Posted on 08/23/2015 1:03:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
This analysis was designed to promote Cruz, and surprise, it points to Cruz as the winner. I like Cruz in general, but by running a Crusade instead of a campaign, he is marginalizing himself. This will excite Christian social issues voters but he will not win the nomination or over 25% of the electorate in the general election. He is ruined in part by something very shallow - despite his intelligence and presumed probity, the guy somehow looks sneaky and sleazy. That sucks, but there it is.
This analysis was designed to promote Cruz, and surprise, it points to Cruz as the winner. I like Cruz in general, but by running a Crusade instead of a campaign, he is marginalizing himself. This will excite Christian social issues voters but he will not win the nomination or over 25% of the electorate in the general election. He is ruined in part by something very shallow - despite his intelligence and presumed probity, the guy somehow looks sneaky and sleazy. That sucks, but there it is.
As we have seen...
it may be in the planning stages.
Sorry about the pop ups and ads.
Scott Walker should have been in the top five - in place of Rand Paul. This far, he has disappointed in the give and take of the first months of campaigning. There is still a lot of time to go, however.
I am still leaning toward Walker and Cruz. As much as it alarms me to read the negatives about Trump, I am afraid the writer is correct. Because Donald Trump is voicing the frustrations of most Conservatives, he has vaulted to the forefront. He is fearless, and that is appealing. It remains to be seen whether this bravado personality trait wears well with the general public, however.
Although I would not like to see Trump as the nominee, I would certainly be willing to vote for him. At least he is intelligent, capable, and loves our country. He has the best interests of the USA in mind.
Red State = Erick Erickson?
Sorry, he has lost all credibility to be unbiased.
Phenomenal artistry! lmao..
And one of them is that his base (FR) has members who choose to support a less conservative candidate.
“Get ready for Uncle Joe!”
Or “Aunt Lizzie,” if takes a break from the sweat lodge.
If this same thinking was prevalent with conservatives 25 yeas ago, Reagan would have never been elected.
By listing the most conservative candidate as No. 1? Yeah sure.........
If the most conservative can not win in a republican voter’s poll, how in the world is he going to win in the general? Do you really think democrats like Cruz better than other GOP candidates? I think you are thinking “wishful”, not “realistic”.
Puleez...do not compare Reagan’s personality with Cruz’s. The difference is Yuge.
Few will admit that. Thank you for posting that fact.
“He is a full throated out in the open amnesty supporter. “
And a smooth talker. No Sale for me! I guess we will see just how much the GOPe is willing to spend by watching to see how long the “party candidates” who are at or near zero in the polling stay in. They are all, in my opinion, simply there to try and spoil the real conservative candidates and Trump.
Walker can’t even figure out his position on birthright citizenship. He has taken positions in less than a week. He is nothing more than a puppet for his GOPe/Kstreet masters. That kind of waffling is a deal breaker.
The last I looked the GOP convention was about a year away. You really think nothing can change the polls between now and then?
Opinions on her success or failure may vary, according to whose OX got gored in the restructure.
Thank Heaven for little girls.
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