Post by Logan on Jan 20, 2016 17:49:37 GMT -6
CONCORD, N.H. -- Donald Trump says Ted Cruz is a “nasty guy.” The Texan’s Senate colleagues agree. Yet here’s the surprise from watching Cruz on the campaign trail: Ideology aside, he comes off as . . . rather likable.
To watch Trump and Cruz campaign here is to witness the difference between a reality TV performer and a disciplined politician. With apologies to the artists, Trump is Jackson Pollock to Cruz’s Rembrandt. One splatters paint with no coherent pattern, the other dabs with evident skill, albeit in notably dark tones.
Trump’s riff of a stump speech is all poll numbers (terrific) and crowd sizes (record), interspersed with millimeter-deep detours into policy. Common Core is terrible; the border wall will be great; he knows how to negotiate trade deals.
At one point at Concord High School on Monday, Trump paused when interrupted by a loud, high-pitched yelp. “What was that, was that a dog?” he asked. “Hillary,” an audience member shouted.
Continued at www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-makes-ted-cruz-truly-dangerous/2016/01/19/5f20dbee-bed8-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory .
To watch Trump and Cruz campaign here is to witness the difference between a reality TV performer and a disciplined politician. With apologies to the artists, Trump is Jackson Pollock to Cruz’s Rembrandt. One splatters paint with no coherent pattern, the other dabs with evident skill, albeit in notably dark tones.
Trump’s riff of a stump speech is all poll numbers (terrific) and crowd sizes (record), interspersed with millimeter-deep detours into policy. Common Core is terrible; the border wall will be great; he knows how to negotiate trade deals.
At one point at Concord High School on Monday, Trump paused when interrupted by a loud, high-pitched yelp. “What was that, was that a dog?” he asked. “Hillary,” an audience member shouted.
Continued at www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-makes-ted-cruz-truly-dangerous/2016/01/19/5f20dbee-bed8-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory .