“Cruz is loved here no question but he’s still a long shot This ain’t 1980 The demographics are upside down
Youth detest social conservatism Freepers live in a bubble of our own making Walker probably has a better shot
I prefer Cruz ideologically but it will be very uphill and everyone has to turn out”
Well said Wardaddy. I don’t think social issues are going to be a factor in 2016 at least not for most voters.
I believe that’s why the GOP is happy to have Obamacare and gay marriage off the table. I think the confederate flag issue is in that same category.
Cruz has been hovering anywhere from 4-8% in the polls. He hasn’t moved much either way but he’s mostly hung right around 5%.
For a candidate that is supposedly as near perfect as Cruz he doesn’t seem to resonate much with anybody not a Freeper.
You make a great point that it’s not 1980. The states have changed the country has changed and the people have changed.
Youth do detest social conservatism and I don’t think that genie can be put back in the bottle.
Cruz reminds me a lot of Fred Thompson in 2008. I remember how he was going to win in a landslide too.
[I remember how he was going to win in a landslide too.]
Thompson lost momentum when it was revealed he didn’t attend church.
Republicans stand for nothing but getting elected or reelected
Their main goal in life is to garner media love
This nation is so messed up it will take a catastrophe to turn our direction
We stand for nothing and nobody has the balls to fight back
We are prisoners to minority grievance which is the crux of liberalism today
And they have the numbers
And nearly all the media in far more radical ways than Cronkite could ever envision
And worse.....they own tech and the big Internet orgs as well
Huffpo Huffpo Huffpo
Breitbart and Drudge factor but those who control tech works to exclude them from product....Apple for example
Search engines all lib
I think only war fixes this
“Cruz is loved here no question but he’s still a long shot This ain’t 1980 The demographics are upside down.Romney won the nomination last time. He was arguably the most liberal GOPer running. The Conservative base my rally around Ted, but I see no sign of anyone else joining them.Youth detest social conservatism Freepers live in a bubble of our own making Walker probably has a better shot I prefer Cruz ideologically but it will be very uphill and everyone has to turn out”
Well said Wardaddy. I don’t think social issues are going to be a factor in 2016 at least not for most voters. I believe that’s why the GOP is happy to have Obamacare and gay marriage off the table. I think the confederate flag issue is in that same category.
Cruz has been hovering anywhere from 4-8% in the polls. He hasn’t moved much either way but he’s mostly hung right around 5%.
For a candidate that is supposedly as near perfect as Cruz he doesn’t seem to resonate much with anybody not a Freeper.
You make a great point that it’s not 1980. The states have changed the country has changed and the people have changed.
Youth do detest social conservatism and I don’t think that genie can be put back in the bottle.
Cruz reminds me a lot of Fred Thompson in 2008. I remember how he was going to win in a landslide too.
Who is the most liberal person running this time -- Jeb? Rubio? Funny those guys are like 1 and 2.
At some point if we don't want them everyone needs to give up on their dream candidate and rally around the top conservative so that we don't end up with a replay of the 2012 scenario.
We don't have to do that now, but we need to do it by South Carolina. And of course sooner would be better.
Right now that person is Scott Walker.