Posted on 02/01/2016 7:26:20 PM PST by Haiku Guy
CRUZ 28 Trump. 24 Rubio. 23
Read an article where they said Hillary gets the bigger boost but i’d agree with you. One thing an outsider needs more than anything is legitimacy. Had he lost by even 7-8% he’d be written off and it harder to get people to get out and vote for a ‘loser’. He wins big as expected in NH, probably the reverse in SC. He got his creds tonight.
He turns a great many people off. I support Cruz and i know he too turns off many. People looked for a 3rd choice.
No, thanks. If he gets the nomination, he will be Hillary’s human pinata.
Three horse race. Always was. Social conservatives. Financial conservatives. Neo conservatives.
The first 2 were around 50% and in the eyes of their supporters the two anti amnesty candidates. Rubio does probably continues to do well so long as the two leaders split that vote. On the other hand just like i don’t think a great many Sanders supporters will vote for Hillary in the general Rubio faces the same challenge on this side of the fence. If it became Rubio vs Sanders one could argue Sanders would be the tougher one on illegals. He’s said plenty about protecting American workers.
I might at that point go to sleep for the next 4 years.
His bluster may have been endearing to some initially but he has worn people thin with his never ending in your face and its all about me attitude.
I support Cruz and can throw your exact words back at you except i recognize that they’re both turning off a great many voters so i will refrain. Reality is reality.
Congratulations to Ted Cruz. It was an uphill battle for him, including a very biased MSM, GOPe, King Corn, the governor of IA, fake polls, and he came out the winner.
Amen. Thanking God for every vote that Cruz received tonight.
Yeah, yeah. We've heard this all before. We need Dole to bring in the moderates. We need McCain. We need Romney. I'm sick of that argument. It's time to try a real conservative like Cruz. This is the best time in 36 years to elect a conservative. No more middle of the road flipfloppers!
And now the results from Fox, your only source for unbiased Rubiocentric coverage ...
In first place, He Who May Not Be Named, only able to beat Marco Rubio by ten.
In second place, a man with a great deal of money but otherwise unknown generally speaking, only able to beat Marco Rubio by five.
Then in the leading third position, Marco Rubio who goes on to New Hampshire with all sorts of momentum.
Also there were other guys who got cleaned by Marco Rubio.
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Yes. There were people mocking Ted Cruz’s ground game, due to the polls showing Trump with a very large lead and the Yuuuuuge rallies.
I am waiting for him to spring out of bed this morning, and go on a twitter rampage. Unleash the TRIPLE T !!!!
‘Up yours, Big Ethanol!’
I’m glad for you guys!
Cruz deserves respect.
Big Ethanol doomed!
... even if Cruz were to end up a close second — still doomed.
People are starting to get it. Even the King of pork barrel politics is failing.
God bless the Iowans for putting the nation first.
[Which is why this Trump supporter wanted Cruz to win Iowa.]
: )
Sanders Campaign Says It Was Informed By Iowa Dem. Party That Results From 90 Precincts Are Missing
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3391689/posts
So not interested in Cruz, another Washington hack, I don’t care how conservative people said he is, don’t trust any of them anymore. I’m sure Mark Levin in happy as a pig in sh*t because his boy won....so turned off.
So long as Cruz is in the Top Two we keep the Establishment shut out — like two race cars blocking the one behind them. This is helpful beyond belief.
That was another reason why this Trump supporter wanted Cruz to do as well as possible in Iowa.
BTW — this post echoes Rush Limbaugh’s public remarks from several weeks ago [although he did not call himself a ‘Trump supporter].
All smoked glass and mirror...
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