Josh Barro: Ted Cruz Says to Republicans: "I'm Not Locked in Here with You. You Are Locked in Here with Me!!": Noted
Josh Barro: Ted Cruz Lives On Another Planet Where His Fight Against Obamacare Is Working:
What's unprecedented about Cruz and similar Tea Party Republicans who make up about a third of the House Republican conference is that the aggrieved localized minority has gone national. Republicans once thought Fox News and the conservative media bubble were strategic advantages that allow them to coordinate messages and organize voters; instead, they have allowed Republican voters to remain unaware that their favorite politicians are lying to them and alienating the median voter…. Ted Cruz isn't alone on his strange planet; much of the Republican Party is right there with him. And that's likely to be true for a long time.
