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Ted Cruz’s Missed Opportunity

By Erik Zimerman On March 2, 2016 · Add Comment · In Against the Wind, Avvisi

Unfortunately, I have not been able to write much commentary on the GOP race recently, though there was plenty of material I wished to discuss. But here we are Super Tuesday, and it has been interesting to say the least. I will try to very briefly recap some of the thoughts I either had or conveyed on social media. It was clear to me from the start of this over-packed primary season, that Ted Cruz was the man that most correctly understood conservative values, capitalism, and the geopolitical challenges facing America. He also had that Hispanic name which, we have been force-fed since 2012 is necessary for a Republican to win the White House today. But unlike Rubio, none of flip-flopping and leftist positions on certain issues. I commented on these things more fully back in an article early on at the outset of the Trump campaign. In that article, it was correctly and quickly perceived that the raw never that Trump had hit had to do with immigration mostly, and with a suffocating culture of political correctness and “whininess” in the second. And though Trump is far from a true conservative ideologue, this things are powerful enough that he [...]

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Time for Rick Santorum to Man Up (and other widoms)

By Erik Zimerman On January 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In Against the Wind

A lot hangs in the balance… Win or lose… this is still far from over after Florida tomorrow. Newt should dig in for the long haul, and look ahead to caucus states, and Western states coming up. However, losing Florida to Romney would definitely make a Newt nomination very difficult, though not impossible. On the other hand, even with Newt winning Florida, the road ahead is full of difficulty. Romney’s well oiled machine, money, and GOP establishment behind him make it difficult to topple him from the front runner position. Or so they would make it seem… really the biggest thing in Romney’s corner is the media. The media can easily make or break people (ask Dan Quayle). No amount of ad dollars can equal what the media can blast and re-blast for free. The Internet does little more than repeat it in different ways. Earlier, when Newt simply seemed like a worthy underdog who performed very well in the debates, the media had no problem reporting this. They also had no interest in a simple and boring knockout punch by Romney. They have an economic incentive to keep it competitive to sell more news, and an [...]

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