I agree...TC has at least one stinker advisor on communications...methinks TC might be making the mistake of listening to him.
And I know this guy, it would be a mistake.
He was the most Presidential of the bunch.
All by design. When the press gives all of the air to Carly (on purpose), then they aren’t letting him talk for a reason.
I’m thinking that it’s a sure bet that he will be #2 to Trump and then he will have the air he needs. Maybe he’s also waiting for the clutter of nobodies to clear out to really get in there. Cruz has solid money, staying power, and support. He will be in this all the way through.
I agree, he was shut out. I also wish Cruz would work on coming across as less polished. In my family I’m the only Cruz supporter, they don’t dislike him but the complaint I get about him is his delivery, he seems too much like a politician, a speech giver. It’s hard for me not to get defensive over Cruz but it is true, I do notice his delivery probably doesn’t help him.
And how exactly, and be very specific, does he just “jump in” and not look like an immature child butting in? Do you want a moderator to say “Senator Cruz, this is a warning against butting in.”? Because they will, which will work against him to the audience at home. The moderators don’t do that to others, but they will do that to him.
Funny thing is...despite the media ignoring him and his being overly polite in the debates (e.g., not jumping in like some of the “midgets”) he is still climbing in the polls. This primary race is a marathon, not a sprint.
That being said, Ted could be a little more aggressive about inserting himself since the media is sure as hell not going to do that more than the absolute minimal.
Ted was respectful unlike Carly who butted in like it was the Carly show. Ted also did try to take on Tappers climate change skeptic question, but Tapper’s mission was to ignore him and cut him off all night. But then Tapper allowed Huckabee to go on about vaccines, and some of the others who spoke out of turn. The agenda is clear by the MSM...promote the losers so Hillary has the best shot, and deny a conservative any chance to get his point across. Ted did fantastic under the constraints and this agenda to use robot iCarly to attack Trump.
Ted is still going to get his message out, he doesn’t need the MSM, he’s running a grassroots campaign like Reagan, he’s rising in the polls after this and all these debates do is prove how much the establishment will pull to get Jeb to lose to HIllary.
These debates mean little to nothing. When the election cycle begins next year with primaries and caucuses, we will little remember or care who got how much time in some old debate from last year.
But Cruz had the most substance per minute of talk time. Every second was solid.
talk time | poll position | |
---|---|---|
Trump: | 17:54 | 1 |
Bush: | 14:19 | 3 |
Fiorina: | 11:48 | 8 |
Carson: | 11:22 | 2 |
Christie: | 11:03 | 11 |
Rubio: | 10:11 | 5 |
Paul: | 9:25 | 7 |
Cruz: | 9:15 | 4 |
Kasich: | 8:06 | 10 |
Huckabee: | 8:05 | 6 |
Walker: | 7:10 | 9 |
Patience, grasshopper. Over a year to go.
I love cruz’s positions but he really does not sound genuine when he delivers. Too polished. Too practiced. He’s got his talking points down and delivers them way to smoothly. I like what he says but someone who doesn’t know him would consider him a used car salesman.
Of those in the debate I like Ted Cruz the best. I believe he would make a great VP on my ticket.
Trump is a buffoon. Carly seemed to focused on the “woman issues.”
My impression is that Cruz is playing a long game. He is content to raise money and travel the country beating the ground to gain grass root support. I think he is waiting for the herd to thin out and trying to build enough support to advance with the final group. Once the herd is thinned, I would look for him to start firing a bit more.
Well .. I just love it when people say Cruz is their #1, and then bash him to pieces.
Ted did just fine .. the rest of children were just busy name calling .. and giving Carly the floor so she could bash somebody ..??
The fact that JEB met privately with CNN and FOX prior to the debate day, bothers me more than anything Ted might have done or not done.
Ted is marking time...he has plenty of money and is waiting for the crowd to thin. He’s not going after Donald Trump so he will be largely ignored until the numbers go down!!!
I agree with you. The masses want a political brawler, not a wall flower. Being passive won’t cut it anywhere.
I disagree, since I consider the choices Cruz is making a sensible strategy. Cruz is doing well enough to stay in the race and is broadly respected among conservatives. As more candidates drop, their supporters can go to a politician who insulted their top choice (almost everyone else) or the candidate who treated their pick with respect. Particularly in Trump’s case, if he fades, his supporters are likely to be positively inclined toward Cruz because he passed up so many opportunities to take a shot at Trump.
I want a president who is assertive at the right times, and that seems to be Cruz. It’s possible that he is working specifically to peak in the first few elections and trying not to peak too soon. If so, he’s a smart man.