[C. Edmund Wright]

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.

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.

[PghBaldy]

He was in the George W Bush administration. It is not all he is... but he has been an insider too.

[HerrBlucher]

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.

Did I ever say Cruz was part of the problem? Of course not. I was just explaining why he was not doing well in the polls. NONE of the candidates that are politicians are doing well in the polls, it does not matter how they have performed. People want an outsider, and in their minds that excludes all politicians.