And that is exactly why Trump and Carson are so very far ahead of Cruz. Yes Cruz has given Washington hell but he is a Senator and part of the political class and therefore not trusted. Cruz is correct though that if Trump and Carson bomb, their supporters will go to him.
who would have EVER thought that the race could clearly come down to a two man race: Trump and Carson.
Will it stay that way? Not clear...but it’s been that way now for a few weeks. Incredible.
Nice take. Cruz dares not mention all of his insider activities. Cruz is a regular Energizer Bunny in the Senate...running around to all his important committee duties.
TED CRUZ’s CURRENT SENATE COMMITTEES (SOURCE: Cruz web site):
•Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
•Subcommittee on Seapower
•Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
•Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, Chairman
•Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
•Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
•Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security
•Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
•Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Chairman
•Subcommittee on The Constitution
•Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest
Joint Economic Committee
Committee on Rules & Administration
You are right to say that this dynamic is why Trump and Carson are doing so well, and Carly too. HOWEVER...to say Cruz is "part of the political class" is a bit absurd. He's never had anything in common with McConnell McCain Graham Boehner etc. He's never been part of the Fox News Wall St. Journal Chamber of Commerce crowd. By your definition, that anyone in politics is part of the political class - then A: they're now ALL part of that class and B: you've given up hope because obviously you think someone is part of the problem simply by taking the oath of office.
Dr. Carson scares me. I give him all the credit for his magnificent accomplishments in medicine but I DO NOT see him as the man who should occupy the oval office. On the other hand there seems to be something about him that people respond to and I am not confident that he will NOT win the nomination. In some ways I see him as a Republican Jimmy Carter, very intelligent in his own field, no not a peanut field, I mean the nuclear field but very overconfident of his ability to be president. At one point Carter was “Jimmy who” and no one thought he had a chance to be nominated, let alone become president.
I trust actions infinitely more than words. Senator Cruz has 'come to Washington' and he has put action behind his words, that can be trusted .....
Sen. Cruz: The Real Story of What Is Happening in Washington