Posted on 03/19/2015 11:32:10 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, doesn't have a lot of friends in Washington, and he's proud of it.
"Politics, it ain't beanbag," the freshman firebrand told ABC in 2013, after sustaining heavy criticism from fellow Republicans for his starring role in that year's government shutdown. "I'm not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends in the U.S. Senate."
The shutdown episode, which saw Cruz successfully urge conservatives in both chambers to defy GOP leadership by refusing to back any government spending bill that funded Obamacare, became emblematic of Cruz's time on Capitol Hill. From the moment the conservative firebrand arrived in Washington in 2013, he's feuded with Democrats and Republicans alike, championing a pugnacious brand of conservatism - and a make-no-concessions legislative strategy - that's made him as revered among right-wing activists as he is reviled by parts of the party establishment.
As he eyes a 2016 presidential bid, Cruz is prepared to bring that defiant posture on the campaign trail. He's stepped up his travel to early voting states, visiting both Iowa and New Hampshire within the last two weeks. During public appearances, he's championed an uncompromising stance on every issue animating the conservative base.
Cruz's down-the-line appeal to the GOP base may prove to be his calling card in the primary battle to come, but it's also led him to pick fights with the party brass that could ultimately undermine his candidacy....
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I think Cruz has a shot, provided he stays the course.
I certainly hope so.
If we don’t elect a President who will uphold the rule of law and stop the invasion, we will lose our country.
Ted Cruz seems to be the only one who will fight for American sovereignty and is not beholden to The Cheap Labor Express.
Cruz or Lose.
This is all Reagan had when he started.
Will grassroots support be enough for Sen. Ted Cruz in 2016?
NOT IF the republican primarys have voter fraud as much as 2012..
REMEMBER; a stone in your face appeaser and collaborator with democrats was chosen and several well known conservatives were REJECTED... quite harshly..
A shadow gov’t playing good guy, bad guy.. obviously..
AND still not recognized by most republicans..
Myth Romneys main positive attribute to be President?.. “GOOD HAIR”..
Other than that he was a shill, rino, poseur, fake, Piñata..... i.e. Trojan Horse..
If we can keep from letting the early RINO primaries pick our candidate, then yes. I wish Texas went earlier. The last two cycles I had nobody to pick from...
That’s part of the playbook of the RNC to nominate the least liked candidate. Blue states early and open primaries are how they sewed up the nod for McCain and Romney before many got a chance to vote. They have it down to a science.
They’re planning to do the same with Jebster. They have to produce an amnesty candidate, we can’t be allowed to vote for a President who will stop the invasion. They have been paid by The Cheap Labor Express for an amnesty candidate and they mean to deliver one.
Other than that he(Romney) was a shill, rino, poseur, fake, Piñata..... i.e. Trojan Horse..
STILL IS....
Texas has been moved up to March 1st I believe.
I think Ted will do at least as well as Fred Thompson did in 08.
Probably peak with about 11-12% in the primary then flame out early.
Yes, but he needs to get serious about running and stop with the jokes. If he doesn’t then he’s going to be looking and Bush’s and Walker’s tail lights as they head down the road.
Needs to be Feb 1 or before SC, NH, or IA.
I always enjoy CBS splaining GOP politics to me. :-)
Kinda late for that, doncha think? We've already lost it, now it's a matter of salvaging as much as we can.
Ted is the only one who has not fumbled on a principle.
We have not learned to destroy other candidates like the Democrats have. We must annihilate our enemies politically if we want to win. The problem is, the spineless turncoats in Congress are oxygen thieves and will do nothing to help us achieve our aims. That’s because they are the enemy. Because of this, we will lose.
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