1/ For Cruz to win in 2020 after last night, he needs Trump voters to have shorter memories/be more forgiving than the GOP establishment.
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2/ Because as
@michaelbd noted this AM, the people who will NEVER forgive Cruz now are the party people whose cowardice he just showed up.16 replies 19 retweets 65 likes -
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3/ Nor will the Trumpbart media, of course. So the Q in 2020 will be, how much does Trumpism become an identity for voters, a new tribe?
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4/ If it does, then Cruz will be The Traitor forever. But if many Trump voters sort of shrug at his defeat and go on with their lives ...
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5/ ... then a more populist and less TrueCon Cruz campaign could plausibly win some of them to his banner -- esp. in the South.
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6/ Basically
@damonlinker's scenario here: http://bit.ly/29RLq6U . (With a nod to yours truly.)3 replies 9 retweets 19 likes -
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7/ Personally I'm doubtful. I suspect 2016 may have been Cruz's best chance no matter what he did last night.
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8/ My wild guess is that the party nominates someone who didn't lose to Trump, and leaves this year in the past. Haley, Cotton, Sasse, etc.
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It could not be more obvious you have no understanding of what the average Republican voter is like.
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