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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Cruz is a conservative. They are not. They are opportunists and nationalists.
“I am convinced that if Trump prevails at the convention, he will ask Cruz to be his VP running mate”
Until recently, I’ve believed the same thing. But with the eligibility issue looming I don’t see it happening. There’s no way Trump would want to start his presidency fraught with court battles compliments of the DNC. He needs someone who can jump in and get to work.
The vitriol towards Cruz and Cruz-supporting FReepers is having the same effect on me. It’s ugly.
Geeze, listen to yourself.
I went back to find a vanity I started back in August. I recalled that even though I claimed Trump supporters were being duped, I didn’t call anyone names (other than liberal Trump). The response I got was disappointing. Looking through it again, I’d say the rhetoric has really deteriorated since then on both sides. Notice the keywords that were added.
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yeah... me too
Keep hitting them, we will not be silenced.
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