tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1614908086325060070..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Yes, Ted Cruz Could Win the PresidencyJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-49027131057715242522013-05-02T11:43:50.521-05:002013-05-02T11:43:50.521-05:00Cruz for President??? As ideological as Santorum a...Cruz for President??? As ideological as Santorum and will be perceived as such. The GOP, if it is to have any success needs to push moderates,,,not right wing conservative extremists that alienate everyone else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-77639437384723773382013-05-02T09:00:52.663-05:002013-05-02T09:00:52.663-05:00I am surprised at the people of Texas to send this...I am surprised at the people of Texas to send this clown to Washington, then again they send us Bush (the worst president in US history). Glad texas is far from th north east!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-59690334796873367852013-05-02T08:58:44.361-05:002013-05-02T08:58:44.361-05:00I woudl love for the loser to run as that ensures ...I woudl love for the loser to run as that ensures a republican implosion! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-17893481173621548412013-05-02T06:02:41.827-05:002013-05-02T06:02:41.827-05:00This post and these comments are examples of why I...This post and these comments are examples of why I love this blog very much. WiseGuisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498518837567919398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-1805212249498397232013-05-01T21:56:16.504-05:002013-05-01T21:56:16.504-05:00Well I'm still waiting for the "Ted Cruz ...Well I'm still waiting for the "Ted Cruz would make a great Prez" column from George Will. Then we know it's for real.longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-84302493386529788772013-05-01T18:31:56.562-05:002013-05-01T18:31:56.562-05:00John Edwards was also disliked by colleagues. Uncl...John Edwards was also disliked by colleagues. Unclear how much that affected him versus Obama and Clinton.<br /><br />Could be an interesting battle between Santorum and Cruz for the social conservatives. Cruz has the advantage of having a brain. Close call.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-77265026361854716502013-05-01T18:28:33.649-05:002013-05-01T18:28:33.649-05:00I would also add that the fact that Reagan had bee...I would also add that the fact that Reagan had been governor of California for eight years helped--his record had been conservative, yes, but it was hard to portray it as the record of a crazy extremist.David Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260587086663631888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-69421062674651928212013-05-01T17:44:21.437-05:002013-05-01T17:44:21.437-05:00"First, on the general election: yes, Cruz is..."First, on the general election: yes, Cruz is likely to be perceived as an ideological outlier, but that's a penalty, not a disqualification -- it didn't, for example, prevent Ronald Reagan from winning. I'd guess that Cruz probably spots the Democrats two or three percentage points compared with someone with a more moderate image -- which matters, but is hardly the end of the story."<br /><br />One big diference: Reagan's age (along with his genial personality) actually helped him by softening his image, making it harder for people to perceive him as a hard-core ideologue. As Garry Wills noted, this is something that Phil Crane--who wanted to run as a younger version of Reagan--didn't understand.<br /> <br />A second: There are probably too many people committed to voting Democratic or Republican even under the worst circumstances for their party these days for a party to be able to spot the other party two or three points. I would argue that both Kerry and McCain actually slightly overperformed what one would once have expected their respective parties to get in 2004 and 2008.<br /><br />A third: Jimmy Carter was on the ballot in 1980. Obama will not be in 2016, and wile I do not doubt that if he is unpopular in 2016 some of this will rub off on any Democratic candidate, at least one--Hillary Clinton--has a background of strengths and weaknesses so independent of Obama's that it is not clear how much it will hurt her. David Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260587086663631888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-4777989635528423402013-05-01T17:44:19.818-05:002013-05-01T17:44:19.818-05:00Oh, and for good measure: he's also a secret s...Oh, and for good measure: he's also a secret snake-handling fascist!<br />Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-39782633522167125052013-05-01T17:43:35.672-05:002013-05-01T17:43:35.672-05:00He's a Canadian!
http://www.nationaljournal.c...He's a Canadian!<br /><br />http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/is-canadian-born-ted-cruz-eligible-to-run-for-president-20130501<br /><br />Seriously, though, if there is NOT a "he's a Canadian" meme from the right if Cruz runs, then I would declare that prima fascia evidence that anyone who ever raised citizenship for Obama is an unqualified racist.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-16953415980212477162013-05-01T17:29:06.228-05:002013-05-01T17:29:06.228-05:00This is a smokescreen, he's running for Govern...This is a smokescreen, he's running for Governor of Texas and just wants his state to know how much he treasures them, enough to forgo a chance at the Presidency.Jamie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579007138576584958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-75618236836828513422013-05-01T17:23:30.345-05:002013-05-01T17:23:30.345-05:00I'm with Chait on this one. A young, smart Se...I'm with Chait on this one. A young, smart Senator elected in 2012 who has views within the mainstream of the party has a reasonable chance at becoming president. Just like a former speaker of the house theoretically would have a chance. <br /><br />But like the Newt Gingrich we know well, the Cruz we know and have observed over the recent months and years has no chance.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337470438831033820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-9315742900945096232013-05-01T17:14:56.220-05:002013-05-01T17:14:56.220-05:00Ugh. Thanks -- fixed. Ugh. Thanks -- fixed. Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-32107769956056490402013-05-01T17:06:21.680-05:002013-05-01T17:06:21.680-05:00Not Jonathan Chait. Dan Amira.Not Jonathan Chait. Dan Amira.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com