Reagan did exactly the same thing when he took Bush I on as his VP. He locked up the conservatives then went about rounding up the rest of the lost souls to score two big victories.
No one is jumping from Cruz’ campaign to go to others. No one is jumping from these other candidate's campaigns and NOT going to Cruz.
I'm as conservative as anyone here, but if you think only conservatives can elect Cruz in the national sense (certainly we can within the primary), then you are being very shortsighted.
Cruz it or lose it.
You misinterpret.
Cruz has done a good job up until now, avoiding the standard campaign mistakes that come with using the standard big money Republican consultants.
This new hire looks like a deviation from that excellent precedent and is therefore a worrisome sign.
Very good point. Republicans are still the minority party nationwide and any GOP presidential candidate needs a number of independents and Democrat votes plus they need a unified Republican Party to have a chance. I grew up in eastern Connecticut, a heavy Democratic and very blue collar part of that state. The presidential candidate who generated the most enthusiasm when I was growing up was not Jimmy Carter, George McGovern, Walter Mondale, or any other Democrat besides JFK. It was Ronald Reagan. He appealed to that blue collar element with his love for country, working Americans, and sensible values that emphasized what made America great. Don’t think every Democrat out there is a kook or happy with their party’s extreme leftward turn. It’s just they look at the other side of the aisle and hear mush from GOPe candidates and figure what’s the difference between any of them, and keep voting Democrat. Look at the crowds that Trump is receiving out there. No doubt there are some Democrats in those audiences. Even if Cruz wins the presidency he’ll probably have a number of establishment types in his cabinet and in administration positions all over DC. Let’s not worry about that now. We need to Cruz or Trump over the finish line and deny Shrillary and Billy another chance to be in the White House again.