Posted on 02/01/2016 10:28:42 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
I tip my cap, unreservedly, to Ted Cruz. With everything on the line - and so many GOP colleagues cowed and intimidated - he took on Donald Trump and won. Late last year I wrote that the GOP needed an actual leader, someone who would step up and take on Trump directly:
Now is the time. A presidential campaign is an early test of leadership, a proving ground for dealing with the challenges of the world's most difficult job. I don't want the last man standing. I want the guy who took down the king. If Trump can absorb the best shots from the Republican party's best young talent, then he deserves the nomination. If one of the two talented freshman senators can dethrone The Donald, then at least we have some assurance that they can first stand strong against the coming Clinton onslaught and then have the strength of will to lead a nation desperate not just for wisdom but for the right kind of tough-minded leadership.
Cruz challenged the king of polls - the man who'd intimidated so many others - and he won. And he did so when the conventional wisdom said that he'd lose - that the larger the turnout, the greater the chance that Trump would win. Instead, with record Iowa turnout, Cruz won.
This is a deeply encouraging moment for the conservative movement. To his immense and undying credit, Cruz refused to pander on ethanol, he defied Iowa's popular governor, and he stuck to his conservative principles - and he won.
Yes, Marco Rubio exceeded all expectations, but tonight was Ted Cruz's night. There is much hard fighting ahead, but had Trump won, we would even now be shuddering not just for the future of the conservative movement but for the future of a nation bounded and governed by constitutional principles. Cruz stood up when others fled. Iowa rewarded him for his courage, and tonight Cruz is ascendant, Trump is in retreat, and the conservative movement breathes the air of new life and new hope.
New Hampshire represents a different challenge, and the race is far from over, but Cruz deserves the accolades - and momentum - he'll get from Iowa. Well done, Ted. You did your part for your country on this crucial night.
This speaks volumes.
Cruz was the Iowa firewall to get the Santorum/Huckabee vote and STOP TRUMP.
Now they can toss Cruz under the bus to back their scamnesty boy Rubio.
Fox is already pushing Rubio as “John F. Kennedy to Hillary’s Richard Nixon.”
I remember the filibuster, when everyone called him a fool and that he was doing tremendous harm to the country. He had few supporters in Congress.
McConnell lied to his face and he had the courage to call him out on it.
I could go on, but whatever anyone thinks he is a stand up guy.
Happy for you. However, Ted can’t compete in the general.
Cruz and Rubio both did better than expected. Trump did worse than his nationals polls would have indicated, which is what I’ve expected all along. Trump’s bragging, insulting, and demeaning of others probably did not workout well in Iowa.
“Ted can’t compete in the general.”
And Trump can? The recent Gallup poll had Trump at 60% unfavorable. Cruz was only 37% unfavorable. Seems like Ted would have the better shot.
Well, it worked out better than anyone other than Cruz. Trump did come in second after all.
Every so called conservative politician said it was just awful that Cruz would call the leader of the senate a liar. I had to admit I liked that about Cruz.
Try this:
Type loser.com in your browser and see what pops up.
Carson: Other campaigns sabotaged us with ‘dirty tricks’
Lots of Iowans upset because Cruz people told them Dr. Carson was dropping out.
In the Gallop survey Bernie Sanders had the lowest negative of all. Does that mean he will beat Ted Cruz in the general?
Lol, wut?
Thank you for this post. Ted did great! And even Trump was classy, afterwards.
There are several good candidates for the Republican ticket. I’d like to see them stay focused on the enemy in the white house. Congratulations Senator Cruz.
That is a total non issue. Cruz supporters pointed a breaking CNN story. Nothing underhanded about it all.
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