Posted on 03/25/2015 9:30:11 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) became the first major contender to announce his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Dan Balz has written that Cruz’s candidacy “tests the limits of conservatism,” and based on his congressional roll call voting record, Cruz is the fourth-most-conservative member of the Senate. But how does his ideological position compare to those of Republican primary voters, especially in early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire? Very favorably, as we will see.
We use data from the 2014 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES). The 2014 CCES asked respondents to place themselves and several political figures, including Cruz and former Florida governor Jeb Bush, on a seven-point ideological scale ranging from “very liberal” to “very conservative.”
Historically, a major problem with using this type of perceptual data has been that different people interpret the points on the scale to mean different things. For instance, a Democratic respondent might view the tea party as “extremely conservative”, while a Republican respondent might view the group as only “somewhat conservative.” When respondents distort the ideological scale, their self-placements are not directly comparable....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
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Maybe we ought to just let the candidates plead their case first. No?
That is why those states are first in the Primary.
To get rid of our Best People.
If we did this right, the first two states would be the State with highest Percentage of Republican Voters in the Last Presidential Election, and then the Raw Highest Number.
But that wouldn't serve the interest of the GOP-E.
Now read the article.
Surprise!
The article and the chart come to the conclusion that Ted Cruz is NOT too conservative!
It’s ole Jeb that’s out of step in the FIRST 4 primary states!
WOO-HOO!!!
“Is Ted Cruz too conservative for Republican primary voters?”
Jeb Bush and his clones are betting on it.
Underestimate TEd CRuz at your peril
“Good Question, in BLUE states like Iowa and New Hampshire where the Liberal Republicanism is Strong.”
Reagan swept these
Jeb looks like he’s all-in on Super Tuesday. He’s gambling. He’s got no other strategy.
I like Ted Cruz, a lot. He is the most brilliant conservative politician alive today.
I have an open mind about Scott Walker and Rand Paul. If either is the nominee I will probably be ok with it.
If Jeb Bush is the nominee then I am voting for Hillary.
Only if someone else beats him. Either Walker or Jeb, from the looks of it. He and Walker are both proven campaigners. We shall see.
Yes, because Liberals cross over in PRIMARIES.
We need caucuses with lists of truly Republican (preferably conservative) names.
Jeb is counting on “big donors” and all his money to “buy” the nomination.
News flash to Jeb: No more Bushes and we hate Common Core and his “welcome amigos.”
If he were, then the primary voters would reject him, the conservative base would put their money into his campaign and see no results, and so on...
The question is unintelligent in the extreme, and is clearly designed to sow the seed of despair in conservative hearts.
What are they so afraid of?
Not to conservative for us but we are looking for the strongest non-rino candidate.
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