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>> the first time i was introduced to ted cruz was a supreme court argument i had no idea who he was, he was a texas solicitor and he argued in front of the court a case called medellin. no idea whoa was. and i walked out of there thinking that might have been the best performance id seen in front of the court. and id watched a lot of argument. the guy can do do it. hes amazingly adept at what we might call in another context code switching. sort of breitbart comment thread and like guy who argu...

If you have people who want you to fight for them and who feel besieged or victimized by the elite, ted cruz positions himself as -- he may have come from there educationally or socially but hes firmly in opposition and he knows the way they work, he knows the inside of the washington cartel. >> right. do you come away from reading this and spending time immersed in him thinking his chances are better or worse? >> i think -- i think theyre a lot better than people would be comfortable with becau...

No idea whoa was. and i walked out of there thinking that might have been the best performance id seen in front of the court. and id watched a lot of argument. the guy can do it. hes amazingly adept at what we might call in another context code switching. sort of breitbart comment thread and like guy who argued in front of the supreme court. >> he knows the sort of conservative slang and the accent to put on it and make you seem like a down home, you know, rebellious folk but hes coming from lik...