# National Review endorses Ted Cruz

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-endorses-ted-cruz/748664>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 11, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-endorses-ted-cruz/748664 "2016-03-11T17:54:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-endorses-ted-cruz/748664/1 "2016-03-11T17:54:43Z")

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No surprise that the conservative magazine that put out an entire issue Against Trump endorses the only candidate who still has a remote chance of defeating Trump.

> **[Ted Cruz for President | National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/03/ted-cruz-national-review-endorses-texas-senator-president/)**
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> As the number of candidates has dwindled, the right choice for conservatives has become clear: Senator Ted Cruz.

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-endorses-ted-cruz/748664/2 "2016-03-11T18:05:32Z")

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Well, the “Stop Trump” issue didn’t. So I suspect the “Elect Cruz” issue won’t

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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-endorses-ted-cruz/748664/3 "2016-03-13T02:34:53Z")

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Cruz is the most electable conservative in the race, although he’s electable only because his likely opponent is going to have a pretty horrible approval rating. Although Cruz himself has taken a nose dive in approval.

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-endorses-ted-cruz/748664/4 "2016-03-13T02:42:41Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> Cruz is the most electable conservative in the race, although he’s electable only because his likely opponent is going to have a pretty horrible approval rating. Although Cruz himself has taken a nose dive in approval.

I think Cruz is the most predictable of Hillary’s potential general election opponents – he’ll have very little chance of appealing to anyone but strongly conservative voters, and based on his record will be incredibly easy to paint as an extremist. He’d win the Deep South/SC/AR/TN/KY/WV, Texas/OK/corn belt, and Big Sky states + Alaska, and maybe Indiana and Missouri, and have a chance at NC, and that’s about it. He’d be lucky to break 170 electoral votes, in my opinion (barring something big changing).

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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-review-endorses-ted-cruz/748664/5 "2016-03-13T03:02:45Z")

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I think the wild card with Cruz is turnout. Normally I don’t buy the “low turnout benefits Republicans” argument, but I think in Cruz’s case it’s spot on. Clinton’s got to get people to the polls, and at least in the primaries, when she’s actually threatened, it’s not really happening. Meanwhile, Republicans are enthused, and Cruz is actually good if you’re wanting to maximize base turnout.