Posted on 01/29/2016 9:38:01 AM PST by smoothsailing
January 29, 2016
Forget about trying to graph, measure or quantify how sharp Donald Trump’s political instincts are, he’s just off the charts. However, his decision to spotlight Ted Cruz’s greatest weakness, “the personality of Cruz“, the “in-authenticity”, is beyond brilliant.
Such a keen instinct is simply immeasurable.
Not only did Donald Trump win the seventh GOP debate by not showing up; and not only did Trump avoid the best laid ambush plans of the Fox News team; and not only did Donald Trump raise well over $6 million for American veterans; but by removing himself from the debate stage – Trump’s absence forced Ted Cruz out of the shadows and into the brightest possible sunlight.
Candidate Trump previously stated: “Ted Cruz is just a nasty person” – and by all accounts the pontificating arrogance and personality of Ted Cruz was not only captured by the broadcast, but for the first time Iowans who tuned-in saw first hand WHY Ted Cruz is the loneliest man in Washington DC.
Even the most rabid Cruz supporters on social media are hunkered down amid an absolutely shameful display of how arbitrary and condescending their candidate displayed himself. Only those pundits with similar personal characteristics will say it was not visible.
Actually, those radio voices will shout it at you – desperately.
The ‘holier-than-thou humor’ Cruz attempted was over-the-top snarky and failed miserably. Additionally, senator Cruz’s argumentative nature with the moderators was belligerent and without cause. But, perhaps most deliciously, the cameras did capture the rest of the candidates’ responses as exhibited in this video snippet:
Ted Cruz Gets Shut Down After Debate
Anyone who doubted whether Trump’s decision to skip the debate was a good idea can look back at the original campaign axiom “Let Trump Be Trump“. The man just has an inherent internal sense for what to do, how to do, and exactly when to do it. It really is a remarkable gift.
Donald Trump, with all of his flaws, faults and shortcomings, is a man of inherent decency. Even when he’s intensely focused on an objective, even when he needs the killer instinct, he knows exactly how to walk on and navigate the razor thin edge between enough, full victory, and too much, football spiking.
In many ways Donald Trump the businessman, and the new politician, exhibits the keen internal trait carried by only a few intensely driven people who are successful in victory without losing their internal discipline.
A commonly known example of another famous person with this rare skill-set is Vince Lombardi.
When you see victorious excellence, authentic excellence, you know it but you can’t quite identify it, measure it, or put accurate assemblies of words together to describe it. It is a rare gift amid very few leaders.
Business leaders who posses this personal character trait go on to become intensely influential captains of industry; and they accomplish great things, tremendous things, both professionally and personally.
This personal characteristic, and the U.S. electorate sensing this characteristic, is perhaps the most critical element impossible to describe. However it does quantify within the underlying historic shift in public opinion regarding Donald Trump.
A person cannot purchase, learn or develop authenticity; and regardless of how much money you spend on “psychographic targetingâ€, no amount of money can compensate for the lack of it.
You might remember us previously sharing:
We’re often asked why not just unmask candidate Ted Cruz and lay bare with all of the gathered research on his manipulative intents. The simplest answer can be found in the following analogy some might be familiar with:
…â€have you ever tried to convince a 17-year-old teenager their boyfriend is wrong for themâ€?…
There are some things you make a decision not to do, choosing instead to watch people awaken on their own, at their own pace. Preferring to support them after the awakening. Ted Cruz, as a known toxic entity, is one of those type of examples. (read more)
What happened last night was candidate Donald J Trump stepping out of the way and allowing people to see the unmasking of Ted Cruz. As a result of the inherent sense to make that decision, millions are now awakened to it.
…. and once you see the candidate unmasked, it matters not when they put it back on…
In addition to the unmasking, tens of thousands of Iowa voters were able to see Candidate Donald Trump on stage with veterans and patriots. Most Iowa (non-fox) broadcast networks put the Trump event on television because they could show it live as it was happening.
Competing media networks did not have rights to broadcast the Fox debate, but they could air the Donald Trump Veterans Rally in total, or in part. As a consequence, just as many, -if not more- Iowa voters, saw Donald Trump on their television screens. Brilliant.
And here’s a great video recap from C-SPAN of viewer reaction. Listen to all the phone calls from Democrats, Republicans and Independents…. All Americans First:
PS. If you doubt the analysis about Ted Cruz, go look at the post-debate polls.
Word on the street is that the more people see of Ted Cruz, the less they like him.
Anecdotal evidence and polling, at least, seem to bear this out.
Excellent article, thanks for posting.
Actually, the media diminished the Conservative and once again left the establishment vs the populist candidate which is exactly the way the Democrats wanted it.
Bye bye Hermann Cain and Michelle Bockman and hello Mitt Romney.
It’s interesting that Trump won by not showing up. Seems he’s the in the same category.
I do not see Cruz as electable in the general election.
He is Mr. Haney.
Its not his fault, but thats who he is.
Once again proving that Trump is playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers.
You couldn’t be more wrong. Trump and Cruz have annihilated the RINOS in the field and now it’s just them standing. Even Chris Matthews admitted this.
Everyone else is on his field shooting marbles while he is doing 50 yard field goals.
A double minded man is unstable in all his way.
I gotta admit that a part of me hopes trump wins for the same reason it hoped Obama would win in 2008: The part that likes to say “I told you so”.
Problem is, I don’t see this going anywhere (see tag line).
I watched Green Acres as a kid but forgot about the Mr. Haney character, until your post sent me to look him up.
Ditto.
Interesting on your about page:
Kennedy Dead Women Scoreboard
I watched the Trump event, but saw Cruz recaps. I like Cruz, and find him to be the most conservative candidate. What I saw was a guy trying to use irony and humor to make his points... and not being particularly successful at it. For example, his “every question is a beat up Ted Cruz question” was, I am convinced, his attempt to set up the punch line, “I may just have to leave the debate” (to imitate Trump). However, it failed miserably and came across as whining at the moderators.
It is the first time that he came across to me as the geeky high-school kid who no one likes... which is apparently the way he is oft perceived. It also makes me re-question how electable he is, even as I find him the most conservative.
Decisions, decisions...
Honorable Mention (Didn't quite kill the victim)
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Cruz threw a sucker punch at trump claiming that trump’s mother caused trump an eligibility question. Flat out lie, from the smartest guy on earth. God hates liars, if that means anything to you!
Those words out of Cruz’s own mouth destroyed his credibility.
I don’t say this with any glee but the more I see of Ted Cruz the less I like. It started out when he began to vote sideways on TPA and the Corker Bill. Then his weak excuses for why he voted directly opposite of what he espouses verbally. Then he “forgot” to disclose a couple of wall street loans. The final straw for me was when Cruz allowed himself to get ambushed by Glenn Beck for an onstage swearing in holding a compass. He’s not the guy folks.
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