I have spent enough time studying the NBC clause to know that the clause and the history surrounding it is sufficiently uncertain that it lends itself to more than one reasonable interpretation. So, don't be surprised to find that you will tend to choose one precise definition rather than another depending upon the candidate at issue and your feelings about that candidate. That's how you got to where you're at and that's how you can expect your future course to be determined.
So, be patient with yourself. Obama's not running again. ;-)
The political landscape is littered with the corpses of those who were doing a good job in their present position but then gave heed to consultants who convinced them that it was time to move up to a higher office when they should have stayed put.
Why do you think Obama has fought so hard to protect his Hawaiian birth certificate?? It’s because even he knows that birth in a foreign country for an American President would be a deal breaker even for those with his own. As long as he can claim a birth within the United States and an American mother, he knows his eligibility is defendable.
Ted Cruz doesn’t even have Obama’s birthplace deniability going for him since it is public knowledge that was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada — something that you and others can’t even bring yourselves to admit it.
The media and Dem Party operatives would let him knock his opponents out of the race and then descend on him like vultures. They would challenge his electoral votes with legal challenges in state after state. Just when he needed to go on the offensive they would have him back on his heels. They would make him answer the question that you won’t.
The first rule of warfare is: Don’t arm your enemy before going into battle against him.
He’s a great Senator effectively serving the state of Texas and this country. He should continue to do so until or unless he decides to run for Governor or take a Cabinet position.