conventional wisdom holds that sen. ted cruz doesn<u+2019>t have a snowball<u+2019>s chance in hell of winning the gop nomination, but i wouldn<u+2019>t bet the ranch against him yet.









his announcement at liberty university was impressive, and he was passionate and precise in a 40-minute speech without notes or teleprompter.









a brilliant man of clear, conservative convictions, he is not muddled by the politics of calculation, which gives him an advantage in a big, wide-open field.









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michael goodwin is a fox news contributor and new york post columnist.
yes, ted cruz could win
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