Comments on: How Ted Cruz might get elected despite his personality

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:08:05 +0000

Bilwick:

I attempted to answer that question in the post.

But I don’t find him unlikable, either. Nor do I particularly care, although it matters in terms of the voting.

By: Bilwick

Bilwick — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:37:41 +0000

I keep hearing that Cruz is “unlikeable.” Not that it matters to me (the race is for the presidency, not for Miss Congeniality): I’d vote for Bill Lundquist of OFFICE SPACE if he promised to restore the US as a limited-government constitutional republic. But, just for the sake of argument, what makes Cruz so unlikeable? I’ve never noticed it, and compared to Queen Cacklepants even Bill Lundquist is Mr. Likeable.

By: jvermeer

jvermeer — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:41:05 +0000

One of the obstacles Mitt Romney never overcame is that he clinched the nomination early but couldn’t spend in full campaign mode because he wasn’t officially the nominee. That allowed the leftist machine months of defining him without effective counters. If the 2016 nominee is chosen at the convention, not only will the inattentive public get a look at him (sorry Carly, it’s not going to be you) the most positive setting, but he’ll be able to immediately counter attack.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:29:06 +0000

liberty wolf So I meant to say, in contrast to Hillary, Cruz may come off as quite likable. Or at least likeable enough. I cast my first vote for Ted Cruz in the Republican Primary in 2012 after a Yellow Dog Democrat asked me if I were voting for the Teabagger. Anyone who riles up a Demo that much must be doing something right. Cruz would destroy Obama in a debate.

By: liberty wolf

liberty wolf — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 05:00:35 +0000

Ligneus: Thanks for the PJ article on Cruz. It was so informative and I posted it to my FB page with tags for my classic liberal friends to see it. I think it just shows what an amazing candidate he really is and how people just are not being informed about what he really stands for and what he has done.

I liked in the comments how one person noted how many organizations Cruz had been in in college and how popular he actually was.

By: liberty wolf

liberty wolf — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 03:11:53 +0000

So I meant to say, in contrast to Hillary, Cruz may come off as quite likable.

By: liberty wolf

liberty wolf — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 03:11:20 +0000

I do concur with others here that Hillary is not exactly Ms. Likable. In fact, few like her, even her supporters seem a bit lukewarm and talk about calculating — well, HRC makes Cruz seem spontaneous. He does have strong core principles, which anyone can see, but as for her…

It all depends on whether or not he scares everyone with the religious talk, which puts people who are not evangelicals off. In a general election it may not play well.

By: liberty wolf

liberty wolf — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 03:05:16 +0000

The objections I see to Cruz online from people with a variety of political perspectives are very intense and not always about his politics though they tie into his politics. Mainly people are upset by how he looks and there are all these crazy memes out there on FB about his face and how he is the “Zodiac Killer”. This, even from people who are right-leaning. It is strange from right leaning people but the ones I am thinking of are not always conventionally right wing but new to the conservative classic liberal right or more alt-right. They still may vote for him over Trump (except the super alt-right ones who seem to like Trump) but they have reservations because of what they think is a leaning toward theocracy. I don’t see any evidence of theocracy anywhere with Ted Cruz, unless you think being pro life is theocratic or being pro religious liberty is theocratic. Or I guess, defending the ten commandments in a public place. Apparently, there were other religious statues there as well so the ten commandments were not alone. Any way, the ten commandments are kind of universal in a way and who can really argue with them? But any way, I digress. Mainly I see these crazy things about his face being “scary” and making people “shiver” and they have to catch their breath because they are terrified looking at his face. I am not kidding. I think that is over the top but it worries me as far as “electability” is concerned.

The stuff about his looks can be really crazy and I have seen lefties, in this case, carry on for lines and lines of comments about how weird he looks or the secret meaning of his eyebrows! How he must be a troubled man because of his mouth or eyebrows… again, over the top.

I do think Cruz has a striking face that can be seen as either homely or handsome – which is unusual. I like his face but I like his views.

I do think he comes off maybe a bit calculating and needs to loosen up but he has a bit. Some of that may be inexperience, he is young after all and has not been in politics that long. He is very measured in his speech and a talented politician I think, he is very smart and — it shows. I think once people get to know him, they may warm up to him.

One of my friends said that when she reads his views, she thinks, “well I agree, or — I can’t disagree with that…” And she is surprised. She’s not clearly identified any where politically but goes more right than left except on social issues. She also is put off by his face.

Very strange and strong reactions people have to him and of course, the left hates him since he really does represent everything they are against.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 01:30:24 +0000

Oops. Fix: Does the Cruz campaign have a competitive activist social movement supporting it?

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 01:29:44 +0000

Oldflyer:
“Doesn’t matter who the GOP nominee is, we know the political Left, abetted by their media allies, will find ammunition to attack him. All that matters is how effectively the candidate counters.”

It takes an activist social movement to compete in the arena against activist social movements.

Does the Cruz campaign have a competitive ctivist social movement supporting it?