Posted on 03/29/2015 9:55:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz wasn’t taking any chances the other day when he announced he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016. Cruz launched his bid at what for him was the friendliest of venues: Liberty University in Virginia, a Christian school founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. It would have been difficult for Cruz to pick a more receptive crowd for his announcement.
And he didn’t disappoint. He asked Christian conservatives in the audience and across the nation to imagine a United States without the IRS, without Obamacare and without abortion rights. Said Cruz: “I believe in you. I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of America.”
It is that very belief that has to cause the Republican Party a great deal of concern when considering Cruz as a potential nominee. While his message about doing away with the IRS might draw approving nods across the political spectrum, his promise to get rid of Obamacare surely does not. And he is out of step with mainstream America on the abortion question as well.
Liberals will not give Cruz a second thought, except perhaps to hope that the GOP is nutty enough to nominate such a polarizing candidate for president. While Cruz no doubt appeals to the further reaches of the conservative right, there aren’t nearly enough voters of that particular persuasion to carry a national election.
Cruz’s message might indeed resound very well in the lead-off caucus in Iowa and in the early primary in South Carolina, two states where Christian conservatives have a lot of clout and abortion is a hot issue. But no one knows better than Cruz that he will have to attract significant moderate support elsewhere on the primary circuit if he’s not to become an early casualty in the battle for the nomination. Should Cruz emerge from the Cleveland convention as the party’s choice, he would then have to move even closer to the center to have any chance to prevail in November.
Frankly, we don’t think Cruz has it in him. He is a right-wing, tea party conservative through and through. If he tries to sound the least bit moderate, he’ll probably choke on the words.
And don’t forget he’ll be vying for a spot on the national ticket against some Republican heavyweights who likely also aspire to lead the country, among them Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and Chris Christie.
The debate over the constitutional mandate that the president be a “natural born citizen” and Cruz’s citizenship — he was born in Canada to an American mother — has pretty much been settled in his favor. But that and the fact that he’s a darling of many on the far right are about all he has going for him. He’s not the choice if Republicans have any hope of reclaiming the White House.
I received an email from Cruz and sent him some money today.
I will vote for Walker if he is the nominee. This must be put in the perspective of the assumed demanazi candidate hildabeast.
I will vote for Walker if he is the nominee. This must be put in the perspective of the assumed demanazi candidate hildabeast.
Exactly!
Too bad some people didn’t use that logic in 2012.
“I have confidence in knowing the enemy and no confidence in ignorance.”
We know who our enemies are. Do we need to push their propaganda for them. How many more times do we have to read the same tripe about Cruz being unelectable?
It looks like the commie fags in the state controlled “media” will be doing everything they can to make sure a REAL American is never elected to the presidency in this country again. As if their Kenyan boy was a “moderate”. These are some sick bass turds here.
If Obama could’ve been elected, anyone can.
I would love to see Ted in the Presidential debates with some Liberal. He would pull no punches and for once Americans would hear Conservative principles unfiltered and distorted by the MSM. for this reason alone the Liberal establishment must see him silenced.
Exactly right. You see it said again and again that he doesn’t have a chance, and it’s all just a little too pat. I think what they’re not factoring in is just how exceptional Cruz is. His sheer talent is a wild card that could totally blow up their conventional wisdom.
The Bucks County Courier Times is a miniature version of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
They think exactly the same.
You’d better be living, otherwise you’ll end up voting Democrat.
Cruz is definitely electable! But Walker’s place, if any on the ticket, is as running mate with Cruz!
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LOVE to see a Cruz/Walker ticket, if the two can tamp down their egos enough to work together. I thought it was very wise of George Bush to lean so much on Cheney. (I still think Cheney is a brilliant man.) I’d love to see Cruz in the #1 position with Walker as his strong advisor and eventual heir.
ROFL
“Conservative darling is not electable”
Yeah, Yeah!! Same old BS.......the libs & commies said the same about Reagan.
The faux-concern from the establishmedia is touching.
Pray America is waking
I wonder if U.S. Sen. Dewhurst (R-Texas) is available for comment about Ted Cruz’ “inelectability.”
“he is out of step with mainstream America on....”
Insert whatever issue is dear to the left. They broke out this canned line again.
If he’s “not electable”, why give him any ink in the press?
Democrats seem worried that the opposition party may nominate someone who won’t win. How nice of ‘em.
Concern-trolling from ultra-lib PA, is all this article is.
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