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The winning ticket: A full-spectrum conservative [Ted Cruz]
Steve Deace.com ^ | May 6, 2015 | Will Stauff

Posted on 05/25/2015 1:57:48 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

Oh how I hate the term “Big Tent.”  You probably hate it too when talking about Republicans.  Why is that?  It’s almost always used in the context of giving up our conservative values to accommodate the culture.   It’s high time we redefine that term and I think Ted Cruz like Reagan is doing just that.   The reaction from some segments of the Christian community on Ted Cruz’s fundraiser that were hosted by two gay men in New York bothers me.  If Cruz isolated himself and refused to meet with anyone who’s gay they would all get approval from the evangelical right. If he reaches out (and doesn’t pander) which I believe he truly has with this group we start questioning his motives. What evidence is there that Cruz is pandering to homosexuals? As Christians, don’t we want to reach out to this group for Christ? Are those running for president allowed to present a truly conservative vision for America that includes everyone? This group in Manhattan gave him money.

There is no evidence they gave him money because they thought in return that Cruz would soften his opposition to so called gay marriage. There are those that say Cruz should not of accepted money from these guys. They gave him money because of his positions on a host of other issues including national security and less government. Why should Cruz return the money? Why should he not accept donations?

With Obama’s presidency we have become more polarized politically then ever before.    I can understand and sympathize with many Evangelicals who reacted negatively to Ted Cruz’s fundraiser in New York.  We’ve been lied to and double crossed time and time again by the Republican party and we trust nobody.  Outreach defined by the establishment is literally pandering to the left and accepting their premise.  We must redefine outreach.  We must stand firmly by our principles and not compromise and still be able to reach out with a bold conservative message that attracts more people than just evangelicals.  I’m constantly amazed by how many people who are not evangelicals and are even social liberals that love Ted Cruz.  We’ve been lied to for so long by the media.  The media states that having social conservative values is a deal breaker and will only attract other social conservatives and alienate everyone else.   When you have someone like Ted Cruz who is able to effectively articulate a full spectrum conservative message you will attract those who want smaller government even gay libertarians.  Cruz6You can get their vote without pandering to them either or surrendering your values.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; tedcruz; texas
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"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton
 
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1 posted on 05/25/2015 1:57:49 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; MountainDad; aposiopetic; ...
    Ted Cruz Ping!

    If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.
    Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

    CRUZ or LOSE!

2 posted on 05/25/2015 1:58:14 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: All
"We are seeing a great awakening.
A national movement of We the People, brought together by what unites us -
a shared love of liberty, and an understanding of
the unlimited potential of free men and free women."

Ted Cruz




3 posted on 05/25/2015 2:00:32 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham; Georgia Girl 2

2 Best Taglines in Freeperdom


4 posted on 05/25/2015 2:02:54 PM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: xzins

Thank you, xzins. :)


5 posted on 05/25/2015 2:07:26 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

I smile every time I see it


6 posted on 05/25/2015 2:09:21 PM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: xzins

I’m glad. :)


7 posted on 05/25/2015 2:10:04 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

See my tagline.


8 posted on 05/25/2015 2:10:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I love that!


9 posted on 05/25/2015 2:11:41 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Ted Cruz has some ground to make up...according to Polls

RCP Average
4/16 - 5/12

Bush 15.4
Walker 13.2
Rubio 13.2
Paul 9.2
Huckabe 8.6
Cruz 8.6
Carson 7.8
Christi 5.4
Perry 2.4
Santorm 2.3


10 posted on 05/25/2015 2:16:27 PM PDT by entropy12 (My Fearless forecast for Iowa Caucuses: Walker will win with a big margin.)
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To: SoConPubbie
Sorry, his desire to increase legal immigration by 500% is a deal-killer.

The scourge of H1B visas has destroyed employment for Americans in the Silicon Valley, in the chip industry at least. I've only worked about 50% of the time in the past 5 years, and I'm a very experienced engineer. My town of Sunnyvale is now Mumbai West.

