#NewYorkValues

Ted Cruz rose to his current lofty height by showing that the Washington Establishment loaths him.

by Rod D. Martin
January 15, 2016

Did anyone notice that Ted Cruz rose to his current lofty height by showing that the Washington Establishment loaths him, whereby he (and Donald Trump) have shunted aside Jeb Bush and an entire generation of established Republican "statesmen"?

Guess what: getting the New York Establishment to go nuts on him too -- at a moment when his chief remaining obstacles are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton (maybe) -- is pretty brilliant.

First of all, let's just be clear: Ted Cruz had an incredible night. His opening was the strongest of any I've ever seen in a Presidential debate. He didn't let up. Donald Trump and Marco Rubio -- in that order -- had great nights too. But Cruz didn't just "look presidential": he looked like he was the President, again and again and again.

It was that strong. Frank Luntz's focus group agrees, 26-0.

So what is all this foolishness about #NewYorkValues? In short, it's a big mistake for the mainstream media and the Republican Establishm…