Can a man who specializes in making enemies be elected president?

By Daniel Allott

Published December 1, 2015 10:00pm ET

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Can a man who specializes in making enemies be elected president? — The media and Democrats hate Ted Cruz for all the usual reasons they hate outspoken conservatives. But in less than four years in the Senate, Cruz has given Republicans numerous reasons to dislike him as well. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter) | Cheryl Senter

Ted Cruz is climbing the polls, building a formidable ground game in the early primary states and bringing in more campaign cash than most of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.

Yet Cruz is not a broadly popular man. The first-term Texas senator is not only disliked but loathed by Democrats, the media and the establishment of his own party.

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