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.
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.
So very true. Also remember that this primary got started really really early. In July, 2011, Gingrich and Santorum ranked lower than Cruz does now.
And Ted Cruz will thrive in the debates like Newt (without the baggage) and unlike the whiner Santuckabee. And there is no obvious strong Establishment front-runner like Romney was in '12. With this many candidates, even the 'race' for the squishy moderate candidate is tight.