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Conservative icon: Trump's 'balloon has been punctured'
WND ^ | 2/2/2016 | Paul Bremmer

Posted on 02/03/2016 5:44:08 PM PST by Elderberry

Edited on 02/03/2016 5:51:36 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Donald Trump may still be leading most polls for the Republican presidential nomination, but after Monday night's Iowa caucuses, one longtime conservative activist believes the real-estate mogul's days as a frontrunner are numbered.

"He underperformed and I think his balloon has been punctured," said Richard Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com and a direct mail fundraising pioneer. "The only person who has gone after Trump and has won is Cruz, and now I think others are going to be emboldened to do that."


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1 posted on 02/03/2016 5:44:08 PM PST by Elderberry
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Cruz’s main challenge is to convince conservatives he is a viable general election candidate.

He’s talented, has a razor-sharp mind and he has shown he can win.

And unlike Trump, his negatives are well under 40%.


2 posted on 02/03/2016 5:47:32 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Elderberry

It re inflates next week, while cruz’s pops.


3 posted on 02/03/2016 5:48:00 PM PST by heights
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Very wishful thinking ... Cruz will be an asterisk soon


4 posted on 02/03/2016 5:48:41 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Trump is the only one who will secure our borders . Vote Trump)
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Link: http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/conservative-icon-trumps-balloon-has-been-punctured/
5 posted on 02/03/2016 5:48:55 PM PST by Elderberry
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To: Elderberry
Cruz nails it, "Trumper Tantrum"


6 posted on 02/03/2016 5:49:07 PM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: Neu Pragmatist

Nobody wins Iowa then goes on to win the nomination.


7 posted on 02/03/2016 5:50:23 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Elderberry

ROFLOL!


8 posted on 02/03/2016 5:50:24 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: goldstategop

Cruz’s main challenge is to convince conservatives he is a viable general election candidate.


If he can do that, Rubio’s toast!

Fingers crossed


9 posted on 02/03/2016 5:50:56 PM PST by tsowellfan
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To: heights

He does have plenty of Hot Air.


10 posted on 02/03/2016 5:50:59 PM PST by Elderberry
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To: Elderberry

....said Richard Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com and a direct mail fundraising pioneer.....

Conservative icon....lol....Who????

These sites/pieces crack me up. Thanks for the laugh.


11 posted on 02/03/2016 5:51:14 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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12 posted on 02/03/2016 5:51:26 PM PST by Bobalu (I told you so!)
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To: goldstategop
Cruz’s main challenge is to convince conservatives he is a viable general election candidate.

Which is why I worry

13 posted on 02/03/2016 5:53:51 PM PST by digger48
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To: FreedomStar3028

For the most part you are right ..Romney did it, but Romney didn’t really win Iowa .. so technically you are right


14 posted on 02/03/2016 5:54:00 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Trump is the only one who will secure our borders . Vote Trump)
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To: Elderberry
I was indifferent towards Cruz. But he has revealed himself
to be just another oily carnival barker.
15 posted on 02/03/2016 5:54:15 PM PST by Duke C.
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LOL! I just saw that Ted Cruz meme tweeted by left wing hacks on twitter in support of Planned Parenthood.


16 posted on 02/03/2016 5:54:44 PM PST by tsowellfan
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To: goldstategop
And unlike Trump, his negatives are well under 40%.

Perhaps but Cruz's supporters negatives on FR are over 90%. It would serve Cruz well if they would work on that.

17 posted on 02/03/2016 5:57:42 PM PST by upsdriver (I support Sarah Palin.)
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To: Duke C.

But he has revealed himself
to be just another oily carnival barker.


How so? (not a rhetorical question). I was told the same thing by someone who is non-political, neither conservative nor liberal and very much dislikes Clinton.

I’m curious what makes you think of Cruz as just another “oily carnival barker”.


18 posted on 02/03/2016 5:58:22 PM PST by tsowellfan
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Sorry. I don’t meme or twitter or instagram or facebook. I can email though.


19 posted on 02/03/2016 5:58:49 PM PST by Elderberry
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20 posted on 02/03/2016 5:59:39 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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