Posted on 01/19/2016 7:58:23 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Republicans from various corners of the party are signaling their urgent desire to stop Ted Cruz from becoming their presidential nominee, a dueling indication of the Texas senator's formidable political strength as well as his severe likeability deficit within diverse quarters of the GOP.
With less than two weeks to go before the Iowa caucuses, Cruz is under siege, attempting to fend off attacks on multiple fronts, unite conservatives and hold on to his narrow lead in the state over Donald Trump, who has predicted that a win by him there would induce a cascading effect toward the GOP nomination....
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“Will they still love Donald after they stop Cruz?”
No, but they’ll still fear him! And that’s even better than being loved if you’re a politician.
Let me guess, they want to stop Cruz because they are tired of losing national elections?
Many intend to take out one, then the other - they have detected more traces of blood in the water around Cruz for now. If they unseat him, they'll bring out the harpoons for Trump - and probably end up sitting on the curb scratching their heads ...
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