[T. Rustin Noone]

Simple answer - because Ted Cruz’ message cuts right through the establishment filters and goes straight to the heart of the concerns of the middle class. His message of smaller government, less governmental intrusion and personal responsibility do not require the input of the pundit classes for interpretation or understanding.

[JimRed]

Simple answer - because Ted Cruz’ message cuts right through the establishment filters and goes straight to the heart of the concerns of the middle class. His message of smaller government, less governmental intrusion and personal responsibility do not require the input of the pundit classes for interpretation or understanding.

A page right out of the Reagan playbook. The difference is, everyone "knew" Reagan and almost all had a positive image of him due to his movie career. So the enemedia could not as easily mischaracterize him. When they lie about Cruz, many more people will believe them, because they don't "know" him.