Ted Cruz Ping! If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.
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CRUZ or LOSE!
Posted on 07/27/2015 3:10:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Young conservative CJ Pearson, who became famous for attacking President Obama on YouTube, tweeted his endorsement of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for president Monday. This is a turnaround from the 12-year-old's April endorsement of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
Cruz responded on Twitter saying, "Grateful for your support. Let's #MakeDCListen and break the #WashingtonCartel!"
The switch came after Cruz took to the Senate floor on Friday to accuse Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying. According to Cruz, McConnell promised 54 Republican senators that "there was no deal" with senators trying to revive the Export-Import Bank. But Friday, McConnell began procedures to revive the controversial bank, which expired in July and divided establishment and Tea Party Republicans.
The Texas senator's criticism of McConnell may have been the turning point for Pearson. Cruz had already been in the race for more than a month when Pearson announced his support for Paul April 29. At that time, Paul, Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., were the only Republican candidates in the race. Pearson has since removed his Paul endorsement video from his own YouTube account.
From endorsing both Cruz and Paul, it appears that the 12-year-old seeks a candidate that challenges the Republican establishment. In May, Paul stood against Senate leadership by filibustering the Patriot Act.
Perhaps Cruz's relative youth appealed to the 12-year-old. When Pearson interviewed Cruz, 44, in mid-May, the Texas senator said that he was 10 when Ronald Reagan was elected president. "It had a powerful impact on me as a 10-year-old," Cruz told Pearson. Three Republican candidates, Cruz, Rubio and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, are 44 years old, making them the youngest in the race.
America needs a lot more like this kid.
to bad he cannot vote. It will be 6 years before he can do so!
Kids mature as a rule.
Ted Cruz Ping! I follow him on facebook and twitter..Really good kid, has had to deal with a lot(Death threats from liberal goons who have nothing better to do than call a child names) I can see him becoming a Governor or Senator when he’s older, we could use someone like him in Washington, could really clean things up
I’m a Ted Cruz supporter, but if I ever see this little twerp I’ll knock him upside the head. These kids almost universally turn out to be jerks, particularly after receiving 1,000 compliments from adults about how smart they are.
In a few months, he’ll be endorsing Hilary. I know the type.
Its Happening!
Thank You!
Way to go, CJ!
Who pissed in your Cheerios? Cut the kid some slack. He’s free to have an opinion like anyone. Best if it is an informed one. Might inspire a few other kids to actually pay attention to politics and more importantly the Constitution.
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