Amazing what is heard here.
Cruz just said that as voters who are not engaged become more engaged and hear his message they will support him.
I dont think this is so bad.
Amazing to me that parsing his words brings different results to different listeners.
He sounds like a very typical GOPe pol to me, taking it for granted that IF I were to listen closer, understand more, really dig in to what he’s saying, that suddenly I’ll see the light and vote for him. Arrogant imho
His remark was mostly negative against Trump, and is a very common claim read here on FR. The claim is that voters who are not engaged do not realize how corrupt Trump is. Once they realize how corrupt Trump is, they will no longer support Trump, and they will vote for me (Cruz), as a Washington outsider who has worked against Washington corruption.
I don't think it's a bad type of message, per se, but it has to ring of truth to be a morally sound (not false witness) message; and it has to be credible (truth not being a factor here) in order to persuade on its face.
Trump supporters think Cruz's claim is just another lie. They don't see Trump's support of politicians as the same sort of corruption that politicians engage in (if they see political donations as corruption at all), and they don't see Trump's support of politicians as the equivalent of being a Washington insider for forty years (that is what Cruz claims Trump is).
The primary is almost over. Ted is not converting engaged voters. He insulted Trump supporters presuming they are not engaged. If you do not vote fer Ted, you is be unenfarmed.