute literally, FNC still wasn’t sure whether Trump would or would not actually show up.
They were all set to blow Trump up, but when he didn’t show, it was too late to back off of their attack scenario, and the simplest thing to do was slightly re-aim it at Cruz.
“One thing was apparent, which is that Trump is FAR BETTER at handling these types of attacks that Cruz...I’m not disparaging Cruz here, no candidate should be attacked as he was by moderators, but that is what happened there.”
BINGO!
The real opponent is and has always been the biased media. Trump’s slapping them silly, the rest come off as weak and apologetic any time the media targets them. Trumps deliberate and effective strategy is to hit back, as exampled by the Megyn Kelly saga. His response is not kneejerk it’s deliberate. And it’s working. A winner
Yes, agreed, the GOPe proved that they think they are relevant again.