2014 is still a bit early to be picking the primaries. I mean, back in 2010, everyone thought Rick Perry or Michelle Bachmann would win the GOP ticket and they were two of the earliest departures.
My personal opinion, though, if the election were today, Ted Cruz would poll well with the Republican base, but when you get to the movers and shakers of the party who actually understand how politics work, they'll nix him so fast the whole damn party will get whiplash. A much safer candidate would probably be Marco Rubio; they lost the last election largely because of the hispanic vote and Rubio would help them with that vote.
Still, Ted Cruz stands a chance of getting the nomination; the GOP has done crazier things lately. If he wins, though, the whole damn party will suffer for it. Do they even realize how much they're scaring away moderates? Or do they realize how important moderates are to senate or presidential elections?
My personal opinion, though, if the election were today, Ted Cruz would poll well with the Republican base, but when you get to the movers and shakers of the party who actually understand how politics work, they'll nix him so fast the whole damn party will get whiplash. A much safer candidate would probably be Marco Rubio; they lost the last election largely because of the hispanic vote and Rubio would help them with that vote.
Still, Ted Cruz stands a chance of getting the nomination; the GOP has done crazier things lately. If he wins, though, the whole damn party will suffer for it. Do they even realize how much they're scaring away moderates? Or do they realize how important moderates are to senate or presidential elections?
I live on facebook. Come see me there. http://www.facebook.com/tara.rizzatto
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
