Grade Ted Cruz's campaign

[yankeesfan]

Since we did one for Trump and Rubio, I figure we'd throw one up for Cruz. 

I think he deserves an A- thus far.  He's significantly over-performed everyone's expectations and is on the verge of being a last-2 candidate in the race. Given the compete lack of establishment support and the pummeling he's received from the mainstream media, I think he's run a great campaign.

[ag]

Very good. Considering, how much he is hated by everybody, he is doing exceptionally well.

[Xing]

B+. He's done quite well, considering where he started. Would've given him higher marks if he had been more competitive with Trump in Southern states like AL, GA, and TN.

[Lyin' Steve]

He's doing very well given how many obstacles there were.  But he's really allowed this "Lyin' Ted" characterization to get out of his control.

[cinyc]

B.  Cruz's campaign is well-funded and the most data-driven of the Republican candidates.  And his ad game has been nimble and top notch.  But Cruz's campaign went off the rails last month when he had to fire his communications director, and some of his campaign tactics have been questioned by Trump, creating a narrative that Cruz is a liar.

[The Other Castro]

For a candidate as disliked as he is with such far right policy positions, he is doing a pretty decent job. B+

[PeteB]

B+

For someone who is so far off the mainstream, and who has cultivated so few relationships, Cruz put together a very smart and successful campaign. He has won several states and has managed to get serious consideration from the establishment. The campaign is well funded and clearly ideologically defined.

However he did not see Trump's rise and was nearly obliterated and I really cannot see a path forward for him!

[Meclazine for Israel]

B+ for both Cruz and Sanders.

They have both performed surprisingly well.

He is really up against it now, and he has a real shot to get a point of distinction as the attention moves towards him.

With Trump under an umbrella of media horse-sh**t, it really is Ted's time to step up and look Presidential.

I like the way he is starting to disengage from Trump's antics.

[Maxwell]

B or B+ - he's obviously a strong political thinker and has outlasted many of his expected opponents by being just better than them at this, but thus far he's been pretty unimaginative and at times underwhelming in some of his tactical choices ("New York Values").