Sunday, February 28, 2016

The Fox Primary

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of News Corp, the owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal makes no pretense of objectivity.   But look closely at who he calls to "close ranks" behind.   Notice the missing name?

Ted Cruz.  Not Trump, who criticized Megyn Kelly and boycotted a Fox-sponsored debate.






Ted Cruz is on the Sunday shows today making direct reference to the Republican establishment.  They don't like me, Cruz says.  So it is no surprise that Chris Christie just endorsed Trump, Cruz said.    As Cruz defines the GOP contest, it is between a true conservative (himself) and the Republican establishment consisting of people who are weak compromisers, on immigration, on Israel, on judges.

And this morning he squabbled with Mike Wallace on Fox.   Fox represents the Republican establishment.   Cruz is the odd-person out, at least now.

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