[BarnacleCenturion]

“But Cruz is charting an entirely different path.”

Not really. He is following the same path that Michelle Bachmann took 4 years ago.

If he wants to stay in the senate he’ll be fine. But beyond that, he’ll run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).

[txrangerette]

Oh yeah, right - and Reagan was a bumbling actor who hadn’t a chance. Practically the whole country was scared of him at the mere thought he might become President. And the rest were laughing at “Bedtime for Bonzo” and shaking their collective heads...

[McGavin999]

If he wants to stay in the senate he’ll be fine. But beyond that, he’ll run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).

Right, is that the 80% that wants socialized medicine and higher taxes? Just want that clarified.

[SoConPubbie]

If he wants to stay in the senate he’ll be fine. But beyond that, he’ll run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).

I'm sure you being the Rand Paul flack you are, you really, really, really, really hope that propaganda is true.

Keep hoping for it though, the Moon maybe made of green cheese as well.

Little known fact was that Ronald Reagan was down over 30% percentage points in polling to Jimmy Carter leading into the election of 1980.

The concern trolls of his time were spewing the same nonsense you just did.

[ilgipper]

Cruz can win over people quite easily as a candidate. 95% of the country couldn’t pick Ted Cruz of out of a lineup of three people. Bachmann was doing just fine until she went wacka-adoodle about Perry. I was not a supporter, but was pleasantly surprised at her discipline and demeanor in her rise up past the field. Her fall was not so impressive.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

If he wants to stay in the senate he’ll be fine. But beyond that, he’ll run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).

Jeb "Andy Bernard" Bush 2016!

Le't lose with a RINO again™

[onyx]

If he wants to stay in the senate he’ll be fine. But beyond that, he’ll run into trouble with his very high negatives among the non-tea party electorate (about 80% of the voting population).

Please realize that the Marxist would be delaying Obamacare right now, but for Senator Cruz!

The Marxist just might have to relent and delay Obamacare anyway, even though that will give Senator Cruz a huge win! Cruz has the Marxist and the demonic-rats cornered. They're damned if they do and truly damned if they don't.

Fines will be imposed by the IRS come 2014 for NOT enrolling, but it's impossible to enroll!

"Folks" as Obama calls everyone, are very unhappy and some are livid with the rates they're seeing, so those "folks" are not enrolling. It'll be much easier for them to simply state that they could not complete the process, and who's to prove otherwise?

Senator Cruz is smarter and more accomplished than all of his enemies put together. The Palin treatment won't work on him. He's seen that nasty scheme played on her. She eventually bested them and she came out stronger than ever and McCain came out weaker and more bitter than ever.

Senator Cruz holds the cards. You've never seen him lose his cool and you won't. He knows he's dealing with cutthroat, vicious fools, yet he keeps smiling, while answering their attempts at 'gotcha' questions, with grace and dignity.

God bless and keep Senator Cruz and his precious family.

[JediJones]

Cruz is a much better communicator than Bachmann.

Being down in the polls when every liberal and media outlet has been bashing him and people had never heard of him before is expected. They’re spending so much hot air trying to destroy him precisely because they know how talented and threatening he is. Once Cruz gets a national platform and can speak directly to the public they will get to know who he is, not the caricature that’s been portrayed. He’ll knock his convention speech and debate performances out of the park. And that’s really when people make up their minds about a candidate.