Posted on 11/18/2015 1:18:28 PM PST by conservativejoy
Well, this just made my day a whole bunch brighter! I think this is terrific, but I'm not really surprised. I actually predicted this would happen last summer as I saw the two of them meeting and appearing together. It makes total sense. They are the two strongest opponents of Obama's out there, so why wouldn't they join forces and bring back the Reagan era? Polls are now showing Trump running away with the nomination , he has, depending on the poll, between 38% and 51% behind him now and it is growing. He's speaking out against the refugees that Obama is bringing in, along with ISIS. Trump is going after the mosques. He's pounding on the illegal immigration issue too. And don't forget jobs , an issue that Americans are clamoring for. Picking Cruz ensures that if Trump gets the nod, this will be a landslide victory. It will be historic.
From Allen West:
As GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to lead in most polls , in some by rather large margins ,what might have once seemed like a longshot (remember back at the beginning of the summer) now increasingly is real possibility. So it's natural to start imagining who Trump might pick as his running mate, should he go all the way to receive the GOP nomination.
Today, Trump came as close as he's come yet to naming who that person might be. And I know some of you are going to be disappointed, while others of you will love it.
Donald Trump on Tuesday named Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) when asked about his possible running mate in 2016.
"Ted Cruz is now agreeing with me 100 percent," he said when asked about his vice presidential pick, according to Lifezette.
"Well, I like him," Trump told radio host Laura Ingraham during her broadcast. "He's backed everything I've said."
Unlike most of the Republican presidential hopefuls, Cruz has mostly refrained from attacking Trump, even appearing alongside him at a rally in September against the Iran nuclear deal.
The pair has also struck similar tones on topics such as border security and illegal immigration.
Still, Trump suggested late Monday that he will turn on Cruz if he becomes a threat to his front-runner status.
"If he catches on, I guess we'll have to go to war," he told host Joe Kernen on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Cruz and Trump are also on the same page in opposing President Obama's plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. Trump on Tuesday said Germany's decision to accept the refugees is going to "destroy" that country.
While Cruz currently holds office , and therefore can't be considered a complete "outsider" or "anti establishment," he's known for shaking up the establishment from the inside. Given that, it's easy to see how Cruz and Trump , the guy who largely set the anti establishment, no more business as usual tone for this election cycle , might mesh well together.
But though Cruz is still a distant third or fourth in most polls, there's no question he's been gaining lately , both in polls and general share of voice in the GOP race , so still has a chance to give the Donald a run for his money in this race. If that happens, I hope Trump doesn't go full on nasty on him if he indeed decides to "go to war"; either one of these candidates would be a refreshing show of strength compared to our wimp a** current president. As Trump aptly notes:
"He's supposed to be a cheerleader for this country," Trump said. Instead, "he just acts like a defeated man."
In any case, we've got quite an interesting number of months ahead to look forward to, folks!
I hope that Trump doesn't turn on Cruz if he gains on him. We need one of these guys or both to stop the Marxists. Here's what I think, I think they made a pact. Cruz would attack and eviscerate from within the political machine; Trump would smack the media and the politicos from without. It's a two pronged, brilliant strategy. And it's working like a charm. Americans love it. Trump and Cruz pretty much see eye to eye on every issue and they like each other. They both hate Obama, which works too. If Trump is naming Cruz now, he's pretty confident he's going all the way. You can bet these two have also quietly picked their cabinet. That's why Trevor Loudon and I formed the Cruz Coalition and both of these men have taken our advice. Reagan must be smiling somewhere, I know I am.
I would vote that ticket in a heartbeat
Misleading headline, and don’t expect anything less from the media.
Cruz needs to drop out of the race, and take Jeb, Rubio, etc. with him.
This is yesterday’s news and poppycock. Mr. Cruz won’t be anyone’s VP. Last one Trump mentioned was Palin.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3361695/posts
This is a third tier rag jumping to conclusions. This has also been reported before.
Cruz does not even belong in the same sentence as Jeb and Rubio. Try sending a pant load like that to Jim Robinson and you’ll get your arse flamed.
I want to see Cruz as President, but I’m patient. Cruz as VP for 4 years, President for 8 and 35 years or more on the Supreme Court doesn’t sound bad. I’m not giving up on Cruz’s winning the nomination outright, but that’s not a bad contingency plan.
Right Wing News is one of the top conservative sites in the country.
So far I’ve been predicting Trump/Cruz vs. Biden/Pocahontas.
Hillary will get the nomination and the emperor will throw her under the chariot (indictment and or health problems). Biden will step in and save the day without having to play the annoying primary games.
Cruz isn’t qualified to be President of the United States.
If he keeps this vanity up, then he may be in jeopardy of losing his Senate seat, and that isn’t something I personally wish to happen.
“Right Wing News is one of the top conservative sites in the country.”
Yet, they jump to conclusions and fail to provide a proper headline? OK. Not my definition of “top” of anything.
“Cruz isn’t qualified to be President of the United States.”
Sayz you! Big deal.
Trump as an executive buys a business, he hasn't a clue of the internal workings of this business. So who does he hire to advise and rule the workings of this entity, an insider with Ideas similar to his own.
If this happens I win some bets.
He did not “float the idea” absolutely. This is bogus.
Laura tried to get him to say it and he would not.
Or, he ain't that stupid! Look at his commanding lead over Cruz in the polls. Why would he accept 2nd tier? I'd rather have Cruz as President too, but Trump has traction and isn't going to needlessly fall on a knife for another candidate.
Projection BIG TIME. The writer plays with the voters dim enough to buy into this.
Chances are that Cruz on a Trump ticket would actually hurt Trump’s chances in the general election, and never mind that Cruz can’t stay out of single digits for 24 hours until he falls right back into them overnight, on some poll or another.
No where, no way did Trump even consider Cruz.
He said he liked him.
He said Cruz has agreed with him.
He has said he may have to go after him.
PUHLEEZE, Ms. Hamilton. You blow smoke to hurt the Trump ticket in the general.
I figure it will be Trump-Sessions, 2016.
Sessions has kept his head down and his nose clean and is the research sage of the senate. And, an advisor to Trump. Sessions has endorsed NO ONE.
This claim is overreaching and now floating for several days by people desperate for anything to keep Cruz around. Trump did NOT name Cruz as his VP and very likely will not. Cruz should drop out, he cannot win the nomination and his positions are bad—amnesty, support TPP and Iran deals, until this week supported 500% increase in H1B, etc. I would never vote for him and I really think Trump has more sense than pick him as he offers nothing for the ticket. Tell me one vote he gets with Trump that he wouldn’t otherwise?
I figure it will be Trump-Sessions, 2016.
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Don’t know who it will be but I do believe it won’t be one of current crop of candidates.
He’s got to get someone that will help the ticket and bring in some outside votes. Basically
the race will be decided in maybe 8 - 10 states or less. So look for someone that can be an
asset or help in those states as viewed by the Trump campaign.
Wiff!!!! My fault. Let me put it another way.
Should Cruz win and invite Trump to be his VP, I doubt Trump would accept.
His positions are in line with Trump’s as Trump said 100%. Cruz is not dropping out. He will go all the way. And he does not support TPP. The entire law enforcement section of his immigration policy is about deportation end enforcing current immigration law, so he also does not support amnesty. You don’t like Cruz, fine, but stop misrepresenting his positions.
I don’t see a path to Cruz overtaking Trump. But I have been hoping Trump would take Ted along for an excellent adventure in Washington, DC. :-)
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