Posted on 03/04/2016 4:11:50 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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"......At the rally [Sen. Ted Cruz] spoke for forty-five minutes without notes, let alone a teleprompter. His speech was a mix of time tested tropes and new riffs pulled from the headlines. He did not stutter, stammer, or search for a word. There was an ideological coherence to his presentation that I have not seen from a presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan.
Nor was this just all talk. In his three-plus years in the Senate, Cruz has deviated from his stated principles far less than any of his colleagues and has the stab wounds in his back to prove it. One can compromise, Cruz noted, on details like, say, the top marginal rate on taxes. What one cannot compromise on are core beliefs.
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After I posted a picture from the Cruz rally on Facebook, a liberal friend from New York responded, “Cruz? Really Jack? He would suffer a Goldwater style defeat.” No, the most principled Republican in thirty years would be running against the least principled Democrat in the history of the Republic.
This is a match-up I would enjoy. These are debates for which I would have friends over and make popcorn. This campaign season, finally, would be fun.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
“They always mention goldwater but never REAGAN who like Trump built a coalition of independents and Blue collar Dems along with a majority of US Reps and Tea Party types.”
It seems you are right that Reagan and Trump have pulled in blue collar Democrats. I certainly respect the working man, be he Democrat or Republican. (I have a problem with union thugs - another topic).
According to an old video from Andrew Breitbart, “celebrity” status is huge in America. If so, that may be a large part of the electoral power of Reagan and Trump. We were fortunate that Reagan was a conservative intellectual - contrary to what our liberal media always claimed. I’m not seeing that in Trump.
Maybe will get lucky again. Prayers are in order. Bigotry and tribalism get a bad name - deservedly. But we’ve had affirmative action for all but white men. We’ve had, in Obama, an anti-American, pro-Muslim President. If Trump, in his heart, is a white male American bigot, he might well be better than anyone in the Democratic party.
Pat is Pat. I guess he is a conservative, but a brand onto himself. Yes, I can imagine that his pitchfork brigade would appeal to same people.
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