Posted on 01/06/2016 6:53:40 AM PST by Michael van der Galien
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz not only leads in Iowa, but also in California:
A new Field Poll in California finds Ted Cruz has surged ahead of his GOP presidential rivals with 25%, followed by Donald Trump at 23%, Marco Rubio at 13%, Ben Carson at 9%, Rand Paul at 6%, and Jeb Bush at 4%.
And that isn't the only good news in this poll for Cruz. It also shows that he's now twice as likely to be GOP voters' second choice. This means that he will continue to surge if (or when) some of his rivals get out of the race, which they'll undoubtedly do once they lose (big-time) in Iowa.
Cruz's surge comes despite relentless attacks from his rivals for the Republican nomination and establishment-friendly columnists like the Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin.
And that proves that 2016 will be different from other years. Until this election season, negative attacks from establishmentarians against real conservatives were always successful, which is how moderates like John McCain and Mitt Romney ended up being the Republican nominee. Not anymore. The establishment tried to take out Donald Trump, which only resulted in him rising in the polls. Now they're going after Cruz, and the results are the same. He's stronger than ever before and actually seems to be relishing the attacks.
Regardless, the assault on Cruz will almost certainly continue: the establishment doesn't have another card to play. Attempts to burnish their own appeal aren't working because conservatives have completely had it with them.
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But if I can't get Cruz, then Trump, assuming he does what he says, will be fine.
“the rudeness of Trump people against the supporters of the conservative in the race have turned me sour on Trump.”
Yes, they appear to be working overtime to mimic his bombast and buffoonery.
Even though Trump isn't my first choice, I used to defend him when the left would slime him.
No more. He's not worth my time.
Yes, I get. :)
Do I think it is? No, not really. I figure it’s typical campaign BS. Trump is starting to feel the heat from Cruz. He’s an apparent front runner going after a competitor. But given that he said the opposite just 3 months ago...AND it has nothing to do with any of the issues AND it’s already been resolved, he’s just trying to cast aspersions to cast doubt... it just smacks of scumminess. Just my .02 worth of course.
But I also know that if the roles were reversed, Cruz would be getting excoriated for saying one thing in Sept and the exact opposite now. And I also know that the trumpeters would be losing their collective minds, if the roles were reversed.
If crowd size is a determining thing then Bernie would be the demorat favorite not Hillary.... crowd size goes double for Trump since there are plenty of people who go to see him simply for the spectacle or to be near a celebrity, not because they have any designs on voting for him.
Further Cruz and Trumps campaign's are operating very differently...Cruz speaks to the grassroots people about the issues at length and in smaller groups, which is by the way very effective, that people want to hear and know where he stands and why....Trump rally's people using Buzz words they want to hear..repeatedly. Polls and crowds are Trumps touch stones.......the Constitution and Freedom from the Washington Cartel are Cruz'z touch stones.
This past summer, Trump raised questions about Cruz's Canadian birth and whether he was constitutionally eligible to be president. Trump was asked I asked would he bring that up again, which he responded saying.... "I'll only bring it up if he's a final two,". So he has indeed done just that recently.
Cruz isn't going to give in to the establishment the way Trump is by getting into a public fight...which is how he gets the press to cover his campaign, but Cruz has avoided opportunities for a public fight though Cruz is not shy about calling out apostates... He's done it on the Senate floor and at countless conservative gatherings.
Recall that Cruz said in an interview with The Brody File, he has 'a plan' to begin highlighting, "policy differences" between him and Trump...."There are plenty of policy differences and there may well come a time when we start highlighting those more,"... One thing we should never dismiss is Cruz likes to debate, and when he does, he doesn't simply speak arguments alone. He dismantles the positions and questions the motivations of his opponents. So Trump will have tremendous difficulty standing with Cruz if he ever gets a hold of his mouth enough so he can actually do a debate.
'Cruz is demonstrating a skill a president must have'.... avoiding a confrontation for a larger goal.
(From "Face the Nation" Journalist John Dickerson December 12, 2015)
Because the correlation between crowd size and electoral viability is roughly the same as the correlation between barometric pressure and the price of sorghum futures?
Hank
if Cruz’s surge is real why are his crowd not as large as Trump’s?
Trump buses in his supporters like the Democrats do!!!
When’s the California primary again? November 2020?
(Yes, know it’s June 7). In any event, it’s a long, long way off. Trump will likely have secured the nomination by then.
Agreed.. I actually like Trump, but not the FR Trumpers!
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Well, I used to like Trump also. But the more I’ve listened to and seen him in action, the less I believe he is at heart a constitutional conservative. I think he actually has no “center” and no core beliefs beyond his own narcism and boastfulness. I reached my limit with him this past week—he didn’t “wear” well.
Funny..that's the way I felt about Cruz.
I've read some of your posts. Are you sure you want to go there?
YOU WILL NOT SHUT ME UP WITH THREATS. YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST TO LOOK AT MY OLD THREADS AND YOU WON’T BE THE LAST.
YOU HAVE GONE ALINSKY LIKE YOUR HERO DT ——DOES NOT WORK ON ME AND WILL NOT WORK ON TEDDY.
A lot of these clowns are just election season trolls with long periods of silence between elections.
He went back 3 days. Others have gone back years. The direct threat set me off. Over. Thank you.
I see the genius misspelled his tagline.
Oh my, my sides are actually cramping.
How’s life in Bizarro World?
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