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Ted Cruz’s Surge in Polls Angers Rubio Supporters
Breitbart's Big Government ^ | November 25, 2015 | Javier Manjarres

Posted on 11/26/2015 7:27:13 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

He has been called a “Whacko Bird” by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and other establishment Republicans in the U.S. Senate. He has been called an “extremist” and a Tea Party Republican that likes to hang out on the far right fringe of the GOP.

Detractors, especially those who support his amigo in the Senate, Senator Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , make fun of his voice and appearance, as well as how he delivers his message.

Haters from the Rubio camp and those Democratic Party talking points-spewing armchair quarterbacks, who think they can accurately foretell the future when it comes to the 2016 Republican presidential primary race, have better come to terms with the fact that Senator Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is very much “electable.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Florida; Texas; Campaign News; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: 2016election; amnestypimp; cruz; election2016; elections; florida; gangofeight; gope; marcorubio; mccainlapdog; polls; rubio; tedcruz; trump; trumpwasright
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To: Sasparilla

“...Bush isn’t even mentioned anymore...

Who?”

I have some gardenia bushes so it could be a what.


41 posted on 11/26/2015 9:21:19 PM PST by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Frome your keyboard to God’s ears.


42 posted on 11/26/2015 9:23:52 PM PST by CPT Clay (Hillary: Julius and Ethal Rosenberg were electrocuted for selling classified info.)
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To: crosdaddy

Neighbor’s dog been getting on my nerves, but i’ll save that for obama.


43 posted on 11/26/2015 9:31:38 PM PST by dp0622 (..)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Have the FL hounds sniffed out why Amber Stoner took so many flights on Marco’s GOP credit card?


44 posted on 11/26/2015 9:41:00 PM PST by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rico Suave will sic his supporters on you. Including Oprah?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekw7M0CvHlc


45 posted on 11/26/2015 9:49:49 PM PST by bakeneko
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To: I want the USA back
"Beginning Monday the media will aim its guns at Cruz. What story will they fabricate and hype?"

Not until Trump is taken down. Trump is the one being attacked by all the media every day. And Trump is the one being attacked by other candidates and their super PACs. Trump is the one being attacked by RINOs officials in the Republican party. Clearly the word is out stop Trump at all costs use any means possible to stop Trump.

46 posted on 11/26/2015 9:56:48 PM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied, Otto Von Bismarck)
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To: ziravan
Ironic that the gang of eight might be his Waterloo.

Well that was a pretty spectacular flip flop. He won his election by opposing any kind of amnesty. So coming out in favor of amnesty once elected is IMHO unforgivable. Rubios' political career will hopefully be over.

47 posted on 11/26/2015 10:02:33 PM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied, Otto Von Bismarck)
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To: House Atreides

What battles, he strikes me more of a Don Quixote charging at wind mills. George Washington won the Revolutionary War by not fighting battles he knew he could not win. If your battle plan is to lose gloriously I don’t want to be in your army. You get to look good and move on, I get killed. No thanks.


48 posted on 11/26/2015 10:09:25 PM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied, Otto Von Bismarck)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz stands for America.
Rubio stands for Latin America.


49 posted on 11/26/2015 10:13:55 PM PST by oldbill
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To: libbylu

If Hillary is the D nominee any R is electable. The question should who has an agenda for American and who can get a mandate to implement that agenda? We need a landslide win with coat tails, a close election will not give us a mandate.


50 posted on 11/26/2015 10:15:25 PM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied, Otto Von Bismarck)
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To: oldbill

Rubio also stands for Turkey.


51 posted on 11/26/2015 10:15:38 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Poor babies.


52 posted on 11/26/2015 10:20:03 PM PST by Politicalkiddo ("We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them." Abigail Adams)
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To: ripnbang

If Rubio quits or implodes i imagine Bush is an alternate for many of his supporters so maybe he gets to 12-15%. Only one of Rubio and Bush will still be a factor come Iowa. By then o think we;ll have a 2 person race between Cruz and Trump. The base will select the nominee which is killing the elite.


