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Why Ted Cruz is the real Donald Trump, for good or ill
The Oregonian ^ | December 14, 2015 | Douglas Perry

Posted on 12/14/2015 6:26:47 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz knows what he's doing. This is not good news for GOP insiders who believe the party must nominate a mainstream Republican if it has any hope of taking back the White House next November.

Donald Trump and Ben Carson have been leading the GOP presidential primary polls for months. Pundits have been expecting the two anti-Establishment candidates' bubbles to pop, believing that conservative voters will begin taking the race seriously as the New Year -- and the Iowa Caucus -- looms.

Cruz, the junior senator from Texas, understands that Trump and Carson supporters have been taking the race seriously all along -- and that most of them don't really expect the blowhard real-estate mogul or the calm but policy-challenged neurosurgeon to win the nomination. Those supporters like what they're hearing from Trump and Carson. What they want are the more so-called "electable" candidates to get on board....

(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...


TOPICS: New York; Texas; Campaign News; Issues; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bencarson; carson; cruz; election2016; elections; newyork; tedcruz; texas; trump
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1 posted on 12/14/2015 6:26:48 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz and Trump should team up...


2 posted on 12/14/2015 6:27:45 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

OK I’ll bite.

Trump is for bringing back American jobs, to America.

Is Cruz?


3 posted on 12/14/2015 6:29:40 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

A fact could hit you in the face and you would not notice. Sorry.


4 posted on 12/14/2015 6:31:16 PM PST by libbylu (Trump - BICKERING LIKE A SCHOOLBOY. (I said it before Cruz did)!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
GOP insiders who believe the party must nominate a mainstream Republican if it has any hope of taking back the White House next November.

Let's see...

Dole - mainstream

McCain - mainstream

Romney - mainstream

At what point do we return to Republicans winning landslide victories without turning to a mainstream candidate?

5 posted on 12/14/2015 6:31:34 PM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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To: libbylu

Trump is for bringing back American jobs, to America.

Is Cruz?


6 posted on 12/14/2015 6:32:12 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Trump hasn’t done anything but flap his tiny lip furiously to whip up low info’s like Jim Jones stirring up 500 gallons of purple Koolaid.


7 posted on 12/14/2015 6:37:46 PM PST by gwgn02
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To: gwgn02

Trump is the only candidate in our entire party, who is making a single noise about jobs.

He’s it.

Well at least in the main debate. I think Santorum is also for American jobs.


8 posted on 12/14/2015 6:39:54 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

“Trump is for bringing back American jobs, to America.”

*****

Really? Which jobs has he brought back? The ones making his ties? Nope.


9 posted on 12/14/2015 6:46:22 PM PST by Mac n Jac (www.vetsfightingms.org)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Take your blinders off and open your ears.

Cruz, Sessions Introduce the American Jobs First Act of 2015.

http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2553

Only 1 example, there are a lot more


10 posted on 12/14/2015 6:47:35 PM PST by traderrob6
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I will admit that is a start.

It was just about a week ago, but it’s a start.

We’ll see.


11 posted on 12/14/2015 6:49:08 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Cruz has and has put his American Energy Renaissance Act bill to take on the min wage issue and domestic energy production to increase American jobs.

http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=918

Cruz/Sessions American Jobs first act 2015
http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=2428E877-1FBE-4E7B-8203-52FBA471F1E1


12 posted on 12/14/2015 6:49:38 PM PST by gwgn02
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Consider yourself educated now.


13 posted on 12/14/2015 6:50:23 PM PST by gwgn02
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Cruz only recently (last week in fact) proposed the change.

It was the first pro-American-jobs thing I have heard from him.

Trump has been on the subject for as long as he’s been in the race. Big time.

We shall see, if this is a new thing for Cruz.


14 posted on 12/14/2015 6:53:03 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Its hard to be educated when the bill was just introduced 4 days ago with no fanfare.

LOL


15 posted on 12/14/2015 6:54:10 PM PST by dforest
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Trump is a fan of outsourcing jobs, many in terrorist funding Muslim middle east countries.
http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/08/30/trump-says-outsourcing-creates-jobs/


16 posted on 12/14/2015 6:56:13 PM PST by gwgn02
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To: gwgn02

Baloney.

Trump is more pro-American jobs than any candidate I have heard from in at least an entire generation.

Big time. Trump is completely for re-industrializing America.


17 posted on 12/14/2015 6:57:42 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Is that why Mexican illegals were used to build some of Trump’s hotels? Is that the Trump Mexican job creation program?


18 posted on 12/14/2015 6:58:49 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Trump has employed a large, large number of people.

A very large amount.

He is the single wealthiest person to ever run for the presidency.

By far. That said, he is (completely) pro-American jobs.

Big time.

That is why I support him. He has been for American jobs since he started running.

It is one of his biggest issues.


19 posted on 12/14/2015 7:02:12 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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By lowering taxes, overbearing regulations, reign in the out of control E.P.A. then yes, Ted Cruz is for jobs.

Make America competitive again in the world markets on a level playing field.

Can’t make America Great again with overbearing taxes, overbearing regulations, out of control E.P.A..


20 posted on 12/14/2015 7:03:24 PM PST by American Constitutionalist (Trump is the pawn and creation of the Media and Political Establishment)
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