Evidently, you aren't seeing my questions so I'm going to make this very easy for you and repeat them in a list format. Heck, I'll even throw in some extra explanations of my original questions, just to be sure you understand. All of these questions are asking for you to explain your original statement to me up in #46. Until this is done, we cannot progress. I will let you make that call.
My questions:
If you want to address those 4 questions, I'll be happy to continue this conversation and maybe we can get somewhere.1. Youre talking about a 1% difference?
(This one is a no-brainer, so I will presume your answer is "yes.")2. Where are you getting those stats, because i didnt know Cruzs number was that high.
( Do you have a source for your statistics? Do you have a reference you can cite for this? On Hannity yesterday, Cruz said he took 40% of the Hispanic vote for the Senate race, which is rather high, especially when you compare that with Romney's 20-something% of the nationwide Hispanic vote. But hey, I don't want to confuse you, so again... Where did you get those statistics you cited in #46?)3. And what do Texans have to do with FR? I made a statement about Cruzs popularity among Texans, not Mittens popularity among FReepers.
(Again, how are Texans related to Freepers in this context? Please make that connection in simple language. I'm sure I'll understand.)4. I said is, not was. Youre also mixing time periods.
(To be exact, my statement was: "Cruz is immensely popular in Texas, much more so than Perry could ever hope to be."
The word "is" deals with present tense. Present tense uses the word "is," not "was." I am talking about how popular Cruz is now, and you want to discuss his popularity several years ago at his Senate race. You know, this point ALONE nullifies everything you are saying to me. You realize that, don't you?)
If you don't (or can't) answer these basic questions about your original statement, please tell me why I should continue this discussion. 'Cause I just ain't seeing it.
The vote numbers were from here
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/
I made the assumption that if most FReepers thought MassMitt was a lousy candidate, most Texas Republicans would also.
That leads to the assumption that a really “popular” candidate in Texas should do better than Romney.
If that’s flawed logic, we’ll agree to disagree.
11 months from now we’ll know who the studs and duds are for sure.