" To put it in terms [Cruz] might understand, a majority of Republican voters have MORE IN COMMON WITH Mitch McConnell than with him. Until he realizes that and does something to make those voters like him, Cruz will remain a polarizing figure who has no chance to become the nominee, let alone President."
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Right. And when Mitch campaigned for re-election in Kentucky, who did he HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH: Ted Cruz or the current DC version of Mitch McConnell?
How do some of these writers get national bylines????
Doesn’t jibe with the following FP post-—http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3346342/posts
I support Trump and Cruz.
Period.
By logical extension they would also have more in common with John Boehner, and we see how well that worked out...
If McConnell is the GOP, then I'm not GOP.
If true, then we may as well pull the plug on the GOP.
Well, Henry, we’ll just have to wait and see, won’t we?
Hehehe...the establishment wants us to think that the majority in the GOP is more like McConnell and Boehner...but what is happening in the House is more representative of what is coming, and it is going to bleed over into the Senate too.
Most people I know are absolutely frustrated by the establishment types like McConnell and Boehner...and it is showing.
SO, Henry, as much as you would apparently like to think Cruz will not benefit...I believe you are flat out wrong about it, and will be voting accordingly.
This is a Nat Rev article. Another daily hit piece on conservatism.
Thanks for posting, and agree it is absurd. As things stand today, I am decidedly for Trump, and yes I know he is not a principled conservative. However, he has some conservative positions and I -am- convinced he will act on them. I am also convinced he will bust some balls in Washington D.C., and that will be at least something, if short of heads on pikes.
All of THAT said, if Trump dropped out today I would go to Cruz. After that... I really don’t see anything. Nothing at all. Carson is a very easy to like Christian brother, but I have not seen the steel executive that is needed. And after that it is just a melange of mystery meat that smells a bit off.
So, yeah, I am a Trump supporter but would indeed shift to Cruz as my next choice, and the author is a yuge pathetic clown.
Cruz will get my vote in the primaries. And if he doesn’t win the primaries, but Trump does, I’ll vote for Trump in the general. I really hope Cruz wins the primaries.
Buckley is fuming in his grave at the sight of the morons that have taken over National Review.
Gee, another Trump might fade article.
BTW, I’d vote for Cruz for President in a heartbeat if he’s the nominee even though I also equally support Trump.
Trump is an executive and visionary by his nature.
Cruz is a deft parliamentarian, by his nature.
Trump/Cruz.
Great team.
I think all of the candidates on both side would love to be “fading” like Trump.
People would choose Cruz over McConnell. But the author is right that Trump’s appeal is far wider than Cruz’s.
Trump won me with his stance 5 years ago on trade policy. Cruz would have lost me completely on trade policy except the other candidates are just as bad as Cruz.
Cruz is great on abortion and marriage. But we need a much different congress before we can make real progress on those issues. And you can’t win the presidency at this time on those issues.
This analysis shows the obvious, the voters polled mainly want someone who will win... that’s not a surprise. Cruz will have to be able to present that he has a legitimate shot at winning, and if he does that, He’ll see his support grow among the other groups.
I do think Cruz will not cross the party line as well as I am sure Trump will. Cruz is too divisive in ways that will hinder him with the independent and blue dog democratic voter. He also is not nearly as charismatic in general.. but none of these candidates sans Donald and the NY Governor have any personality to speak of.
“To put it in terms he might understand, a majority of Republican voters have more in common with Mitch McConnell than with him.”
So he’s saying a majority of Republican voters are corrupt, lying bastards? This guy ought to be tarred and feathered along with most of the rest of the lousy NR hacks.
The answer to your faux situation in the headline: Cruz won’t get Trump’s supporters because they’ll stick with Trump all the way to the White House. Duh!
Ah, but see? He’s “conservative” on issues like illegal immigration that motivate a large chunk of the GOP’s conservative base.
That makes it a bit more “nuanced” than Ted Cruz = conservative, so Trump supporters =/= Ted Cruz supporters if Trump does implode.