Ted Cruz can't decide if he’s the anti-establishment candidate or not

Ted Cruz has some disappointing news for establishment Republicans, who he still believes perceive him as the ultimate enemy. “This fevered pipe dream of Washington, that at the convention they will parachute in some white knight who will save the Washington establishment: It is nothing less than a pipe dream,” the senator said Monday. “It ain’t gonna happen. If it did, the people would quite rightly revolt.”

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It’s interesting that Cruz is still arguing against the establishment. In recent days, after all, heading into the Wisconsin primary, he has taken to bragging about the breadth of his Republican support. He is quite aware that he’s the anti-Trumpers’ last best chance, even if some of those anti-Trumpers don’t like him.

“Of those 17 original [Republican presidential candidates],” Cruz told reporters on Monday before taping a Fox News town hall with Megyn Kelly, “five are supporting this campaign: Rick Perry, Lindsey Graham, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Wisconsin’s own Gov. Scott Walker. When you add to that Sen. Mike Lee and [radio host] Mark Levin, you’ve got the full spectrum of the Republican Party.”

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