I believe Ted Cruz believes things Ted Cruz says. He's found his niche and I have no reason to believe he doesn't believe what he has been saying for many years. 

 

The problem is what he says. He's disingenuous as heck when he does his "Washington cartel" routine. Has he pledged to not run again so he doesn't become part of the cartel? Isn't he just another insider talking about being an outsider, deflecting any responsibility for getting anything done?

 

And if all the stars aligned and he somehow got the nomination, every political consultant would love to direct Hillary's campaign. It would be so easy. They'd have 75% of the voting populace scared to death. This is Mr Shutdown the Government! He's going to stop funding for all government programs! He's going to make us a third world nation because he's an ideological fanatic!

 

He'd make Hillary look reasonable and like the responsible adult. The campaign would be a modern version of Goldwater v. Johnson in 1964, and we know how that turned out.

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