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Ted Cruz — stealth front-runner
MySanAntonio ^ | 11/21/15 | Rich Lowry

Posted on 11/21/2015 12:42:02 PM PST by VinL

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To: Liz

41 posted on 11/21/2015 1:27:19 PM PST by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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To: DJ MacWoW
"The chest-beating and hubris is comical. If they were so certain, it wouldn’t be necessary, would it. LOL"

LOL, exactly! They'd be sitting back and laughing. But look at them---they're absolutely frantic.

42 posted on 11/21/2015 1:28:09 PM PST by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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To: Reno89519

Maybe not the Frontrunner but it is a near certainty that he will move past Carson. And probably ahead of Rubio as well. You can take that to the bank.


43 posted on 11/21/2015 1:28:28 PM PST by InterceptPoint
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To: Captain Peter Blood

these are not difficult to comprehend, so your difficulty must mean you are not really a conservative.

•The right to life is the foundational starting point for freedom and the government is obligated to protect it.
•Marriage is the union of a man and woman and we support a constitutional amendment to protect marriage.
•honoring the principles our Founding Fathers gave us in the First Amendment.
•We must stand with charitable and faith-based efforts to help neighbors and improve communities.
•We must confirm judges and justices that respect the Constitution and understand their proper role in a system of limited government.
•We must unleash the potential of every child by enabling parents to direct the education of their children toward excellence with expanded high quality educational options at the state, local, and family levels.
•We must block grant to the states and localities most federal education dollars and restore higher education loans to private sector competition.


44 posted on 11/21/2015 1:29:11 PM PST by bestintxas (every time a RINO loses, a founding father gets his wings.)
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To: Reno89519
Cruz is not, has not been, and is incredibly not likely to be the front runner. All the wishful thinking in the world will not change this reality.

The hard facts and reality. And what you stated are facts. The glaring fact is Cruz is not going to suddenly say anything different or deliver some miracle hypnotizing speech that will suddenly propel his numbers to skyrocket to the top, drawing tens of millions of Trump supporters to Cruz, causing Cruz to win the nomination

Regardless of what anyone thinks of this guy, it's simply not going to happen for Cruz. It's political pie in the sky.

45 posted on 11/21/2015 1:29:12 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Not exactly fashion-forward.

When will he ever buy clothes that fit him?

46 posted on 11/21/2015 1:30:23 PM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: VinL

So much fun to watch the freak-out on these threads of those so invested in their candidate that any perceived threat sends them into a tizzy.


47 posted on 11/21/2015 1:32:10 PM PST by FourPeas ("Conservatism's worked every time it's been tried." -Rush)
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To: Liz

“Fashion forward?” Down here in central rural Virginia, the only “fashion forward” males are prancing queers.

Considering the physical appearance of the guy you support, you probably don’t want to go down that road, anyway.


48 posted on 11/21/2015 1:33:35 PM PST by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

Appointing SCOTUS Judges is important and long lasting but it is the Senate which confirms them thus the ‘single most important thing’ a President does is likely something else.

I think that securing the borders and protecting the citizens is much more important.


49 posted on 11/21/2015 1:35:27 PM PST by Radix ("..Democrats are holding a meeting today to decide whether to overturn the results of the election.")
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To: CatherineofAragon

Now, now......sarcasm will not get Cruz very far in the VP race.....

....especially sarcasm directed at front-runner Donald by a Cruz supporter.....


50 posted on 11/21/2015 1:36:25 PM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: Duchess47; CatherineofAragon

a bunch of us “3rd graders”

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Well wait, not all Trump supporters are “3rd graders”; in fact, only a minority I’m sure.

Those I choose to ignore are those who I’ve tried to engage in a reasoned dialogue, but it soon became clear, that they are immune to reason— but instead, they come to Cruz threads and comport themselves as 3rd graders— they bring their crayons and scribble graffiti like school kids scrawling obscenities on the bathroom stalls.


51 posted on 11/21/2015 1:37:33 PM PST by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, then to consent to wrong.)
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To: Liz; CatherineofAragon

Whoever wins the nomination will need all of us to vote for them. Alienating anyone that votes is a very bad idea.


52 posted on 11/21/2015 1:37:45 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: VinL

For those of you not in the Lone Star state, I remind you that Ted Cruz was behind Dewhurst by 7 to 10 points in the polls. This was one week before the primary, with the GOP machine trying to take him out.. We all know the result. He is our Senator now. He can do this. He can win. He is still the most conservative candidate in the race, bar none.


53 posted on 11/21/2015 1:38:00 PM PST by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free....)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Automated reply:

Trump 3rd grader- ignore.


54 posted on 11/21/2015 1:39:08 PM PST by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, then to consent to wrong.)
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To: CatherineofAragon
God willing, things will continue on track. We badly need a Constitutional conservative and a solid Christian in the White House.

Can you imagine the derision you would have been subjected to a year ago on FR if you would have picked Trump over Cruz. Trump was a joke. Now that he has totally repurposed himself, he is the hero of the deceived.

55 posted on 11/21/2015 1:40:46 PM PST by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Yuck, just what we need. Ted Cruz and Heidi Cruz, the latter a Goldman Sachs Executive and former member of the CFR, who, contrary to Cruz’s claims otherwise, supported the North American Union and the immigration and economic hell all that gives.

Suddenly it makes sense why Cruz was telling Bloomberg just a week ago that legal status for illegal aliens wasn’t off the table, despite his feud with Rubio!


56 posted on 11/21/2015 1:41:57 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Liz
"Now, now......sarcasm will not get Cruz very far in the VP race..... ....especially sarcasm directed at front-runner Donald by a Cruz supporter....."

Well, sweetie, if you don't like it, I suggest you go find a Trump worship thread where you can roll on your back in ecstasy over that tomato-faced old man.

57 posted on 11/21/2015 1:41:58 PM PST by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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To: VinL
And yet he doesn*t really get his due. Why? The political press corps made up its mind about him *too divisive * as soon as he showed up in Washington and has never gotten over its dismissiveness about his campaign.

It's as simple as that.

He is positioned to inherit a percentage of Carson voters. How large the percentage will determine the outcome in Iowa.

58 posted on 11/21/2015 1:42:03 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7H)
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To: Reno89519
Cruz is not, has not been, and is incredibly not likely to be the front runner.

He'll never catch Walker, that's for sure.

59 posted on 11/21/2015 1:42:46 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7H)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans; CatherineofAragon
Tell me what you believe that you are accomplishing here? The answer is "Nothing".


60 posted on 11/21/2015 1:44:31 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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