Posted on 11/10/2015 11:59:48 AM PST by conservativejoy
As the Republican Primary takes shape, I feel increasingly confident in the electoral viability of Senator Ted Cruz. While those who make a fortune working for, lobbying for, contracting with, and benefiting from the Republican Establishment in Washington D.C. will remain cantankerous toward the Cruz Campaign, the Senator has a great deal working in his favor.
atedcruzMoney? Check. Hes been an erudite fundraiser, drawing the magnitude of his contributions from small donors, who are likely to vote, likely to volunteer, and likely to spread the word of mouth praise and adulation that inspires others to get on board a bandwagon.
Organization? Check. Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, and Jeb Bush also sport expertly crafted and experienced campaign staffs, but unlike Cruz, they have all been burdened by mistakes, by history, and by their inexperience. Senator Cruz is operating a mistake free campaign. Ive heard his campaign referenced to as 'the little engine that could', but that concept drastically misses the mark. What makes Senator Cruz a brilliant campaigner is not that hes slowly chugging up the mountain, its that he has thousands of activists and organizers laying the track long before the train arrives.
Intellectual Support? Check. Conservative Review, Heritage Action, and dozens of other think tanks and organizations have ranked Ted Cruz as one of the most legitimate conservatives in America. Senator Cruz didnt just become a conservative over the last couple years, nor has he crafted his conservative message in stages, piecemeal, over time. Unlike Carson and Trump who are having to spend an enormous amount of time and money manufacturing their conservative credentials, Ted Cruz has been a consistent conservative from our earliest investigations of his actions to present.
Debate Skills? Check. One of the best moments of the Republican Primary debate season came from Senator Ted Cruz.
Or how about that moment when Senator Ted Cruz took to the floor of the United States Senate and laid waste to Mitch McConnell? How about the fact that Ted Cruz hasn’t had to define himself as a conservative? From the very beginning Ted Cruz has been a Constitutional Conservative. And why are so many Libertarians like myself supporting Ted Cruz? Maybe because Ted Cruz has always been an advocate of those Constitutional Amendments this Republican Party has failed to adequately protect.
If Rand Paul or Ben Carson had the same fighting history as Senator Ted Cruz, maybe wed be behind them. It takes more than having Ron Paul as your father to warrant support from the libertarian and constitutionalist right. It takes more than being a brilliant neurosurgeon to warrant our support. It takes more than being Donald Trump, Celebrity and Reality TV Star, to warrant our support. We want a lifelong, uncompromising, conservative who has been defending the United States Constitution for as long as we have, to represent us.
Ted Cruz hasnt made many friends in Washington DC. The same Congressmen and Senators that have ignored us as their constituents have ignored and libeled Senator Ted Cruz.
The fact is, that Ted Cruz is the most likely nominee for the Republican Party. Donald Trump and Ben Carson are more popular, because they are better known, but as the nation gets to know Senator Ted Cruz, I have no doubt that he will ignite a fuse, a spark, a blaze, and a fire at the heart of the Republican Party. Those tired of losing, tired of watching the Republican Party legislating a Democrat Agenda, will embrace the Senator from Texas, as the next Republican Nominee for President of these United States.
Interested in joining the fight? Let me know. Ill put you in touch with Shak Hill and Chris Shores. More importantly, Ill put you in touch with your fellow republicans working to nominate an actual Conservative for President for the first time in decades.
I like Ted Cruz ... you need to brush up on your English writing skillz (LOL) ...
No, more like enriching himself and if it happens to help anyone else, well, alrighty then.
Folks need to remember who we are going up against...the Clintons.
Unfortunately only Trump has what it takes to defeat the Clintons. All this arguement about who is what is worthless.
LOL
Says the liberal who equates the Confederate flag with the Nazi flag in an effort to atone for his, quote, "racist Southern parents."
That’s just dumb. If it was about enriching himself, he was doing just fine without going into politics. And like he says, for him it was never about the money, it was about the game, and money was just how you keep score When you get into your sixties you start realizing your time is short, and worrying about what kind of world you progeny are going to have to live in. Trump is man who clearly loves his family and country. I’m absolutely convinced that’s his motivation.
Rush Limbaugh pegged it when he said some Republicans hate and fear Cruz because he’s just too conservative for them.
Ted Cruz supports a VAT.
Ted Cruz is soft on legal immigration.
Two big problems.
I hope he is inevitable.
This guy is nuts.
Yeah, the old "electable" trope. Last time it was trotted out, Romney was running. Look how that turned out.
Some of us absolutely refuse to learn that the only way we win elections is when we run a solid Constitutional conservative. Anything else means a loss.
And I am absolutely convinced that Ted Cruz is every bit his own man that you claim Trump is.
Cruz actually thinks we should greatly reduce legal immigration because our infrastructure and services cannot sustain the current levels. He support having the smaller percentage of immigrants to be skilled professionals. I do not support the H1-B program, but that is not a big enough issue to keep me from supporting Cruz. He can be persuaded on the issue because he is a very reasonable person.
I want to learn more about what is being termed VAT. From what I can understand, folks biggest objection is that they think it is a hidden tax. Corporate taxes are certainly a hidden tax, but the consumer is the one paying for them and at a much higher rate than the 16% business tax that Cruz is proposing.
Cruz has prover himself. Just the fact that the rinos hate him is a big endorsement. I like Carson, even met him and had pictures taken with him at my grandchildrens Christian school yearly fundraiser, but he’s not the kind of fighter I’m looking for. Trump hasn’t proved anything except he loves himself and money. You can say all you want but talk is cheap and I want someone who I know for certain is conservative and will not evolve. Who has harmed this country more than judges who evolve? This is too important to trust a reality star. Imagine what future generations will say.
“Unfortunately only Trump has what it takes to defeat the Clintons.”
Hot air will not defeat Clinton.
The only path to making America "great again" begins and ends with adherence to the principles underlying the Constitution of the United States of America, as they were explained in the 35 essays of THE FEDERALIST, directly to "the People" prior to ratification by the people in the states.-------------------------
"On every question of construction, let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed."
— Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Johnson, June 12, 1823, The Complete Jefferson, p. 322.
"Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction." Thomas Jefferson to W, Nicholas, 1803.
Who do you think would be the most effective at taking Hillary apart in a debate? Don’t forget, the Presidential debates will be the first time that many people even pay attention to the election.
Who do you think would be the most effective at taking Hillary apart in a debate? Don’t forget, the Presidential debates will be the first time that many people even pay attention to the election.
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