Give him the nomination and he will be destroyed by the MSM, if they don’t succeed before hand. You can bet that the Hillary forces do not want a debate to be held between him and their candidate. They will find an excuse to avoid it, or just agree to some light questions, i.e. what newspapers do you read, why do you oppose same sex marriages, why are you against abortion, but don’t go near anything that smells of Hillary, our economy or our national security. As far as the RNC is concerned, who is next in seniority to loose?
I refuse to accept fear of MSM machinations as an excuse to not put up the best candidate. The MSM portrayed Mitt F*****g Romney as being a more rabid right-winger than Ted Cruz actually is. Does it really matter, in that sense, who gets the nomination? They'll all get equally horrendous treatment.
The MSM is going to go out to destroy ANY Republican candidate. Hell, they painted Romney - the most left-leaning nominee in modern history - as a crazy right winger. The key is nominating someone who has the communication skills to persuade enough people otherwise. We have a number of good communicators on the rise - from Pense to Cruz to Jindal to Kasich, Lee to Rubio to Paul in the Senate and slew in the House. Hell, even Christie is good in that sense. Those are just a handful. We have a good strong bench of people right now. Hopefully a few can work though the chaos of Washington, the media and our own incompetent party to rise to leadership positions.