“Hours after Ted Cruz announced his presidential candidacy last March at an evangelical university, his team openly cheered his meager position in the polls, where his support registered at around 5 percent,” the New York Times reports.
“Less than nine months later — many of them spent drafting behind his rivals, lying in wait — Mr. Cruz’s base of support has swelled, forcing his foes to grapple with the central premise of Mr. Cruz’s bid, a bet many had long dismissed: that he could emerge as the first far-right conservative in recent political history with the strength to withstand a bruising primary.”
Vox: Ted Cruz is even less electable than Donald Trump
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