2. I agree with @davidfrum that Cruz is currently underrated by the press. Cruz is a formidable figure: Goldwater with twice the IQ
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3. The thing with Cruz is he has an instinctive feel for the GOP base. He doesn't pander. He wants what the base wants.
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4. I thought money was going to be Cruz's big hurdle, so interested to learn he's raised $31 million.
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5. Press partially underrates Cruz because of tea party association. They think tea party is last years news.
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6. One reason to be bullish on Cruz is the importance of debates. In 2012, Gingrich out performed expectations due to strong debate persona
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7. Usually, if a right-wing pol is under-rated by the national press, there is a counter-narrative offered by conservative press. Not so now
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8. With a few exceptions, the conservative press shares the skepticism towards Cruz, in part because he's alienated party elite.
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9. The conservative press seems more integrated than ever with GOP elite, less in tune with grass roots sentiment. Already evident in 2012.
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10. As for Paul getting too much attention, it's important to make a distinction between what is significant and what is interesting.
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11. The job of the press is to cover what is significant AND also be interesting. Hard to do. Sometimes have to be one or the other.
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12. Arms control hugely significant but not very interesting. Black/blue dress not significant but hugely interesting.
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13. Rand Paul is probably not significant (almost zero chance of nomination) but he is hugely interesting. He's the black/blue dress of GOP
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14. For a national Republican politician to talk about war on drugs and mass incarceration of blacks -- that's surely interesting.
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