Polls show Trump gets slaughtered against Clinton or Sanders.
Its a mixed bag with Cruz. Some show Clinton, some say Cruz.
Sanders beats both Trump and Cruz in these pre-convention polls.
I’ll tell you what is pure gold for the Dems: Trump’s continued feeding into the “Republicans hate women” storyline, be it true or not. He constantly is feeding into that. Combine that with a complete lack of any consistancy in regards to MANY possitions, ranging from homosexual marriage, to abortion, to universal healthcare, to property rights...
He’s a disaster.
As far as Cruz’s ability to craft a message the country as a whole will adopt, I believe its quite clear his policy stances on lower taxes, building the wall, his foreign policy initiatives, his promise to repeal the mess of Obamacare, to return the government to be in compliance with the Constitution, all resonate with Americans. Tack on a few Supreme Court appointments, and it really makes the case.
Conservatism wins. It really does. We just never get to try it.
The GOPe has had a solid hold of the party for so long, we never get to attempt conservatism.
As mentioned before, we have made it past that point. We can get a conservative on the ticket. Cruz CAN and WILL win, we have to give him the chance to do so.
It is nothing but campaign rhetoric to suggest otherwise.
In all honesty, I believe the RATs are completely screwed regardless of who we nominate. Given that, why not pursue a solid conservative with a proven track record?
Sorry, I wish what you said was true, but it does not seem to be the way you say it is in the Northeast. The polls you mention do not say anything like you think they do when compared to individual swing states I mentioned. Cruz is polling lower than Kasich here. Same is true in Florida.
Most folks who are in the middle, the ones the republican need to draw into the fold (around 6 to 7 million votes) see him as unprincipled. I have heard that on numerous occasions and the arguments made as to why he appears that way are not entirely without basis. He has run a very hard campaign, but one not entirely free of deceit.
Now I have to mention this, and I do know a fair number of fairly strong supporters of Cruz. You say he is conservative. He may well be, and I hope he is. But the perception here in the northeast is that he is driven by a self centered ambition, not duty. I know the Cruz folks cannot conceive of this, but that is how a lot of folks view him, especially veterans (I know a few of those)
Of course I could be wrong and we will see on the 19th and the 26th. If Cruz does well in the northeast then you may well be right; we will see. I suppose there is not much more to say about it until that vote is in, it will serve as a reality check to both Cruz supporters and Trump supporters.
I suppose we should all get back on this topic sometimes towards the end of this month.