Posted on 07/06/2015 8:05:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
He's got $50 million behind him, a fervent following in Iowa, and a brand that he's worked hard to never muddy, but Ted Cruz has yet to have a breakout moment. Is that about to change?
The Texas senator may remain mired in the middle of the seemingly endless Republican pack, but his allies say he is poised to make his move. Doing just well enough nationally to make the debate stage and showing enough promise in early-primary to have a shot next winter, Cruz and his allies are unperturbed by surveys that show him sitting stagnant.
He is bracketed by social conservatives like Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, and by Tea Party favorites like Rand Paul and Ben Carson. In order to stand out, Cruz has been willing to step out from the rest of the field.
"He should be capturing the archconservative vote in a way that he's not," said Noah Rothman, a conservative writer for Commentary Magazine, who sees Cruz tacking right for political purposes. "This whole summer could be setting up a Cruz resurrection in the polls."
He has become the most vocal defender of Donald Trump, the flamboyant businessman and presidential candidate who other Republicans have denounced....
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The bottom line is, with Cruz running, why do we need Trump?
“The bottom line is, with Cruz running, why do we need Trump?”
Trump dropping out won’t effect Cruz.
He was between 4-8% before Trump got in and he is in that same place now.
Trump sucked the air out of the room and stole everybody
elses thunder including Teds.
I know there’s a lot of Cruz love here at FR and maybe he can pull it out but it’s a really long shot.
He declared first and had the field to himself the first couple of months and still his number hasn’t moved.
Yes—I’m supporting him with both my money and my vote.
Bush is in the lead because the media is giving him and the clown Trump all the air time.
Good. I'm sure he is working hard behind the scenes to ensure he doesn't do the "flash-in-the-pan" bit and would not be surprised to see him in a slow and deliberate climb until, next June, he is poised to do a Reagan come November elections....
Not with all the phony polls.
“He has become the most vocal defender of Donald Trump, the flamboyant businessman...”
He’s not flamboyant. He doesn’t have gray hair and he doesn’t do cocaine (as far as I know).
I dunno. If anything I tend to be too cynical. I don’t think it takes too much intellect to see what a disaster 0bama has been, especially on the economy. I suspect there are a good many who actually voted for him twice who now regret it. These are the folks that need a whirlwind, illustrated tour of two decades of enemedia malpractice just at this propitious moment. An opportunity the GOP is letting slide by while the spineless cowards slither off into the tall grass.
I would bet the farm, Mr. CRUZ knows exactly what he is doing and I keep repeating myself but he will win everything with a voting tsunami. Of course that’s just my opinion , we’ll see.
IMO Rubio’s campaign was destroyed last week with a single tweet from the Trump campaign. He’s sinking in the polls and Walker better announce soon and get out there and start campaigning before he losses momentum.
He will after his performance in the first debate, if not before that.
That would be a disaster for conservatives as well as a huge mistake by the Duplicitous Party is that occurs.
So many candidates make it hard to distinguish. Money, name recognition and media coverage is key until then. If Cruz makes it to the debate it will likely introduce him to a much bigger audience than he has had. Being unfiltered at one of these events will be huge for him.
Donate to him now, his war chest needs to grow so he can get clear messaging out to be in the top tier, then he will need to take Iowa and score well in New Hampshire.
First things first: He needs donations, needs media time, and needs to get his message out.
Once people see and hear him, he will be formidable.
He’ll be in.....no problem. There’s a factor now that’s tying up a lot of his future support - and that will unravel in time and he’ll be in comfortably.
Factor?
Cruz is capturing the “leading indicator” polls by a long shot...Breitbart, Townhall, etc. These are polls of the informed (even if not scientific). As more people get informed, the general surveys will move closer to the right wing internet polling. Just watch.
A poll is a snapshot in time...and unless you understand what time it is, and the “why” as to the results, you make the mistake of reading too much into it. And by you, I don’t mean YOU - the general YOU.....
Trump surge - and Cruz’ support of Trump. Then think long term viability of each.
I’m convinced that it’s not just the debates and the state votes. It is the debates and then that candidate engaging in NATIONAL advertising from the outset. A Cruz will have to battle the entire ‘Washington Cartel’ as he calls it. That includes the media.
I listened to Fox last night and they again attempted to use Karl Rove as some kind of neutral commentator. It’s a sad joke. The same with Hume, the Five, and the entire shooting match: they hate Trump, have disdain for Cruz, and are clearly Bushies, preferring a national dynasty than the preservation of a republic.
Which is why Fox News is a dwindling force for the right......
The younger faces on Fox are almost entirely libertarian or balanced checkbook liberals.
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