The Most Conservative Candidate Who Is Electable

The National Review ^ | March 21, 2016 | Nicholas Frankovich

[VanDeKoik]

Dont forget Cruz’s magical beatdown in Va. If he couldn’t take a strong 2nd there, then he has no shot with NoVa. And Ohio he was also shutout from.

Michigan was also another blowout, Along with Illinois.

We still cant get a coherent answer as to what state Cruz is expected to flip from the Dems from 2012.

[Bobalu]

[CapitalistCrusader]

I heard on FR that Ted was “wildly popular” in California.

No offense to this illustrious forum, but you "heard" on FR? Not exactly a statistically relevant statement.

[paintriot]

“he is not pretending to be a small government candidate”

Correct. Trump is not pretending. Cruz is.

[samantha]

The national review has been doing a very painful abortion on itself,and any day now it will be complete. HELLary will be in an orange jump suit soon,that is why the commie rats are stirring up so much $hit,trump will put a whoop@as on her if she is the candidate,and whomever they get to replace her will get creamed also.

[VanDeKoik]

“Cruz is the only small government candidate running.”

Cruz is running with the GOPe now because he has no chance without their cash, people, and dirty tricks. That means his agenda is officially over.

[the_boy_who_got_lost]

No. Cruz couldn’t win the South with other so-called conservatives or moderately conservatives splitting the vote.

Non-conservative republicans unite strongly behind Trump.

[dowcaet]

The same Ted Cruz who couldn’t even draw 20% in Ohio last Tuesday is gonna beat Hillary in that same state in November? Wouldn’t bet the ranch on it.

[20yearsofinternet]

Ted Cruz beats Hillary Clinton nationally in recent polls, though narrowly, and in state-by-state matchups performs better than the current front-runner for the Republican nomination

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This is a massive load of horse s**t that I've long since gotten sick of, and now I have some numbers to back it up, so here is why.



Take a close look there. Hillary only beat Trump in actual votes by a fraction of a percent, and the Republican vote was split between many candidates, while the dems were essentially split between two.

Total Dem votes: 1.7+ million
Total Rep votes: 2.3+ million

If Trump gets the nomination, and the GOPe and #NeverTrumps and Kasich and Cruz actually give up their pointless fight and decide to focus on the real enemies, Trump is going to crush Hillary.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I’m a Cruz supporter, but this “Trump can’t win” talk is nonsense. Hillary is a horrible - HORRIBLE - candidate and Trump has defied all known political gravity.

[Lurkinanloomin]

McCain was the most “electable” in 2008

Romney was the most “electable” in 2012

What really mattered was that they would not shut down the Cheap Labor Express.

That’s what “electable” really means.

[2ndDivisionVet]

In the general? You see Hillary Clinton winning the South in the general election?

[MarMema]

It’s not just about that. It’s about doing more than talking a lot too.

[dowcaet]

You won’t get an answer because Ted Cruz has no prayer in hell in any battleground state other than Texas.

[VanDeKoik]

“Hillary will be in jail.”

Yeah....ok.

“And keep insulting people over their religion.”

And explain to me where YOUR religion was insulted with what I said. Unless you have Muslim level sensitivity, you didn’t find anything remotely insulting by what I said.

I will repeat: Just because you run around and say Jesus a bunch of times DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL WILL SOUTHERN VOTES.

Or maybe you need to be reminded that Ted won not one southern state.

[nclaurel]

The establishment GOPe candidate will be no different than any that ran since Reagan and all sell out to the liberals. So if I follow your thinking, I might as well have Hillary. No thanks. GO TRUMP the real outsider.

[TXSearcher]

Frankly, Cruz is the only conservative running.

Unfortunately, Conservatism, like religion, are being used like filthy curse words in this primary election cycle.

Strangest thing I have ever seen in a Republican primary.................

[Just mythoughts]

You have a different definition of conservative than do I. I will NOT evolve my conservative being.... God, Family, Country, personal, individual responsibility to those that dress up in a conservative costume. Conservatives do not put themselves above the Constitution. Furthermore, faux Christians are wolves in sheep clothing.

There is nothing conservative about Cruz's VAT tax, it is NWO from the git go. That is but one of the Cruz's mass deception... Beck and Romney expose just how far away from conservative principles, Cruz actually is.

[nascarnation]

LOL I got shredded often by Team Cruz for pointing out that he got a lower percentage of the Nov 2012 vote in TEXAS than Mediocre Mitt. He was “wildly popular” there too.

[MarMema]

I sincerely doubt that.