Posted on 11/18/2015 1:18:28 PM PST by conservativejoy
Well, this just made my day a whole bunch brighter! I think this is terrific, but I'm not really surprised. I actually predicted this would happen last summer as I saw the two of them meeting and appearing together. It makes total sense. They are the two strongest opponents of Obama's out there, so why wouldn't they join forces and bring back the Reagan era? Polls are now showing Trump running away with the nomination , he has, depending on the poll, between 38% and 51% behind him now and it is growing. He's speaking out against the refugees that Obama is bringing in, along with ISIS. Trump is going after the mosques. He's pounding on the illegal immigration issue too. And don't forget jobs , an issue that Americans are clamoring for. Picking Cruz ensures that if Trump gets the nod, this will be a landslide victory. It will be historic.
From Allen West:
As GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to lead in most polls , in some by rather large margins ,what might have once seemed like a longshot (remember back at the beginning of the summer) now increasingly is real possibility. So it's natural to start imagining who Trump might pick as his running mate, should he go all the way to receive the GOP nomination.
Today, Trump came as close as he's come yet to naming who that person might be. And I know some of you are going to be disappointed, while others of you will love it.
Donald Trump on Tuesday named Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) when asked about his possible running mate in 2016.
"Ted Cruz is now agreeing with me 100 percent," he said when asked about his vice presidential pick, according to Lifezette.
"Well, I like him," Trump told radio host Laura Ingraham during her broadcast. "He's backed everything I've said."
Unlike most of the Republican presidential hopefuls, Cruz has mostly refrained from attacking Trump, even appearing alongside him at a rally in September against the Iran nuclear deal.
The pair has also struck similar tones on topics such as border security and illegal immigration.
Still, Trump suggested late Monday that he will turn on Cruz if he becomes a threat to his front-runner status.
"If he catches on, I guess we'll have to go to war," he told host Joe Kernen on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Cruz and Trump are also on the same page in opposing President Obama's plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. Trump on Tuesday said Germany's decision to accept the refugees is going to "destroy" that country.
While Cruz currently holds office , and therefore can't be considered a complete "outsider" or "anti establishment," he's known for shaking up the establishment from the inside. Given that, it's easy to see how Cruz and Trump , the guy who largely set the anti establishment, no more business as usual tone for this election cycle , might mesh well together.
But though Cruz is still a distant third or fourth in most polls, there's no question he's been gaining lately , both in polls and general share of voice in the GOP race , so still has a chance to give the Donald a run for his money in this race. If that happens, I hope Trump doesn't go full on nasty on him if he indeed decides to "go to war"; either one of these candidates would be a refreshing show of strength compared to our wimp a** current president. As Trump aptly notes:
"He's supposed to be a cheerleader for this country," Trump said. Instead, "he just acts like a defeated man."
In any case, we've got quite an interesting number of months ahead to look forward to, folks!
I hope that Trump doesn't turn on Cruz if he gains on him. We need one of these guys or both to stop the Marxists. Here's what I think, I think they made a pact. Cruz would attack and eviscerate from within the political machine; Trump would smack the media and the politicos from without. It's a two pronged, brilliant strategy. And it's working like a charm. Americans love it. Trump and Cruz pretty much see eye to eye on every issue and they like each other. They both hate Obama, which works too. If Trump is naming Cruz now, he's pretty confident he's going all the way. You can bet these two have also quietly picked their cabinet. That's why Trevor Loudon and I formed the Cruz Coalition and both of these men have taken our advice. Reagan must be smiling somewhere, I know I am.
Works for me. The two best men for the job.
Ted needs a new suit. His sleeves are too long. I bet the Donald could help him there.
Hope you recover from your eye surgery. Take care of them, your mother only gave you one pair...
I just did some googling, can’t find anywhere [reputable]that says Trump has made any definite announcement. Several say he hinted at it, that’s about as close as it gets.
Trump/Cruz has been my first pick all along, I think I was one of the first on here to post it. I started wondering early on when the two had a meeting and nobody would admit what it was about. I’ve always thought they were working together, at least in the background, making sure it stays quiet. Just the fact that Cruz hasn’t attacked Trump means almost nothing, he hasn’t attacked any of them. Nothing special about that, he’s always said he won’t get into the mud pit with everyone else.
Thought about Sessions a long time ago too, good possibility there. Sessions was in on the planning of some of his policy he’s published, and since the campaigning started we’ve heard almost nothing from him at all. The only thing I’ve heard is that Sessions helped on the immigration policy I think it was. Nothing else at all, and before the campaigns started I was hearing about him now and then on the news. Suddenly, crickets...curious...
I don’t think trump has actually named anyone yet, I’ve been on board for Trump/Cruz since day one, but I can’t find anything about a definite announcement.
I’d be cool with Cruz/Trump too, but that won’t happen, Trump is too much alpha male to play co-pilot to anyone. For him it’s captain’s chair or nothing. You won’t see Trump as VP, forget that idea. He’s a leader, not a follower remember?
I’m all for Calvo, but do you really think he’d accept VP? He plays second fiddle to no one. It’s either top spot for him or nothing at all.
Hope your eyes heal up fast.
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Thanks for getting the joke
Thanks for the chuckle. :)
Thanks!
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