Posted on 04/29/2015 8:34:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Ted Cruz’s month-old presidential campaign has won strong reviews from GOP insiders in key states who say he’s managed to tap into the anti-establishment sentiment of primary voters, and his allies have proved they have the ability to raise tens of millions of dollars to boost his bid.
The Texan’s presidential aspirations hinge on his ability to lay claim to being the chief conservative alternative in the race, which means he’ll have to find a way to expand beyond the tea party and social conservative base that he begins with.
“He is expanding his base, and he is right now hitting on a lot of cylinders and I think the mechanics of the campaign have done well,” said Dave Carney, a GOP operative in New Hampshire. “My advice is: do not underestimate him. He is a serious, serious, guy and the more the nation’s elites make fun of him, the stronger he will be. Everyone ignores him at their own peril.”
Robert Vander Plaats, head of The Family Leader, an Iowa-based Chritstian group, said Mr. Cruz’s rollout has been “exceptional.”
“I am one of these who believes if the caucuses were held today, Cruz would definitely compete for winning it,” Mr. Vander Plaats said. “I think he is really being rewarded for his bold leadership in the Senate, and his willingness to expose both sides of the aisle — not just the Democrats.”(continued)
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I just posted that- I’ll defer to you- take mine down.
Either way is fine, FRiend.
Your collecting for him- that’s a priority— I “PM-ed” the administrator.
Cruz is doing an excellent job.
Which is why the media is desperately trying to talk about Bush, Rubio and Hillary. Cruz scares them.
I'll stick with Cruz.
/johnny
Yeah!
Will Cruzers allow Cruz to expand beyond his base? Or, will they freak. For example, Palin supporters remained loyal because she never expanded beyond her base. Of course, that fried any chance of her to be a contender who would ever meet the needs or answer the interests of all Americans and their concerns.
We have to be braced for Cruz to move to the middle, or else enjoy the ride and accept the loss and elect Hillary.
We can not have it all, all the way, all the time, and net the win. We net the loss instead.
It’s barely spring. No one “fears” anyone at this point. Brace yourself if you hang onto the moment and call it the future, two years out.
I believe he has a message that can appeal to a lot of people.
Sorry, but that’s typical RINO thinking. Did Reagan move to the middle in 1980 and 1984 in his two landslides? I don’t think so. People will vote for a candidate who’s genuine. If Ted is the nominee we know he’s get a media hit job every single day of the campaign, but if he says what he means and means what he says that will get him voters neither McCain or Romney could get, namely the Reagan Democrats. Save that thinking when you post on the CNN chatroom.
I never thought of any politician as very honest, even ones I’ve worked for. But right now I think Cruz is as honest as you can get.
I've always donated to FR if I was able, but a politician? Almost never. I'll donate effort and time before I donate cash.
But Cruz is different. I'll donate cash this time. I donated time and effort when he ran for the Senate, but I'm donating cash this time.
/johnny
But what do you consider his base? What the media tells you? He actually has positions that can appeal to a broad audience if they listen to him, without giving up his core principles.
CRUZ!!!
i think you are on target. If Ted is genuine like Reagan, people know it. He has to be wise about his message, but not wash it out to the middle.
Exactly. I think we’re starting to get a few trolls around here telling us that our candidates need to move to the middle. That’s how we lose elections. Any future campaign manager for a conservative candidate need only look at the losing elections of 1992, 1996, 2008, and 2012 to know that running to the middle is a surefire way to lose.
My daughter is not political; never votes. She is sort of moderate on most things. This year, she owed a bunch of taxes, and she texted me asking if the IRS was legal. I responded that I didn’t think it was constitutional, but if she didn’t like the IRS, then vote for Ted Cruz!
She lives in CA and has a lot of friends, so who knows where that can lead?
It’s time for another donation...
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