Posted on 03/27/2015 9:49:09 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
great point!
Not only does Cruz have a proven record of:
1. doing what he said he would do if elected
2. FIGHTING against Obama and the democrats
3. beating establishment RINO’s
[Jones is the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy’s fellow in political science]
Jeb Bush camp
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/james-baker-jeb-bush-is-the-2016-republican-frontrunner/
TED CRUZ 2016
http://www.tedcruz.org/
Good article.
Any failure to capture the GOP nomination won’t be due to shortcomings by Cruz, but the inability of Americans to view matters and solutions through a conservative lens.
Cruz is indeed a masterful debater. There really isn’t a single issue he doesn’t have a high level of understanding. And what I like most of all is the fact he can rhetorically grind an opponent’s nose into the ground and be entirely likeable about it.
I wanted someone else to bring that up.
At age 44 he’s got decades ahead of him, that’s for sure.
I’m really happy to see some younger candidates.
Cruz is smart and calculating. He surely anticipated the onslaught of dismissals, so I’m curious to see how he sets out to define himself, leverage this to his advantage.
Cruz’ road to victory:
1. Win the Tea Partiers;
2. Win the Evangelicals;
3. Those two together will keep him in it until he can
4. Gain inroads into the Libertarians/conservative independents.
Then he’s in the finals. When he appears viable to them and they’ve heard him/listened to him, many mainstream Republicans will switch to him.
I see Walker winning this and Cruz replacing Ginsburg on the court.
However I want Cruz.
Yet another genius level analysis that includes gems such as fretting if someone of Cuban descent can win Florida....
Do these people even think about what they are saying?
He can also win a share of economic conservatives, social conservatives, foreign policy people and etc. He has already, this early, made inroads with libertarians:
Ted Cruz Reportedly Winning Over Some Rand Paul Supporters in Iowa
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3271921/posts
Ted Cruz Recruits Some Rand Paul Supporters in Iowa
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3271518/posts
[snicker]
Can you elaborate on what Ted Cruz has actually done?
Ted Cruz has done EXACTLY what he said he would do (I know! It’s CRAZY)
He said he would fight tooth and nail against Obama and the Democrats and do everything in his power to repeal Obamacare.
And he has done exactly that! (for which he is now called by the RINO’s “extreme”)
Because in a world where nearly all politicians LIE about what they will do if elected, telling the truth and following through with it is considered “extreme”
IF he wants to secure victory he needs to support drug war reform and fathers rights. Those two issues will pull a ton of support both from the Left and the middle.
Let’s end alimony, encourage states to adopt shared parenting rights, encourage states to enact family law reform as well as custody enforcement. You want to see the radicals scream and howl. These issues will make them go insane.
Let;s dismantle the ATF and the DEA. They are pointless and do more harm to the nation than good. They suck up resources and could easily be replaced by State and Local Gov as well as existing federal law enforcement like border patrol and the FBI. Take half of the ATF and DEA budget and apply it to border patrol and the FBI.
Sarah Palin 2.0 Somehow he was able to win two North American debate championships and place at the world level with that voice. Princeton named their freshman debate series after him, as well.
I've been preaching this theme here on good old FR for quite some time. I will be surprised if Ted Cruz doesn't wipe the floor with his fellow Republicans in the debates.
I kept hearing that. Then I listened to him closely for the first time when he gave his announcement speech. I see absolutely nothing wrong with his voice, and I think he's a skilled speaker. I can't wait to see him in the GOP debates. The Pubbies better let him in, or there's going to be hell to pay.
I think he looks like Bill Murray, and he sounds slightly like Dennis Miller. He probably is capable of the same kind of biting sarcastic humor that Miller has, but has to pull in the claws in public. Still, his quick sense of humor will serve him well.
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