Cruz backers: Should he temper conservatism with moderation?

Trump has stated that he is relying on the professional legal opinion of Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe who has recently said that the issue of Ted Cruz’ birth in Canada needs to be “explored” as to whether Cruz is a “natural born citizen” and thus eligible to run.

Trump spoke in Norwalk, Iowa, on the morning after his endorsement by Tea Party favorite and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, a move seen as a coup for him and a blow to Ted Cruz, Trump’s closest rival.

Florida Sen. Rubio went even further, saying Clinton was “disqualified for being commander in chief”, accusing her of mishandling classified information and lying to the families of Americans killed in the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

Yesterday, Hugh Hewitt spoke with the Washington Post’s George Will, a prominent Republican pundit in his own right, who said something similar about what would happen if Trump wins the GOP nomination.

Whitefield, New Hampshire (CNN)Ted Cruz nearly certainly won’t win in New Hampshire.

Cruz sharpened his tone against Trump Monday night in New Hampshire, where he reminded rally attendees that Trump had been absent in the conversation when Cruz sought to block an immigration overhaul.

Trump is making several stops today in Iowa, where Cruz appears to have a small advantage in the polls. Marco Rubio and coalescing behind Donald Trump.

“Seven months ago, he said he was the establishment”, Cruz said, pointing to Trump’s donations to both Democrats, but also Republican establishment leaders like Mitch McConnell.

The poll, released Wednesday evening, showed Cruz with 14 percent of support, putting him ahead of Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush by four points. I think he is at that point unstoppable. So why isn’t Cruz spending all of his time there? Bush jumped to third place there with 13 percent after being fourth with just 10 percent December 19 in an OpinionSavvy survey.

But a hurdle was dumped in Cruz’s path Tuesday, when Iowa’s popular Governor Terry Branstad openly expressed opposition to a Cruz victory.

“When you get into real communities of people who want to hold the framework in New Hampshire together”, said Seth Caleb, a 25-year-old paramedic, “I believe he’ll have more support”.