Sometimes I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
There’s been a lot of coverage over the last 24 hours on the Cruz/Fiorina announcement, and it’s sounded a universal note of confusion. The consensus seems to be that it’s a weird decision that doesn’t make any sense, but… it’s not. It’s neither of those things.
Two things seem to be at the top of the wtf list: 1) Why Fiorina? 2) Why now?
1) To peel as many votes away in California as possible. She’s from there, she’s got non-zero Republican support there, and Trump needs every California delegate to clinch the nomination.
2) Because after Cruz’s poor performance on Tuesday, he can no longer clinch the first ballot. His only path is to deny it to Trump. See point 1.
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Does the fact that she’s from California make any difference? She’s not exactly the flavor of the week.
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/cruz-hopes-to-tap-into-immense-popularity-of-carly-fiorina
It’s a wild flailing move from where I sit.
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because woman
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She was a known loser in California though.
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Colm Buckley I agree that it’s a wild move, but I’m saying it seems completely, obviously rational to me.
Her being from California matters a lot. Even if a candidate loses, they retain contacts and experience. He’s not just taking on Fiorina, he’s taking on the remnants of the Fiorina Machine.
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It’s a copy of a Reagan move.
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