53 posted on 11/27/2015 2:17:26 AM PST by wiggen (#JeSuisCharlie)
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To: libbylu

Four years ago how many people thought Obama was electable? It was Hillary all the way.


54 posted on 11/27/2015 2:19:26 AM PST by wiggen (#JeSuisCharlie)
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To: BigEdLB

“Rubio is frustrated because he is friendlier than Cruz, but people trust Cruz more, and that is what counts.”

A person that you considered a close friend attempts set fire to your house when you and your family are in it. You manage to stop him. He shows up again, tells you his life story (especially about his father dodging bullets to leave Cuba, which isn’t true, by the way) and what a wonderful family you have. But in the back of his pickup you see gasoline containers, ask him about it, and he simply cannot give a decent reason why they’re there.

Bottom line - there’s only a certain amount of support that Rubio will ever see as a Republican. He had a great shot to go right to the top, but when you attempt to BURN DOWN your own country, don’t expect others to be willing to forgive, at least for a generation.


55 posted on 11/27/2015 2:39:51 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: HamiltonJay

“I don’t see anything in the article at all that makes the argument Cruz is electable, other than the author screaming it. Cruz’s electability issue is with the general election not the primary...I wish that were not the case, but it is.”

I agree. People here also think Palin is electable, and she certainly is, if the election were limited to FReepers. Cruz has been Palinized, whether we like it or not. He is looked at as some kind of can’t-get-along, self-centered, religious nutcase by probably two thirds of Americans that have any opinion of him. Mind you I’m not giving my opinion of Cruz (which is just the opposite), but rather the narrative that the media has created of him.

He has one way out, which is to be Trump’s VP and be very high profile - let the country get to know him without the media in the way. If he can do that, he’ll then be in a position to win nationally.


56 posted on 11/27/2015 2:44:49 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: BobL

Cruz is not Palanized and you are trying to do so yourself.
Cruz is electable and if Trump were to get the nomination Cruz would not be his VP - career killing.
I am sorry you let the MSM affect you so.


57 posted on 11/27/2015 2:51:19 AM PST by libbylu (Cruz or lose)
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To: libbylu

If Cruz gets into a strong position to win the nomination, you will EXACTLY what I mean, and you’ll be eating your words. Right now the media is giving Cruz a free ride, in the hope that he slows down Trump.

If Cruz doesn’t get to a strong position, we’ll never know - but given a term or two under Trump, the country will be ready for Cruz.


58 posted on 11/27/2015 3:20:13 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: BobL
Cruz has been Palinized, whether we like it or not. He is looked at as some kind of can’t-get-along, self-centered, religious nutcase by probably two thirds of Americans that have any opinion of him.

Cruz has NOT been "Palinized". Instead, he has generally gone without media coverage. The media now avoids him because, when they have tried to make him look bad, it is they who have ended up looking bad. So, they now avoid him as much as possible.

At the same time, the characterization of "can't-get- along, self-centered religious nutcase" is accordingly shallow -- perhaps broadly, but not strongly, held.

But...once Cruz is the candidate, they can no longer avoid him, they have to cover him! Whereupon Cruz can quickly dispell the shallow image the media has planted...and make hay by adeptly practicing his jiu-jitsu against the press.

The debates between Cruz and Hillary should also provide entertainment, as well as enlightenment. Cruz is the most articulate presenter o conservative thought since Reagan.

Finally, there is a misconception about Cruz an the Youth Vote. Fact is, his anti-establishment position is attractive to the segment and he is being effectively marketed to the segment (e.g., Tattoo and Mockingjay posters) and he enjoys a growing popularity.

This is one Republican candidate the media can't destroy...because he thrives on their carcasses.

59 posted on 11/27/2015 3:46:23 AM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: .IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Ted Cruz's Surge in Polls Angers Rubio Supporters

Coincidentally more liberals than conservatives, so GOOD!

60 posted on 11/27/2015 4:45:23 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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