He speaks well, lies almost as well as Clinton, is likable, telegenic, and a newly chosen minority; without enough votes siphoned off by other moderates such as Jeb, or Christie, Jeb, or other RINO's he appears to be the greatest threat to us getting a true conservative.
If he gets money, watch out.
The typical Republican primary, Cruz said, is composed of 35 percent of self-identified moderates, 15 percent libertarians, 25 percent evangelicals and 25 percent conservative/Tea Partiers.
1) Moderates - Jeb, Christie, Graham, others;
2) libertarians - RandyPaul mostly alone with the mantel of Ron; Cruz competes and maybe Trump;
3) Evangelicals - Huckabee, Santorum, Carson, Perry ... and Cruz will compete well here too; and
4) Conservatives/Tea Party - Cruz has a strong lead and he owns this bracket; Walker is in here too.
And then shrewdly, Cruz states that neither Walker or Rubio have a natural constituency and are trying to compete in each bracket as less than the #1 seed.
I do hope that Senator Cruz is intentionally misrepresenting some of the percentages above. It's scary if that is accurate.
And I do believe that Senator Cruz will be very smart, both strategically and tactically. And I agree with Lakeshark that Rubio is a threat. He can compete in all four brackets, especially if he becomes the gOpE's last best hope.
Well his Super PAC does have money. And yes, he’s very likable, very telegenic and the youngest looking (not sure if he’s the youngest) candidate in the bunch (FWIW)