Cruz Emerges Stronger From Republican Debacle
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Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- In the aftermath of the U.S.government shutdown and a close call with default, there is apolitical consensus among Democrats, many Republicans,establishment conservatives, business leaders and the inside-the-Beltway commentariat: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and TeaParty members in the House have done grievous harm to themselvesand their brand.
They caused economic and political wreckage and got nothingfor it. The silver lining, critics say, is that these right-wingers may now be chastened, and Cruz’s national ambitions havebeen dealt a lethal setback.