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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Ted Cruz Is Beating Rand Paul in the Tea Party Primary"
Ted Cruz Is Beating Rand Paul in the Tea Party Primaryby Molly Ball at the Huffington Post
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/04/ted-cruz-is-beating-rand-paul-in-the-tea-party-primary/360634/
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Saturday's Freedom Summit, billed as an early audition for potential 2016 candidates, provided a rare opportunity for right-wing activists to directly compare the Texan and the Kentuckian. The senators spoke practically back to back, and the crowd clearly loved them both. But Cruz's theatrical delivery wowed them more than Paul's comparatively cerebral appeal, and his rhetorical focus on conservative red meat found more favor than Paul's detours into libertarian concerns.
"I like Rand Paul, I agree with a lot of what he says, but as far as charismatic leadership, I've got to go with Ted Cruz," Robin Parkhurst, a state-government worker from Newbury, New Hampshire, said after hearing both men speak at the event. "Ted Cruz has the ability to deliver a message that resonates with people."
Parkhurst was one of several at the summit to echo that sentiment. It was a dramatic demonstration of a dynamic political watchers have speculated aboutCruz's ability to steal Paul's thunder if both seek the 2016 GOP nomination.
And seeking the nomination is something both men seem inclined to pursue. Both headlined weekend events with the New Hampshire Republican Party in addition to appearing at the summit, which was sponsored by Citizens United and Americans for Prosperity. (Yes, the Supreme Court plaintiff that helped deregulate campaign finance and the Koch Brothers' political nonprofit collaborateda liberal conspiracy theory come to life.) Cruz finished his speech by asking audience members to subscribe to text-message alerts for his "movement," a tech-savvy means of building a list of grassroots supporters
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"Ted Cruz Is Beating Rand Paul in the Tea Party Primary" (Original Post)
applegrove
Apr 2014
OP
"as far as charismatic leadership, I've got to go with Ted Cruz"... I could never be a republican
That Guy 888
Apr 2014
#4
DavidDvorkin
(19,479 posts)1. Ooo, could the GOP end up with a Cruz-Paul ticket?
spanone
(135,838 posts)2. it's a contest...who can out crazy the other...cruz has a natural edge
Blue Owl
(50,386 posts)3. Sideshow Ted vs. the Rug Doctor
n/t
That Guy 888
(1,214 posts)4. "as far as charismatic leadership, I've got to go with Ted Cruz"... I could never be a republican
I just don't see any charisma at all there. It's very bizarre to see any of these "leaders" described as charismatic, they'll do as well as the last bunch of crazy cons. I wounder who will be their anointed winner, jebbie, rmoney, or to be determined?
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)5. Texan??????
Texan from Canada, who is still a Canadian citizen I believe. How soon they forget.
Gothmog
(145,288 posts)6. Rand Paul has no chance of being elected
Rand is not that bright and Carnival Cruz is doing a better job of appealing to the nut cases who make up the tea party