> “I like Cruz, still like Cruz though I disagree with his vote on trade. That being said,,we cannot and must not think if we win the ‘heartland’ we win the election. We need to be taking it to the dense population centers of the cities, the big cities.”
No. The dense urban centers are controlled by democrats who control the voting rolls. There’s no one to be “taking it to” in those urban centers. Their votes are controlled by election offices staffed by democrats.
The 2012 post election analysis by several reputable and separate firms independently pinpointed the key demographics that caused Romney to lose were the Reagan Democrats who mumber about 4 million strong and the Perot demographic of blue collar conservatives who number more than 6 million. These two segments of the electorate did not vote in significant numbers for a president in 2012.
Therefore, the team that Cruz has assembled have their marching orders to assemble the old Reagan coalition which is labeled the ‘Heartland’. The team is not stupid, they are very tuned in and well-informed. Cruz is doing spectacular in attracting people to come out to Town Halls that have never been to one or bothered in recent years to participate in one. He and his team know where the votes are.
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