Cruz Is Hated by the Right People

Byron York: “I sent Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler an email asking how Cruz has made unpopularity work for him. Tyler sent back a response with no words at all but rather a graphic of a Gallup daily tracking poll on Republican candidate favorability… Cruz was at the top of the chart, with 61% of Republicans saying they have a favorable opinion of him, versus 16% with an unfavorable opinion — a 45-point net favorable rating that put Cruz ahead of Ben Carson (40 point net favorable), Marco Rubio (35), Donald Trump (24), and the rest of the GOP field.”

“No explanation required. The Republican establishment is held in such contempt that, when it comes to the party’s base, a candidate’s best way to get ahead is to be hated by all the right people.”