The northeast corridor is not representative either. Remember the socialite who said she couldn’t understand how Nixon won since no one she knew voted for him. I find Cruz to be persuasive and likeable. He’s also smarter than everyone else who is running.
The country is made up of liberal and conservative areas and a candidate cannot be elected appealing to only one sector, regardless of how smart they are. We differ on Cruz. Time will tell if he can prevail. The voting populace is shallow, they are the antithesis of Freepers. He comes across like a smarmy used car salesman. Heck the freeper Trumpkins would have you believe he’s malevolent and a liar. I don’t believe that at all, I just find him not likeable and feel that the shallow low info voters won’t go for him,