Posted on 09/14/2015 8:43:02 PM PDT by VinL
Donald Trump is the ultimate wild card...There is one candidate, however, who is nicely positioned.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has also watched Trump eat at his poll numbers but has remained in the upper tier of the contests. He has the money and following to be relevant throughout the Republican race.
Of 15 candidates in the field not named Trump, Cruz is the contender most likely to share supporters with Trump, or woo them later.
Yes, Carson is an outsider and Cruz is a member of the Senate in an anti-politician environment. But Cruz has solid anti-establishment credentials. Just ask his colleagues who blamed him for the 2013 government shutdown related to the failed effort to kill funding for the Affordable Care Act.
Though Cruz is a senator, his style is more like an activist. He refuses to compromise.
Cruz has another advantage over his rivals.
If he can be competitive in the early contests, which offer few delegates, hell have a big score waiting for him on March 1. With Perry out of the race, Cruz has a nearly unobstructed path to the 155 delegates at stake in the Texas primary.
Trump, with his name recognition, could create problems, particularly if hes coming out of South Carolina like a house on fire. But its likely that Cruz, the most popular Republican in Texas, will rout the competition.
A win in Texas and other Super Tuesday elections would give Cruz momentum, making him a front-runner or the alternative to Trump.
No matter what happens with Trump, Cruz is prepared for the long haul.
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I couldn’t agree more. Cruz skewers Rove in his book.
Reading both Walker and Cruz books. Will read re-issue of Trump’s book.
Love reading books in electronic form! It’s great to pick up right where I left off on my tablet or phone.
I am a member of the National Federation of Republican Women. There is a Biannual Convention and this year it is in Phoenix. During Presidential election years, candidates do usually stop by. Surprised only 2 came this year. Cruz and Fiorina. I am an Arizona County Supervisor and my big issue is the transfer of public lands. I spoke with her about it. Cruz was having a private meeting with his State Committee volunteers, many of whom I know, and I was invited into that. Many of the most conservative members of the State legislature are on his committee, turns out. I got to go to the end of that meeting and have a photo and hear him speak in a private setting. He was very good. Apparently he did speak at length about the Lands issue before I got there and that made me very happy.
You assume anyone will get those voters, that they wont just stay home if no choice enthuses them.Trump is able to fill 20K capacity stadiums. Cruz enthuses his base at FR, but not much beyond us.
I don’t assume that.
Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger....he had crowds too. How did that work out after he got elected!
If Reagan dems reject that then fem let them reap what they sowed by being dems & too ignorant to see the best candidate since Reagan
Thats exactly what theyll do and they wont see that as a negative.
If they stay home because Cruz is the GOP nominee then they are fools
Thanks, Hildy! Very interesting. (I’d like to see the Lands issue addressed as well.)
No, that's part of why Trump and Carson poll where they do. I think you're underestimating Trump's numbers as regards unfavorables and "would never vote for.
I think it's going to be similar to the Romney effect, when he hits his ceiling, the rest of the vote is split and then, perhaps, not-Trump voters start combining toward other candidates. I think that's part of what's causing Carson's surge now.
Read this:
mobile.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/us/politics/30giuliani.html?pagewanted=all&referrer=
Cruz is by no means out of the running, but if Trump is the nominee (and eventual winner in November 2016), I’d like to see Cruz on the Supreme Court.
You’re missing a huge part of the equation. Trump is bringing people into the Republican party. Think about that for a bit.
No. I'm looking at the whole, not Dem/Rep/Independent.. whatever. He brings some in, he kicks some out.
Don't care which is which; overall, his unfavorables are far above his positives and they are slightly higher than Jeb Bush's. Which explains why in matchups Clinton/Trump; Clinton/Bush, Bush polls higher or equal to Trump.
Please note: I'm not a Jeb Bush supporter. (I hope they knock each other out. :)
It doesn't appear he has totally broken away from Carson. Trump's numbers lately seem to have stabilized which may indicate a peak. We shall see.
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