My biggest worry is that he will be the ideal conservative, smart candidate but that the media machine will Palinize him. Millions of LIVs still believe that Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from her house.
He needs to get out in front of that, but I’m not sure what they are going to characterize him as. Palin was “Stupid Bible Thumping Hick.” It worked.
One thing Cruz has that she didn’t is that he is a member of a Media Protected Minority. One way he could get out in front of criticism is to play that up. Anything he does that is religious should be Hispanic Religious. He needs to start dropping references to things in mild Spanish like “my abuelita always said” (abuelita is basically english here in L.A.). He needs to make it so if they are harsh on him, they might look “racist.”
It’s not that he needs to play up his roots for votes; its that he needs protection from mocking that his roots might provide. Otherwise I fear he gets alinsky scorched from day one.
Gov. Palin’s husband, children and grandchildren are all Native American/Eskimo. That never stopped the attacks.
That won’t be the line of attack.Cruz has serious Ivy League credentials, and the Democrat would probably suffer badly in the comparison.
I favor nominating a successful governor such as Walker of Wisconsin, for the simple reason that senators aren’t executives, and governors are.As a campaigner and a strong debater, Cruz would be great as a VP candidate - and he would be a fine potential SCOTUS nominee after a win.
If you nominate a senator and the Dems nominate a governor, you could find yourself in trouble - the last (only) senator to win against a governor was Warren G. Harding, in the wave election of 1920.
I couldn't disagree more. Playing the "race card" is NOT something conservatives should ever stoop to. That's a liberal, divisive ploy. Cruz just needs to be AMERICAN. That's it.
Someone help me out here. Cruz is of Cuban ancestry. Is there animosity between the Mexican Americans and the Cuban Americans? I’m wondering, would Mexican Hispanics support a Cuban Hispanic in a run for the Presidency? I mean, the surname “Cruz” is definitely a Hispanic surname. He’d carry Florida for sure, but what about the rest of the States that are heavily “Mexican”? Anybody????