States Cruz can won that Romney lost: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia, Ohio, among others. I say this because Hillary has such high negatives, which will cause many dems to stay home. The only thing that will bring them to the polls to vote for Hillary is if Trump is our nominee.
Yes, I understand that Trump wold get some blue dog dem votes and even some first time voters, but I think he alienates more voters than he brings.
Actually of the 16 or 17 republican candidates that we stayed with, Trump is the only one that hillary could beat. She’s just that toxic. That’s why I believe that Cruz or any republican other than Trump can win the states listed above. I could be wrong, but that’s my opinion. This is not being derogatory toward Trump, just stating the general election as I see it.
Hope you’re right. I don’t see it in my analysis; Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and sadly Virginia (my state) look very blue from where I sit. In Virginia, Northern Virginia is bluer than Frank Sinatra’s eyes and conservative statewide candidates usually meet their doom in that part of the state. My belief (which is as valid as yours since neither of is producing data) is that Trump would beat Hillary like a dirty rug, primarily because he fights. I know that Ted fights some, but historically Republican politicians fight each other more ferociously than they fight Democrats. I just don’t have confidence that the party professionals, including Cruz, are up for the fight.