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Will Latinos back Ted Cruz?
CNN ^ | March 27, 2015 | Ruben Navarrette

Posted on 03/27/2015 9:12:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Latinos likely haven't made up their minds about Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's newly announced candidacy for President.

So in a selfless gesture, a whole slew of non-Latinos have quickly stepped forward to spare us the trouble of thinking for ourselves about whether Cruz stands a chance of winning and whether he can get the votes of fellow Latinos.

The answers were "No" and "No."

Here's the conventional wisdom, courtesy of the liberal media and other critics of the junior senator from Texas: Cruz doesn't have the slimmest chance to win the Republican nomination, let alone to eventually become President.

Which must be why, after Cruz said this week that he is running for President in 2016, liberal commentators and left-wing activists spent the next few days trying to tear him down.

— "Cruz is entirely unsuited to be president," declared Danny Vinik of the New Republic. "Luckily for America, his candidacy is likely doomed to fizzle."

— The Washington Post editorial board said "the most notable characteristic of Mr. Cruz's brief time in elected politics has been his aversion to values that are essential to democracy's functioning: Practicality, modesty and compromise."(continued)

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


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: cruz; hispanics; latinos; tedcruz
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1 posted on 03/27/2015 9:12:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why, they already do. I’m one of them.

Cruz or lose


2 posted on 03/27/2015 9:15:07 PM PDT by __rvx86 (¡SI SE PUEDE! (Cruz 2016!))
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To: __rvx86

41% of them in Texas did


3 posted on 03/27/2015 9:16:36 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

race race race race race race race race race race race ...


4 posted on 03/27/2015 9:18:12 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Those here legally or born here will (for the most part), the others ... doubtful.


5 posted on 03/27/2015 9:18:30 PM PDT by doc1019 (Blue lives matter)
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To: Fai Mao

I wasn’t old enough at the time...


6 posted on 03/27/2015 9:18:32 PM PDT by __rvx86 (¡SI SE PUEDE! (Cruz 2016!))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hispanics. What a word.

Texas 'hispanics' voted for Ted about 41%.

That's enough.

How is he doing with the base? Raised much money? Like more than anybody for a first day announcement?

/johnny

7 posted on 03/27/2015 9:19:33 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Will Latinos back TED CRUZ?

YES! They already have, and CNN knows it!

TED CRUZ 2016
http://www.tedcruz.org/


8 posted on 03/27/2015 9:21:11 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Every Hispanic That has commented about this has said they will vote fir Cruz. I bet plans are being drawn up on that border gate as we speak...: )


9 posted on 03/27/2015 9:21:28 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Every Hispanic That has commented about this has said they will vote fir Cruz. I bet plans are being drawn up on that border fence as we speak...: )


10 posted on 03/27/2015 9:21:52 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Morons talk as if Latinos are a monolithic group. Not so.


11 posted on 03/27/2015 9:21:59 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Fai Mao
41% of them in Texas did

Yea, that number would be hard to unsee for the RATs.

The Dems own the plantation, and they don't want the slaves voting for Freedom.

12 posted on 03/27/2015 9:30:29 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS, Make them talk!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
An objective critique of Cruz from CNN? NONSENSE doubled! Keep talking CNN, the more you spill your guts, the more Cruz has to gain.
13 posted on 03/27/2015 9:32:31 PM PDT by Fungi (Evolution: no science, no truth, no nothing. Full of faith, faith in the "god" of chance.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What type of Hispanics are we talking about? The freeloading rapist illegal Hispanics, or the hardworking legal Hispanics?


14 posted on 03/27/2015 9:35:52 PM PDT by Politicalkiddo (Gringa for Cruz 2016!)
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To: Politicalkiddo

I just need a candidate who looks like I do, so I’ll know exactly how they think and vote forever. Everyone knows you can judge a candidate by his or her skin color or surname.


15 posted on 03/27/2015 9:40:08 PM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Isn’t this practice of decimating a candidate before he clears the starting gate relatively new? Even with Reagan I don’t recall hordes of people screaming he wasn’t qualified or whacko. There were some but not this widespread.


16 posted on 03/27/2015 9:48:05 PM PDT by Kenny (,)
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There was no Internet in 1980.


17 posted on 03/27/2015 9:49:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m one and I’d vote for him. In a heartbeat.


18 posted on 03/27/2015 9:51:32 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: Kenny

Oh but they did and that was before cable, so everyone had only the networks to watch and Reagan was called “STUPID”, “OLD”, “SENILE”, “JUST A GRADE B ACTOR”, and worse.


19 posted on 03/27/2015 9:53:18 PM PDT by nopardons (NOT READY FOPR)
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To: Kenny
Even with Reagan I don’t recall hordes of people screaming he wasn’t qualified or whacko. There were some but not this widespread.

In the seventies, we were not so deluged with media.

Now there is the internet, cable, social media, etc. More outlets for the ankle-biters, nay-sayers and long knives to be heard.

20 posted on 03/27/2015 9:55:31 PM PDT by okie01
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