Looks like its over for Teddy.
RE: Looks like its over for Teddy.
Do you mean NH or the Presidential run?
Didn’t you say that before the Iowa Caucus?
What happened in Iowa isn’t staying in Iowa.
“Looks like its over for Teddy.”
Actually, if Trump doesn’t hold on to his lead in NH, it’s over for Donny.
This is all about expectations. Trump built himself up as a “winner”, “that’s all I ever do is win, you’re gonna get sick of winning...”
Now he’s on very friendly turf in the northeast, and has locked down the endorsements of Scott Brown, Bob Dole and Jimmy Carter. NH is the state for moderates — in past elections, it’s gone to McCain (twice) and Romney. In this race, the two most viable moderate candidates are Trump and Rubio.
Cruz would be happy with a 3rd place finish and not hurt too badly if he finished 4th. He benefits from Rand dropping out and the Libertarian vote in the state and his solid ground game, which will be a factor in every state. These should be enough to solidify 3rd and possibly squeeze ahead of Marco for 2nd. The debate on Saturday will obviously play a major role in that as well.
As for Carsongate, outside of the Trumpbot circle jerk here on FR, this story appears to be losing traction and will likely be old news by Saturday. It may play a small role in the NH primary next week, but probably won’t be a decisive factor.
Hardly. Cruz never had realistic hopes of taking the liberal ministates of the NE. That's Trump territory.