Quote:Ted Cruz represents a small niche of republicans. And within that niche, he isn't that popular...


2 Corinthians and other clear religious gaffes didn't sway evangelicals away from trump in the south...


If trump is ousted at the convention, those voters in the south are gonna stay home...


I don't think you see Cruz the way the majority of voters, both red and blue and independent, see him

 

I would beg to differ on that point.  Real Conservatives are not necessarily a "small niche" of republican voters.  Many hold the same values and beliefs that he does.

 

Trump is doing so well within the republican party because a vast majority of republicans are tired of the status quo and "politics as usual" that has been going on for several years in Washington DC by both parties.  He came out and ran his mouth in a way that "shook up" the party.

 

The thing is, most trumpettes don't realize that he is pretty much the same thing.  His speeches are nothing more than "we will build a wall... and it will be a beautiful wall... and we will make Mexico pay for it" along with "we will impose tariffs" and "we will make other countries pay for our military presence".  He doesn't ever say how any of that is going to happen.

 

Whenever he is challenged he comes up with the little insulting catch-phrases to insult his opposition.  The low-information voters and "american idol" voters lap that up.  Trumpettes even use the same phrases and terminology that he uses in his speeches.

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