Cruz-Hating Republicans Need a Reality Check

Bloomberg View | January 25, 2016 | Ramesh Ponnuru, columnist

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

look at trumps record. Listen when he says.. Cities have a right to condemn... I'm going to force Israel, Apple.. Who is next? Speaking of honesty, Two Corinthians? No need to ask forgiveness from God?

Look at his record, PLEASE. What's the expression? Past behavior is the best indicator of future performance?

And what's the other expression? Politicians make lots of promises?

[patq]

Wow, how impressive! Lol

[9YearLurker]

Yep, more hating of the American hoi polloi by a National Review grandee.

[lucky american]

Being disliked by John McCain, Mitch McConnell, and Lindsey Graham is no shame.

Exactly. Trump is touting how he will make deals with them. I don’t want deals. I want them stopped.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Ponnuro makes sense, for what that’s worth. Emotional responses to the article only prove his point.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

I was lucky enough to sign-on to Hot Air during one of their rare and short acceptance periods but I rarely post there.

I used to enjoy reading the comments section there. The comments were usually witty and insightful. Now it's clogged with... well, you know.

[teeman8r]

Cruz supporters will come out and vote for trump as the nominee... I don’t really see that happening in reverse.

Who are the haters ?

[Poison Pill]

All I have seen are Cruzers who hate Trump.

What we hate is having a pro abortion, anti-2A, anti-private property, Clinton contributing, Obama supporting, De Blasio ensorsing candidate (all documented) shoved down our throats and told we have to like it.

We don't.

[Caipirabob]

Both Trump and Cruz haters are being ruthlessly manipulated by the establishment to savage one another and do the job of the GOPe for them. Don’t be a cog in their machine, the real enemy is the uniparty establishment.

[vpintheak]

Then you have not been looking objectively, FRiend.

[Ted Grant]

I don’t hate Ted Cruz and would vote for him without hesitation in the general election. But I have no illusions about his chances of winning.

He’s closer to the type of candidate that Republican voters traditionally love. Solid credentials. Conservative pedigree. Fairly principled. Not prone to outrageous stunts. And best of all, gets obliterated in the general election as both political and media liberal shills turn him into a hapless human piñata.

[Poison Pill]

And best of all, gets obliterated in the general election as both political and media liberal shills turn him into a hapless human piñata.

Ford

Dole

McCain

Romney

Earth to Free Republic: Conservatives WIN National Elections!

[bert]

W.....winner

[jimbo807]

He would lose as badly as Goldwater did.

[JohnBovenmyer]

You can add “universal government healthcare loving” to your rant.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I like Trump and I like Cruz.

Who’s calling who a “hater”?

Let’s be honest shall we?

[eartick]

Tagline says it..

I can live with this in the general but it did not long for the Trumpanzees to get here and ruin another information filled thread with their heads in the sand and butts in the air.

They, the Trumpanzess, don't want to read or listen they just want to biotch.

Thanks for posting 2DV

[uncitizen]

That’s right.

[eartick]

We sent Cruz there to clean it up......

That is the exact reason I voted for Cruz and he is doing what he said he would do when he ran for Senate. He has honored his pledges to his constituents. Has he bee 100%. No, but close enough.

That is why I support him for President. He is more than just a big MOUTH.

[MEG33]

I am a Cruz supporter and I don’t hate Trump!