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Republican senators start to unite: Anyone but Cruz
Hotair ^ | 1/21/2016 | AllahPundit

Posted on 01/21/2016 2:26:39 PM PST by Zhang Fei

"Nooooo!" shouts Cruz half-heartedly as he lounges in the briar patch.

"There's a lot of people who don't feel he can appeal to people across the board," [Orrin] Hatch said. "For us to win, we have to appeal the moderates and independents. We can't just act like that only one point of view is the only way to go. That's where Ted is going to have some trouble."...

"An awful lot of us really didn't like to be targeted as corrupt, establishment bought by the lobby establishment," [Dan] Coats added. "It sure looks like someone was using it as a way to gain notoriety as the only true conservative in Washington."...

"I think people are concerned," [John] Cornyn told CNN. "Because obviously the top of the ticket will have a big bearing on whether we'll hold a majority of the Senate. We don't need any headwinds from the top of the ticket. We need some tailwinds."...

"There's no doubt he has harmed relationships among people," said Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee. "I would assume that all members would work with the elected president for the good of the country. But there is no doubt there would be strains in the working relationship."

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: canadian; cruz; hillary; ineligible; sanders; trump
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To: GodGunsGuts

The Conservatives who stayed home in 2012 and gave us Obama
may be some of the same ones playing into the GOPe hands.

McConnell must be laughing his flaccid ass off.


21 posted on 01/21/2016 2:36:25 PM PST by Calpublican (A.G. Lynch: The intent of this statement is to incite violence against radical Islam)
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To: Zhang Fei
I think it is a about time for a remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Cruz has principles. 98% of congress is only worried about being re-elected.

I'd wear a John McCain slam as a Badge of Honor.

22 posted on 01/21/2016 2:36:32 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: The Iceman Cometh; All
"Because holding the majority in the Senate
has done so much for the party/country...."


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23 posted on 01/21/2016 2:37:04 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: tennmountainman

Not with the idiot Conservatives voting for the Reality Star.


24 posted on 01/21/2016 2:37:22 PM PST by Calpublican (A.G. Lynch: The intent of this statement is to incite violence against radical Islam)
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To: FreeReign

The GOPe are ALL bought off by ‘KING CORN’


25 posted on 01/21/2016 2:38:05 PM PST by CMailBag
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To: dfwgator

Fake? The girls are fake?


26 posted on 01/21/2016 2:38:31 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: Zhang Fei
McCain? Hatch? Dole? Seriously?

The fact that the GOPe would rather have Trump than Cruz makes me surer than ever that Cruz is the better candidate.

"Oooooh!!!! Trump is a DEAL-MAKER!"

Yeah - that's exactly what a REAL conservative DOESN'T want!
27 posted on 01/21/2016 2:38:52 PM PST by Hilda
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To: Zhang Fei

Wow... if Repubs would only so unite in opposition to Obama as they do against a conservative like Cruz, this party wouldn’t be as screwed up as it is. But the establishment is making its stand, and that stand is for Trump and against conservatism.

One fecking bizarro world.


28 posted on 01/21/2016 2:39:59 PM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: refermech

Nobody could ever ADMIT to rolling a jet.. although I.m sure it’s been done. Best .gif ever


29 posted on 01/21/2016 2:41:05 PM PST by txhurl (I'm with the Canadian '16)
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To: GodGunsGuts

His fellow senators know him the best. They don’t know Trump.


30 posted on 01/21/2016 2:41:24 PM PST by kabar
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To: tennmountainman

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Cruz will be our next president.

He will be appointing the judges.


31 posted on 01/21/2016 2:42:16 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: txhurl

LOL I know. And that close to landing, too. Photoshop?


32 posted on 01/21/2016 2:42:39 PM PST by KGeorge
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To: Catsrus
know-it-all junior Senator from Texas.....

ROFL......actually he does.

33 posted on 01/21/2016 2:43:11 PM PST by annieokie
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To: Zhang Fei
Hatch said. "For us to win, we have to appeal the moderates and independents.

No, you have to get conservatives to vote ...

I for one am tired of plugging my nose when I vote for the Republican ...

34 posted on 01/21/2016 2:43:24 PM PST by dartuser
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To: Zhang Fei

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These are the senators that will be primaried out in their next election.

It was good of them to mouth of, and make it clear that they have to go.


35 posted on 01/21/2016 2:44:26 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Zhang Fei

Karma is a b****.


36 posted on 01/21/2016 2:46:01 PM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: txhurl

Tex Johnson did a barrel roll in a 707.


37 posted on 01/21/2016 2:46:06 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Catsrus
waltzes in trying to tell everyone what to do - that didn’t go over very well

What to do? You mean their effing JOB? You mean not fellating Obama and giving him everything he wants? Somebody needs to tell them to do their JOB, because they sure aren't doing it now.

38 posted on 01/21/2016 2:46:35 PM PST by Maceman
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To: editor-surveyor

There is always room for hope tor Cruz supporters.


39 posted on 01/21/2016 2:47:19 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittancez)
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To: annieokie
[know-it-all junior Senator from Texas.....]

ROFL......actually he does.

thing is, there a lot of people who know it all or close to it, and they have enough humility and grace in their hearts not to flaunt it or make others feel inferior. Unfortunately, Ted does both consistently.

40 posted on 01/21/2016 2:48:26 PM PST by true believer forever (Trump 2016 - I never knew an entire country could have an ephiphany!)
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