Unless Cruz gets some traction, he’ll be gone in the not so distant future too.
I actually have it on good authority that he is not in trouble. He has the second biggest Super PAC haul and he’s got more individual grass roots contributors than any other candidate as well....and he’s playing a long game. He does well with enough of the big money folks, and he does great with the active member of the conservative base too. No one else really does.
Now, his long game may or may not work - and I’d like to see him get more traction - but insiders tell me to keep an eye out on or around debate 4. I told them debate 3 would be better......but that’s their plan....whatever that means.
Hahahahahaha! Ted Cruz has more hard money than even John Ellis Bush, almost as much soft money as Bush, campaign staff in almost half the states of the union and is taking in about a million dollars every few days. In contrast, the last I read, Carly had $1.7 million, a miniscule amount.
Cruz has the financing to play the long game. He can wait out Trump and Carson and wind up with most of their support. When the dust settles, Cruz will be on top.
Cruz is comfortably in the rear but not struggling. Staying in helps him have sway further down. Right now Jindal is losing clout the longer he stays. Pataki is holding on as a favor to the GOPe but even he realizes it’s making him look foolish.
Cruz stands to win all of the 1% Jindal vote, and most of RuPaul’s. Cruz is ahead of “!” in a few polls, has a huge organization on the ground, and is sitting on a ton of cash, so I don’t see him dropping out before “!” at all.