Ted Cruz is surging.  He's taken the lead in Iowa, according to multiple polls.  He has tied Trump in South Carolina in one poll, and in another poll he is only four points behind nationally (although he still lags nationally in other polls).  But if Cruz wins Iowa and South Carolina, he is extremely likely to win the nomination, if past history holds. So what can Trump do to win?  He can try to increase his base of support, but the best move might be to try to take Cruz down.  That's what Trump did when he attacked Jeb! for being low energy, that's what he did when he joked about Ben Carson stabbing people, and that's what he did with Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul, and a few others. But attacking Ted Cruz could be trickier.  There are several lines of attack, none of them obviously beneficial: 1) To attack his qualifications to be president, as some in the tinfoil hat crowd do.  But Trump himself has...(Read Full Post)