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.
“Who’s your candidate? Trump, right? You sound like a Trump fanboi.”
Who’s your candidate? Cruz, right? You sound like a Cruz fanboi.
Inevitability? At this point I doubt it.. but competitive? Absolutely.
Not a single candidate is without his/her warts, but none match Cruz in terms of conservatism.
A co-worker of mine met Cruz and said he found him to be very likeable and beyond smart. And what politician doesn’t at one point or another sound like a “preacher?”
True. I don’t think Any candidate is inevitable. These guys just have to engage in hyperbole.
Actually, the visas are temporary. What Trump is proposing is permanent residency.
Actually, I think what is coming is a Trump/Cruz ticket. But don’t let my thoughts get in the way of what you think I think.
“But don’t let my thoughts get in the way of what you think I think.”
‘what you think I think”?
When you use the term “fanboi” that is a snarky put-down and shows you to be a Cruz-boi.
Everyone is entitled to a preference; it is only Cruz fans who want to get snotty if they think someone likes Trump.
You are quoting someone else. I never used the word fanboi.
250,000 foreign students graduate every year.
So after four years for example, Trump's permanent residency will increase by 1 million, new foreign job seekers.
I'll pass this on to Hugin. I'm sure he/se will be concerned.
Okay, I am too tired to trace that one down; I tried a bit.
It is post #7 that set you off. Wasn’t me.
This, in a nutshell, is exactly why Ted Cruz is the only conservative choice.
Well said!
I am opposed to the VAT because it IS hidden, and it purportedly is paid by “business.” Any politician who claims he can tax “business” or “the rich” is a liar.
As Calvin Coolidge (the only U.S. President in the 20th Century except Reagan to understand economics), said: No matter who you try to tax, ultimately, it is “THE PEOPLE WHO TOIL” who pay all the taxes. What he meant was that if you attempt to tax “business,” they must change DECISIONS they make, but they collect the taxes from someone else. The same thing happens if you attempt to tax “the rich.” They alter their investment DECISIONS, etc. But ultimately, there are people who cannot collect the taxes from anyone else by altering DECISIONS, but must simply toil for them.
The people who toil pay all the taxes, no matter how much politicians claim to be taxing someone else. (”Business” and the “the rich.”) As Coolidge knew, and said, the ONLY way to relieve the people who TOIL, is to reduce government SPENDING.
I don’t concede that Cruz’s tax plan is accurately defined as a VAT tax. Corporate taxes are hidden taxes and they are much higher than the Cruz plan’s 16% business tax.
Perhaps - but March will be the first real indication of where the candidates are.
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GO CRUZ!! Keep it up Trump!!
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