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What's Driving the Establishment's Preference for Trump over Cruz?
National Review ^ | January 18, 2016 | David French

Posted on 01/18/2016 11:31:53 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: arista

Yes. Trump is a big government guy.


21 posted on 01/19/2016 12:04:02 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Captainpaintball

You can “buy” people many ways, other than with money.


22 posted on 01/19/2016 12:04:58 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

You poor thing.

You’ve been so many losing teams now.


23 posted on 01/19/2016 12:09:08 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Every home needs a crewznadian that has been domestically trained.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; DoughtyOne

Anyone who hasn’t see this, watch it. About a 3 minute video featuring Mr. Cruz himself.

Cruz trustworthy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKwc5lpZZ0


24 posted on 01/19/2016 12:09:56 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

David French’ most recent topic before this current one:

Republicans Have Overestimated the Conservatism of the Base
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3384723/posts


25 posted on 01/19/2016 12:10:54 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The real Donald Trump and why he cannot be trusted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM8jfZTC6Mo

26 posted on 01/19/2016 12:12:08 AM PST by South40 ("One of the reasons I like Ted Cruz so much, is that he's not controversial," ~Donald Trump)
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To: SunkenCiv

That is an excellent piece.

Thanks for linking.


27 posted on 01/19/2016 12:16:31 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: stocksthatgoup

“Establishment and MSM attempting to split conservative voters”

I think so. Trump us certainly making that easier for them of late.


28 posted on 01/19/2016 12:37:56 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

They can do basic arithmetic and know Trump is going to win. So they are trying to get on board while they can.


29 posted on 01/19/2016 12:40:32 AM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: dragnet2

Are you expecting people to be shocked that campaign material is scripted? LOL You’re not that wet behind the ears, are you?


30 posted on 01/19/2016 1:01:53 AM PST by FreedomForce ( Cruz 2016 --------- I've come to my senses. Trump is no longer even my second choice.)
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

Cruz is not a sure loser in November. Nor is Trump. That’s why they are at war with each other right now. Both are extremely viable. So is Rubio. Bush is easily defeatable, we now know. Carson could win, too, and I will go to Carson before I support any establishment candidate.
Trump, Cruz, Carson,

I despise the establishment. The Thad Cochran/Chris McDaniel betrayal was the final electoral straw. The funding bill the final congressional straw. The homosexual marriage decision the final judicial straw.
The establishment is the enemy and anyone losing sight of that too focused on personalities beyond their ability to win.


31 posted on 01/19/2016 1:15:54 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Dont fall for this crap. The establishment is not for Trump.”

Well if the choice is Trump vs Cruz they GOPe prefer Trump.

Cruz has policies they despise especially his anti Crony Capitalist policies, Trump OTOH has always been pro Crony Capitalist, a lot of his company is built on Cronyism.


32 posted on 01/19/2016 1:16:35 AM PST by Leto
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To: Secret Agent Man

>> Dont fall for this crap. The establishment is not for Trump.

Agreed. The Establishment has reluctantly advanced Cruz ahead of Trump.


33 posted on 01/19/2016 1:18:09 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

I disagree. Trump worries them, but they hate Cruz.


34 posted on 01/19/2016 1:20:13 AM PST by FreedomForce ( Cruz 2016 --------- I've come to my senses. Trump is no longer even my second choice.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

My pleasure.


35 posted on 01/19/2016 1:24:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
This is about money. Trump wins the nomination and will not suck up all the good ol boys donor base.
36 posted on 01/19/2016 1:27:26 AM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; All

Everybody should wise up ...Everytthing else being brought up against Cruz are strawmen arguments .This fight is about ethanol subsidies.


37 posted on 01/19/2016 1:27:38 AM PST by mosesdapoet (My best insights get lost in FR's because of meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN - all the usual suspects are giving Trump kid glove treatment and respect.

I'd rather hear a rattlesnake's whirr coming from about four feet behind me, than that kind of "respect" -- the kind they gave McPain.

38 posted on 01/19/2016 1:46:32 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("If America was a house , the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutierrez)
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To: Leto

I tend to agree with you .... the Sith Lords will line up behind Trump. Shiv in hand, of course, but they’ll line up behind him, to get rid of the hated, loathed-beyond-apoplexy Cruz.


39 posted on 01/19/2016 1:55:38 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("If America was a house , the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutierrez)
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To: FreedomForce

Not sure which of the two they hate more, but the situation certainly sucks more for the GOP-e than us.


40 posted on 01/19/2016 1:57:26 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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