Is Ted Cruz Electable?
He's at least as electable as when he was 20 points down in a three-way Senate primary against one of the most popular politicians in Texas.
by Rod D. Martin
January 19, 2016
Letters, I get letters. The other day, I received one that goes roughly like this:
I believe in the Buckley Rule, which is that we should nominate the most conservative candidate who can also win the general. I believe Marco can and Cruz can't. I also get a sense that Marco is more genuine than Cruz. Marco is ambitious, Cruz strikes me as Machiavellian. His cynical kissing up to Trump has been kind of revolting to watch. I actually think that Cruz has a clearer path to the nomination, and I would of course support him if he gets it. I can't say the same for Trump. If he were the nominee, I would vote for the Libertarian Party candidate. Marco beats Hillary head to head. Cruz does not. Marco can go 50-50 with Hispanic voters, Cruz cannot.
Marco speaks Spanish, Cruz does not. Independents like Marco, they don't like Cruz. Marco's Heritage Action Rating is 94%, not too different than Cruz's 100% but Marco isn't perceived as an extremist. Marco is well liked …