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Cruz to GOP: It’s either me or Trump
Hot Air ^ | 2/10/2016 | ED MORRISSEY

Posted on 02/10/2016 6:25:25 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Premature or prophetic? While analysts tried to figure out who had a "ticket" coming out of New Hampshire, Ted Cruz told Salem's Mike Gallagher that only two tickets exist -- at least in first class. With a win in Iowa and a surprising third-place finish last night, Cruz warned the Republican Party that he's the only one in the field who can dethrone Trump:

"South Carolina historically has played a critical role picking presidents. And I think Iowa and New Hampshire perform an incredibly important function in narrowing the field and in many ways this field is becoming a two-person race between me and Donald Trump," the Texas senator said on the Mike Gallagher Show Wednesday. "What Iowa and New Hampshire demonstrate is that the only person in this field who can beat Donald Trump is me. The other candidates are not able to beat Donald Trump."

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bfac; cruz; cruz2016; paidtrumptroll; scprimary; trump; trump2016
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To: A Conservative Thinker; Zenjitsuman

“Spoken like a true Democrat.”

Wow! The four day old newb paid Cruz-Troll starts off his life at FR spitting insults left and right and trying to stir up fights at FR.

http://freerepublic.com/~aconservativethinker/

What happened? Did the paid Cruz-Trolls run out of hacked sleeper accounts?


121 posted on 02/10/2016 7:36:53 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: sagar
Unfortunately, there is nothing to be thankful about Trump. Trump is not a conservative and he will basically kill off conservatism.

The conservatism that you speak of is the GOPe and I'm all for killing it off...

He is for universal healthcare

Trump is for healthcare for everyone and that is not 'single payer'...You show me someone who is against healthcare for everyone and I'll show you someone I wouldn't walk across the street to spit on...Or maybe I would...

and has fondness for progressive policies.

I hear you saying it...Now tell us what those progressive policies are or be known as a liar...

122 posted on 02/10/2016 7:37:34 PM PST by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: Neu Pragmatist
You are so so wrong.

Newt would be THE best VP candidate. Majority of voters would agree. Nothing anyone can do or say will prevent Trump / Newt voters from voting for them.

For us, Trump Newt would be a dream team. NOTHING you can post will change our minds. FACT.

Donald Trump / Newt Gingrich 2016


123 posted on 02/10/2016 7:37:47 PM PST by E20erer
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To: 5thGenTexan
"Give me an example where you have successfully compromised in the United States Senate with Democrats," Bash asked Cruz on CNN's State of the Union March 29. Cruz mentioned his sponsorship of a bill that denied admission to the United States any United Nations representative who poses a national security threat (a response to Iran's chosen U.N. representative). The bill passed unanimously in both the Senate and the House. But that bill that was non-controversial, and it is the only bill Cruz has passed in his two years in office, Bash added.

How Many Bills Has Ted Cruz Passed?

Ted Cruz is a junior senator and he has made enemies, doesn't play well with others and is beholding to special interests. He is not going to be anywhere near as effective in effecting change and cleaning up the political nepotism and in changing the treaties and Government overreach as Trump will be.

124 posted on 02/10/2016 7:37:58 PM PST by JayGalt
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To: Neu Pragmatist
You are so so wrong.

Newt would be THE best VP candidate. Majority of voters would agree. Nothing anyone can do or say will prevent Trump / Newt voters from voting for them.

For us, Trump Newt would be a dream team. NOTHING you can post will change our minds. FACT.

Donald Trump / Newt Gingrich 2016


125 posted on 02/10/2016 7:39:21 PM PST by E20erer
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To: PJBankard
Right. So Trump doesn't want to have any GOP support, right?

Good luck winning an election with much of the party you're running in sitting it out.

126 posted on 02/10/2016 7:40:59 PM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: papertyger; dp0622

“Show me ANY sort of proof where Trump has crossover appeal?”

https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+new+hampshire+independents+primary&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=trump+crossover+appeal

in particular, check out the rcp article.


127 posted on 02/10/2016 7:42:22 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: E20erer
No Way! Newt is Establishemt Newt believes in Global Warming Newt believes in rigged Trade Deals Newt believes in Pathway to citizenship (aka Amnesty) NO NO NO


128 posted on 02/10/2016 7:42:24 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Trump isn’t asking the party to rally around him to take out a fellow Republican.


129 posted on 02/10/2016 7:43:42 PM PST by PJBankard (It is the spirit of the men who leads that gains the victory. - Gen. George Patton)
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To: E20erer

Newt is a huge globalist ..everything I said about him is true and can be backed up with facts ...don’t embarrass yourself ...Newt knows Trump is going to win and has been saying good things about Trump to get in his good graces ...everyone sees right through it though ...


