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.
Not a dude.
Explains the response
Ok.
A bigger majority aren’t choosing either Cruz or Rubio.
Bingo, you got it. The sooner the better .
Truth hurts
Exactly.
Cruz and Rubio are illegal candidates and should be compelled to drop out of the election to comply with the law.
Yes, and the majority are also choosing someone other than Cruz, Rubio, Kasich, or Carson.
Works both ways, you see.
Or run out of money.....
Ed
Trump is the king of the petty grudge and the sophomoric insult. His supporters eat it up, though.
“Your calling that an endorsement is intellectually dishonest at best, but that’s become the norm from Trump supporters here.”
I seem to recall when Jimmy Carter said he like Trump more than Cruz, you oh so intellectually honest Cruzio people screaming that “JIMMY CARTER ENDORSES TRUMP”.
But that was ok, right? Nothing dishonest there! No sir!
Oh I’ll bet you were likely ready to type the standard “I’ve never seen anyone say that” reply too.
Hillary will beat Trump.
She already has the 40 to 45% of the vote that will go democrat no matter what..
She will have media support. The Fox News Channel all of you hate will be the only people against her.
Trump is despised by everyone except his disciples. New damning information comes out on him every day and you can believe Hillary will use it.
A lot of people who can’t stand either one of them will opt out of voting.
Hillary will be in.
Cruz has a majority of *delegates* (what the rule calls for) in no states. Only Trump has a state, South Carolina. Winner take all states starting March 15 are likely to remain relevant.
Rubio/Romney ‘16, right?
At the same time there's this ridiculous #nevertrump movement, there's now a move to squeeze Cruz out of the race, too.
Here's Rupert Murdock's tweet from a couple of hours ago... notice anyone missing?
Rupert Murdoch @rupertmurdoch 2h2 hours ago
Both "establishment" Republicans and Trump need to cool it and close ranks to fight real enemy. Trump, Rubio, Kasich could all win general.
Face it. The establishment is already seeing they won't be able to install Rubio simply by destroying Trump.
You're next on the hit parade.
Probably.
Trump supported Romney...this is the payback he gets.
“When Cruz himself endorses Rubio”
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.
With all due respect, Washi
Many would deem that Cruz really did give a casual endorsement—right after the last debate. First interview out of the gate, and he states that he and Rubio would be better presidents than Trump.
You may not consider that an endorsement, but it certainly was very deliberate and supportive. Words matter, and he has clearly thrown his support to Rubio.
Sorry but I don’t think that is intellectually dishonest at all to say it.
I knew that the idea of Cruz being asked to endorse Rubio was just on the horizon Cruz sort of invited it...and it is now here...So where are all the Cruz supporters going to go?
As I recall, YOU, for one, said you would support either Trump or Cruz—the Washi accords—apparently a political lifetime ago...Oh, and I am personally somewhat offended and surprised that you are now lobbing out stereotypical degrading remarks about all Freeper Trump supporters.
It’s time for Trump to drop out before he rips the country apart!!!!
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