Ok, YOU tell me where Cruz wins in the general. It seems to me he’ll win the south heavily and won’t be competitive anywhere else. He’s not the great debater we were all told and he’s VERY unlikable (even to conservatives). He’s running 15% in Ohio right now. So if he can’t win Ohio in a GOP primary how do you suppose he’ll win it in a broader electorate? Same is probably true of PA. He ran 16% in Virginia. The big turnout in that state was because of Trump. Even if Cruz wins the nomination he isn’t going to win Virginia. He won’t be getting the same votes that Trump gets, the enthusiasm definitely will not be there for Cruz. Yes, Cruz will be able to get Republican votes in the country but without an expanded core group (like Trump is pulling) he isn’t going to win where he needs to. Just my opinion. At this point it doesn’t matter, I would never support someone who is supported by the GOPe or who works for them. I’m sure many Trump supporters will feel this way, especially if they’re forced on people because the “intellectual elites” don’t like Trump.
And yet, it’s not Cruz that has an unfavorability rating of 60% (or more). That would be Trump.
http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/188936/trump-negative-image.aspx
Cruz in the general is simply, he wins the already red states by a pretty good margin, loses the traditional blue ones and it boils down to a GOTV effort in a handful of states for the win... and which side wins? Who knows, and it doesn’t really matter much... we remain in gridlock and the idiotic approach to elections Karl Rove brought to the fore continues on for another 4 years, leaving the capital deadlocked and the people and the nation out of consideration as the money men continue to line their pockets and screw the rest of us over.