Ross Douthat, totally covering (and totally not lubricating) his ass, quotes two unnamed conservatives to the effect that Sen. Ted has just too greasy an affect to resonate with the Republican masses. Is this just a (barely) polite way of saying “This guy sucks”? Dunno, but if Ted comes a-callin’, Mr. Douthat better not bend over to pick up the soap. Because I’m guessing that Sen. Cruz will leave the Vaseline at home.
Afterwords
Charlie Cook and Michael Dougherty are the two unnamed assassins who, along with Ross, find Ted too greasy to sit at the grownups table. While I’m not a fan either, as a Democrat I’d love to see Ted make Jeb Bush squeal like a pig. Republican primaries are always so much fun!
