Nailed It !
Posted on 10/09/2015 8:19:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Politico noted on Friday that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a candidate for president of the United States, has said the first thing that has come out of his mouth that could be construed to be remotely negative about Donald Trump. Cruz stated in an interview that will run Sunday on WABC that he does not think that Trump will win the Republican nomination and that most of the mercurial businessman’s voters will gravitate to the man from Texas. The statement was so mild and obvious that if said about anyone else it would not be news. Indeed, a Trump spokesperson simply begged to disagree on Twitter.
But, as Hot Air reminded us, Donald Trump is no ordinary candidate. He has both a volcanic temper and a thin skin that has manifested many times in incendiary attacks on opponents and members of the media. The nation is now hushed, awaiting the explosion. Will Trump call Cruz a “loser” and will he go full bore birther on him?
To be sure, Cruz sweetened his observation with praise....
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What kind of total loser candidate would predict somebody other than himself winning?
Nailed It !
Oh no! Trump makes incendiary attacks on the media. Send him to his room without supper!
Wishful thinking on Cruz part. It will never happen. Rand Paul is about as likely to win. Both should quit.
When you get someone as verbally quick on his feet as Ted Cruz, who openly seeks conflict, you have to use the element of surprise. The Donald may say nothing at all to Ted about this ‘betrayal’, nothing, until the next debate.
I suspect Donald has his people running numbers, algorithms, spreadsheets and stats on Ted Cruz’s time in office, and his effect, or lack of effect thereof. Remember how he fired shots at the beloved Scott Walker, who never quite knew how to respond. Watch and see. When Ted least expects it, Donald (or one of his minions during an interview) will say something to highlight a negative aspect of Ted’s political career.
I somehow doubt that Trump will launch his usual swashbuckling attack on Ted Cruz. I think Trump likes Cruz and there is some degree of mutual admiration and respect. There will be that empty space where the MSM expects Trump to attack...and there won’t be anything there. This is a chance for Trump to soften his image just a tad, too.
I think that you will not see anything about this from Donald Trump. I watched what Ted Cruz actually said and he was just like a contestant on the Apprentice saying he would win. While I really would like to see Cruz on the Supreme Court, he would be OK as a VP. Carson would be better for a lot of reasons, but I think Donald Trump will make the right choice.
You OFA guys make me laugh.
Carson said today that he won’t be Trump’s running mate. You missed that?
I agree. You’ve summarized nicely :)
No, I saw Carson describe his ideal running mate. From what I heard he was either describing himself, Cruz or Trump. No one is going to say that they would want to come in second. It is stupid for the Press to ask these questions. The fact that Carson was able to parry it as well as he did is a big up check for him.
To do what needs to be done the candidate needs a network outside of the professional political class. That IMO is what Cruz doesn’t have to the extent Trump does. I’d love to see Cruz in the administration in some capacity but not without Trump.
Cruz has a far greater chance of getting steamrollered by the status quo than Trump.
Condensed version of article.
“We’re sticking our hands in the cage and pissing off the tiger so that when he bites us we can have him put down.”
Never happen. Trump knows better than to get in a confrontation with Cruz.
Trump may have reeled it in a little too much. He came out of the gate with how nice and wonderful most of the GOP field is at one of his recent rallies.
“… doubt that Trump will launch his usual swashbuckling attack on Ted Cruz”—
The silence from Trump’s camp might indicate some discussion has occurred between the parties.
Never happen. Trump knows better than to get in a confrontation with Cruz.
This is not presidential.<.p> This has nary a hint of our modern Conservative template, Ronald Reagan.
Who the hell rambles on about such nonsense intent on the Oval Office? Seriously, something ain't right here; I did not like it with Obama and felt it unbecoming of a president, and I don't like it with this chap.
Hoping Senator Ted puts him in his place.
Come home Freepers. Come home to Free Republic.
Sorry- please disregard my last post to you- it was misdirected.
That was an unfortunate gaffe for Ted Cruz. He should have stuck with his previous standard response which was that he was not going to play the media’s game about picking winners and losers and that he would instead focus on his campaign. Now he has recorded that Donald Trump will not be the nominee and if he’s wrong his future will always refer back to this false prediction.
I’ve been one of Cruz’ strongest defenders, but I’ve seen the reality which is that Donald Trump is a patriot who draws from all demographics of America more broadly than that of Ted Cruz’ supporters.
Because of the imbalance in broad appeal, I’ve envisioned Ted Cruz as Donald’s running mate allowing up to two terms for the nation to get to know Ted Cruz before he would run as President again, and he’s only 44 years old so there’s plenty of time. But this gaffe is just what the leftist media have been waiting for as an opening to a ‘divide and conquer’ opportunity.
I pray Ted corrects the impression he has made as Ben Carson did about Donald’s faith. I think he will.
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