Posted on 04/07/2016 11:29:27 AM PDT by MaxistheBest
We now know how big the Republican Party’s Donald Trump problem is: so big that some in the GOP have convinced themselves the solution is Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.).
Yes, the erstwhile government-shutter-downer trails Hillary Clinton by only 3.1 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average, as opposed to Trump’s 10.8-point deficit.
But be skeptical: Those polls probably exaggerate Cruz’s electability, which may diminish further if he gets the nomination, and the general electorate focuses on his ideology, even if his opponent is the unloved Clinton.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Lemme guess
A ‘Paul Ryan for POTUS’ fan?
“Those polls probably exaggerate Cruz’s electability”
The Democrats are getting their first taste of Cruz, it won’t be pretty.
Cruz loss wouldn’t be “less embarrassing”, just more certain.
Since the GOPe already made a deal with the Dems for a Hillary presidency.
See:
Tech billionaires (major Dem donors) plot with GOP leaders at exclusive island resort to stop Trump
Democrats Underestimate Cruz at Their Own Risk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3418314/posts
No, it could be even worse.
YES
You mean the guy who uses copulation and rats in the same sentence? Hell, he aint even a good winner.
Ya think?
No any and all of the PAULROMNEYBOBBUSHJEBMCCAINMITTRYANTEDCRUZ would be exactly the same embarrassment. All would get 206 ECVs and no more.
It’s a pretty simple calculus. 3 points is close to the margin of error, it’s almost a coinflip. 10 points is a landslide loss.
How about all the Trump drones claiming that they would rather see Hillary elected than Cruz?
Can Cruz win wo them?
The bottom line is this, no Republican is acceptable to the ruling oligarchs and corrupt MSM. Whoever the nominee is will be mercilessly pilloried by the corrupt MSM, late night DNC hosts, and anybody else.
Think:
George W. Bush
Sarah Palin
Mitt Romney
Ronald Reagan
Dan Quayle
It does not matter who the nominee is, that person will automatically be dubbed unacceptable and an embarrassment. And this to the criminally suspect and serial liar Hillary Clinton. As with Obama, and Bill Clinton before, without the corrupt MSM and Hollywood piping in disinformation 24/7 these people would be living abroad due to the scorn and shame they would otherwise face.
Just ask Jimmy Carter about his shoe in second term..............
He is likely to finish behind "also ran" Kasich in Pa.
And this is the man who can beat Hillary?
What a total delusional joke ...
Considering that these results aren’t based upon electability in the swing electoral college states, the poll is next to worthless. Show us the numbers in FL, OH, VA, PA, NC, MO, NH, NV, CO, NM, WI, and IA.
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