Posted on 02/28/2016 12:44:49 PM PST by Kaslin
When this election started in what seems like a lifetime ago, I was contacted by the Bush people. After all, I had been a supporter of Bush 43 and one of his appointees. I expressed my concern that I thought it was bad for the country to have another election between a Clinton and a Bush. The world has changed dramatically since then to say the least. We now are facing a presidential election between a congenital liar and an egomaniacal opportunist. The person who can stop that is Ted Cruz by getting out of the race now.
A Ted Cruz supporter will immediately react and say why not have Rubio get out of the race. That is because Cruz just came in third in two states (South Carolina and Nevada) where he should have done much better based on the composition of the electorate. He is facing down the primaries in the South where he could lose every state except Texas and have nowhere to go. If he does that he will have brought Donald Trump that much closer to being the Republican nominee and make it that much less likely that Rubio can overtake Trump.
Cruz supporters are not very favorable to Marco Rubio. They believe he is not conservative enough. They are upset with Rubio's attempt to settle our broken immigration system. That was certainly a mistake, and Rubio has admitted it. He now knows the two things that have to be done before anything else is secure our Southern border and establish a comprehensive system to track foreigners entering and over-staying their visas. Then the other aspects of the immigration system can be properly addressed.
As unsettled as Cruz and his supporters may be with Rubio, they are off the boards in their distaste for Trump. They may think Rubio is insufficiently conservative, but they know that Trump is barely a Republican and a wild card on most public policy issues. Cruz must shutter at the idea of Trump choosing the person to replace Cruz's favorite Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Cruz must be quivering at the idea of a presidential debate between Clinton and Trump. The biggest activity that viewers will have is to keep a competitive count of how many times each candidate invokes the pronoun "I." It is hard to envision two politicians on one stage that are more self-centered than Clinton and Trump. They rarely invoke the word we (You know "We the People') in any commentaries they make. The only American politician that can compete with these two is our current president who thinks he owns the armed forces and the White House.
There are a couple things we know about Ted Cruz. He is a committed American. The idea of either Clinton or Trump becoming president must be totally abhorrent to him. Second, he is a conservative Republican. Envisioning either Clinton or Trump becoming president must drive him crazy. Neither is a conservative and, though Trump is running as a Republican, neither is a Republican. Cruz has to be fearing either of these people following in the footsteps of Obama.
Cruz needs to not only get out of the race; he must immediately endorse Marco Rubio. He should go out on the campaign trail and make sure that his legions of supporters vote for who would be the only remaining actual Republican in the race and the only one assured of winning in November against Hillary.
Yes, Trump can beat Clinton. I have said that for a long time. But he could just as easily lose. There are many Republicans who would never vote for Trump. Who among Cruz's supporters and Republicans of all stripes would not despair at the idea of the Congenital Liar becoming president? Imagine a continuation of another four or eight years of the dismal Obama era which Clinton promises.
Cruz would be much better suited as Attorney General or even imagine Cruz filling the gigantic shoes of Scalia on the High Court. None of that would happen with the Congenital Liar in the White House.
This race is not over despite the talking heads alluding to that. It is not over even if Trump wins big on Tuesday. It is over when someone secures a majority of the delegates to the convention that will nominate the candidate for president.
The fate of the Republic is in your hands, Mr. Cruz. Do the right thing. Save your country.
Oh just you wait till Donald the redneck rassler alpha dog goes after Hillary the primping pussycat.
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Notice that Donald really hasn’t tweeted anything of note at Hillary. This is for excellent reason.
I thought he already did.
Good try.
My understanding is Cruz said Rubio would make a better president that Trump.
Your calling that an endorsement is intellectually dishonest at best, but that's become the norm from Trump supporters here.
There are a nearly endless number of people that would make a better president than Trump.
Time for Rubio to drop out. Make it a Cruz /Rubio ticket. Like Reagan did for Bush. They aren’t the same ideology but the VP doesn’t really matter until they run for office in 8 years.
Rubio won’t carry his own state so no way does he win. Cruz winning Texas will be a boost and give him some delegate help.
So you are trying to stop the posts, Kaslin you must be a paid troll
At best Trump is a pragmatist running as an opportunistic and media savvy populist
You know if someone was wearing an Obama dress or Hillary dress like that they trump supporters would be like OMG what an idiot. This is the same type of people supporting trump as supporting Obama and Hillary. Idol worshipers and it’s not good for our nation or spirit.
You mean a plurality are choosing Trump. A majority are choosing someone other than Trump.
At best Trump is a pragmatist running as an opportunistic and media savvy populist
3 states is a big deal, no matter how many delegates you have you must win 8 states.
Cruz has 1 and whorubio has ZERO
Ed
You can’t tell Rubio & Cruz apart now. Today they are both yapping like liberals in heat. Cruzbio, indeed.
Trump and Cruz are in a much better position, unlike Rubio where he can’t even win my state, his own state.
Time for Rubio and his open border pals to drop out
I never said that I had any plan to vote for Dr Carson. What I said was that I liked him, but he would be perfect as Secretary of Health and Human Services, or better yet as Surgeon General of the United States and I pray the Republican elect, whoever it might be will choose him.
I hope not. His supporters would turn on him so fast he wouldnt know what hit him. I myself will be ticked off if he does drop out and gets behind Rubio.
I bet the same folks would gladly replace Cruz with Romney.
Ain’t that the truth.
Unfortunately for Cruz the most viable conservative since Reagan is just running at a time where everyone is just a little too pissed off. They are willing to burn their own house down so that no one gets to use it. That’s what a vote for Trump is...it’s saying F*** them all and I don’t want to even think about it. I’ll give you this guy that I may not agree with anything on but at least he’ll piss you off too.
Time for RINOs and self-righteous so-called conservatives to drop out ....
I will retire from Reserves in about 3 years...I can’t wait to get out. It’s been tough.
Cruz's statement was an endorsement of Rubio, whether you like it or not.
No, he didn't speak the words, "I endorse Marco Rubio for president", but that was a supportive endorsement, just the same.
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