I normally harbor no ill-will towards immigrants, but the story is this: they hold zero American values, and will only hire other Indians. And of course, there is no enforcement against such discrimination by our worthless local, state, or federal government, nor will there every be. ($$$$$)

So, unless and until Ted Cruz revisits this position, I am solidly out of the Cruz camp. This issue is FAR too personal for me.

Go Walker!

11 posted on 05/25/2015 2:23:17 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: All; SoConPubbie
The full article is published here >>> http://conservativereport.org/ted-cruz-expanding-gop-big-tent/

I appreciate the wisdom of Will Stauff and the message to the Republican Party in this particular piece. This man really understands what Ted Cruz hopes to accomplish in his run for POTUS.

12 posted on 05/25/2015 2:28:22 PM PDT by Unmarked Package (Cruz to Victory 2016)
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To: SoConPubbie

It’s Cruz or we lose


13 posted on 05/25/2015 2:38:53 PM PDT by sasportas
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To: entropy12
And Huckabee's opposition to TPA/TPP will add 3 point by next week.

A couple of those will come from Cruz.

And, Huckabee is a PUTZ!

14 posted on 05/25/2015 2:38:57 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: entropy12

The left is again picking candidates for us, and they want Bush!
No way Huckster is ahead of Cruz!


15 posted on 05/25/2015 2:39:35 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda—Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: entropy12

The questions are irrelevant at this point. Favorable opinion, first choice, 2nd choice, etc.

Should relate to this stage of a campaign.

How well do you know candidates?
How well do you know their positions on issues?
Which candidate do you think will end up being the nominee?
Which candidate would you prefer to be the nominee?

Should always be likely voters. Most polls are registered voters.

Should be weighted for red state, purple state, blue state republicans from last election.


16 posted on 05/25/2015 2:40:39 PM PDT by xzins (Donate to the Freep-a-Thon or lose your ONLY voice. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Yossarian
Good point. The same thing happened with the 'pharmacist shortage'. The amount of H1B visas issued to any overseas graduate of the University of Asscrakistan pharmacy school only depressed wages for those already working here.

You can thank the big chains for that.

17 posted on 05/25/2015 2:42:22 PM PDT by farming pharmer
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To: SoConPubbie

bump


18 posted on 05/25/2015 2:50:38 PM PDT by GeronL (free short story: http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/free-short-story-proper-care-feeding-of.html)
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To: entropy12

Ah, the polls...

These are bogus and everyone knows it. You can’t have an average without Cruz being included in some of these.


19 posted on 05/25/2015 2:57:08 PM PDT by TNMOUTH
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To: SoConPubbie

Big Tent definitions
1) Ideology. Alan Keyes ran against Obama for Senate. My co-worker said “I’m pro-life. But 2A is my issue. My wife and daughter are not going to have abortions. But somebody might try to take their guns away. All Keyes talks about is abortion. He never talks about my issue. Needless to say, Keyes lost to Obama. Problem how to bring the single issue voters together around one candidate while the candidate has to have a message with

2) Diversity. We need to welcome the young, women, Blacks, Hispanics and other minorities. So when a young Black/Native American por-life, small government Miss America and Miss Illinois runs for Congress the establishment RINOs make savage racist attacks against her and raise massive outside money to defeat her with a former staffer whose staff job was to cover up the sexual indiscretions of RINOs.

3) Country Club aka establishment vs outsiders. When a woman, a pro-lifer, a pro-choicer, a Black, a Hispanic, a Conservative, a libertarian feels excluded from the Republican group he tries to join the person assumes they are excluded from the “club” due to their identity attribute.

False. They are excluded from the club because they are not in the club. (circular but that is the way it is.) Nobody wants nobody what nobody sent.

I went into a new group and was excluded, despite the fact that we agreed on all issues. I reminisced about 40 years ealier when we College Republicans threw a TV down the air shaft of Chicago’s Conrad Hilton. Being at that ancient event bought membership into the local club. We often call it “KISS MY SENIORITY”.


20 posted on 05/25/2015 3:00:23 PM PDT by spintreebob
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