Does Ted Cruz have all the power?

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Cruz doesn't have anything until he actually wins Iowa. There is an outside chance that Trump could win it, in which case it's all over for everybody.

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If Cruz loses Iowa or loses overall, he has another 4 years to run again. He's young enough.

He will be primaried in 2018

By who? An establishment challenge would be a disaster in Texas and there is no room to Cruz's right.

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If Cruz loses Iowa or loses overall, he has another 4 years to run again. He's young enough.

He will be primaried in 2018

By who? An establishment challenge would be a disaster in Texas and there is no room to Cruz's right.

Cruz was only able to win in 2012 because of the liberty wing. Cruz is becoming increasingly more mainstream. That will not resonate with all Texans back home.

Less libertarian =\= more mainstream. If anything, Cruz running as Trump-lite will only increase his popularity with the anti-establishment crowd in Texas.