I think people are overplaying Cruz’s reliance on evangelicals.
I identify as evangelical and I do think they will be more mobilized than ever this year, but I do think Cruz reaches well beyond our group.
If it were only about evangelicals, then Huckabee would not have dropped out and Ben Carson would have done much better.
People want a strong conservative. Way back when a Kennedy lost the Mass senate seat, it was apparent that even in the Northeast, people would like to see principled conservatives be given a chance to govern.
To pretend that moderate Republicans have not been given a chance at governance is absurd.
A broad public would like to give the constantly demonized conservatives a chance to prove their constant advocacy.
I think Trump hurt himself more than he knows with all his Cruz bashing. I think his numbers will be down in New Hampshire.
GOPE is clearly trying to go all in on Rubio. I don’t think that will happen but they also want Trump and Cruz to damage each other enough to allow Cruz to sneak in. This is not 2012 so I don’t think that master plan is going to work out for GOPE.
“I think people are overplaying Cruz’s reliance on evangelicals.”
Concur. I am Catholic and a stanch Cruz supporter.
Indeed. I'm a conservative Catholic and I'm firmly in the Cruz camp.