130 posted on 02/10/2016 7:45:11 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Will Cruz endorse Trump or Jeb? That is the question... Vote Trump)
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To: A Conservative Thinker; Greetings_Puny_Humans

Wow! And the four day old newb paid Cruz-Troll keeps trying to stir up fights at FR!

http://freerepublic.com/~aconservativethinker/

What happened? Did the paid Cruz-Trolls run out of hacked sleeper accounts?


131 posted on 02/10/2016 7:45:20 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I’m sorry, but all of that is just a bunch of pablum!

The reality is that we are in the beginning of the end of Democracy (or actually our Republic) as we sit by and watch!

You folks here think that arguing about the differences between the Democrats and Republicans can actually make a difference. Well, I’m here to tell you that it makes so little difference that it can not be differentiated between.

You have both parties trying to outspend the other and promising benefits to those that can’t or won’t provide for themselves and you just applaud the effort. Geez, grow up!

The government can NOT provide for those that are lazy, selfish, and otherwise looking to take advantage of others. Taking care of those truly needy has been and always be done by religious groups - not the government. That has been and has always been the gift of giving, something the government can NOT do!

I’m sick and tired of reading this site that continues to push the differences between the Democrats and Republicans when they are so similar that to tell the difference requires a microscope. For good sakes, wake up and smell the political roses!

Who wins this election makes no difference at all!


132 posted on 02/10/2016 7:46:15 PM PST by Deagle
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To: Jane Long

The only dirty trick here is your lie regarding a supposedly successful businessman that filed chapter 11 four times going from a 50% ownership stake to 5% with another 5 in warrants, personally admits to hiring plenty of illegal aliens at his golf course and construct his hotels all while playing Archie Bunker to gullible voters, and uses eminent domain abuses having CRDA try to grab a 500k property (CRDA v. Banin) telling the owner they’ll give him 174k and vacate your building or trying to have the city of Bridgeport evict 5 businesses to make way for Trump’s entertainment resort.

As for the other you have a solicitor general that’s argued cases before the Supreme Court and a Tea Party candidate that made good on his promise to his constituents to oppose Obama’s agenda and repeatedly battled the rubber stamp republican establishment in Washington but apparently nasty Trumpeteers will slander real conservatives for a registered Democrat that has espoused liberal positions until 2015. The dirty tricks come from the Trump campaign fumbling to spin their Iowa loss with Carson’s inexplicable departure for some clean underwear apparently on the eve of a primary and no Iowa voter expressed that they would have voted otherwise.

Is this even a choice, America?


133 posted on 02/10/2016 7:46:30 PM PST by A Conservative Thinker (Ted Cruz 2016)
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To: JayGalt

I think we have too many laws already. Sometimes good is done by not passing more laws.

For people who say they want less government, why is creating more government your measure of success?


134 posted on 02/10/2016 7:46:39 PM PST by 5thGenTexan
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To: Enlightened1

Newt is not establishment. Keep posting the pic,

Know this.

NOTHING you say or post will change our minds about a Trump / Newt ticket.

NOTHING.

And it is a disgrace that you would bash a patriot like Newt. DISGUSTING.


135 posted on 02/10/2016 7:47:10 PM PST by E20erer
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To: sagar

“Trump ... will basically kill off conservatism.”

Yeah? And what the hell have “conservatives” done for us during the last 20 years?

Oh yeah, right. Now I remember. The “true conservatives” are the ones who stood up to Obama and stopped his agenda by passing a budget that eviscerated his illegal immigration policies, eliminated the energy-destroying EPA, eliminated the Marxist propaganda Education Department, eliminated the job-destroying Labor Department, eliminated the racist Civil Rights Commission, defunded the FCC until they give back control of the Internet to private industry, defunded Obamacare, defunded enforcement of 99% of Obama’s regulations and Executive Orders.


136 posted on 02/10/2016 7:47:42 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: E20erer

Quit sending out feelers ...it’s not going to happen


137 posted on 02/10/2016 7:48:20 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Will Cruz endorse Trump or Jeb? That is the question... Vote Trump)
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To: dp0622
Show me ANY sort of proof where Trump has crossover appeal?

I know many Democrats who voted for Obama who are now completely in the Trump camp...And I've read numerous stories of the same thing...

They see Trump as a pro America Independent running under the Republican banner...

138 posted on 02/10/2016 7:50:18 PM PST by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: libbylu

Thanks for the tip. I just watched the video of the Kelly/Cruz interview. Excellent.


139 posted on 02/10/2016 7:51:24 PM PST by Let's Roll (So much left-wing thought is playing with fire by those who don't even know fire is hot - Orwell)
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To: A Conservative Thinker; Jane Long

Wow! And the four day old newb paid Cruz-Troll keeps trying to stir up fights at FR!

http://freerepublic.com/~aconservativethinker/

What happened? Did the paid Cruz-Trolls run out of hacked sleeper accounts?


140 posted on 02/10/2016 7:52:58 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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