Posted on 01/19/2016 9:26:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The Donald Trump-Ted Cruz battle for the GOP presidential nomination is a "good heavyweight fight" -- but while most believe the brawling billionaire will trounce the Texas senator, Cruz in no way should be underestimated, Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, tells Newsmax TV.
"Cruz has a little better chance to win this fight with Trump than most people think. Most people think Trump is going to steamroll him," Kristol said Tuesday on "The Steve Malzberg Show."
"I think Cruz is pretty tough and pretty able at this kind of infighting, but it's a heck of a fight I got to say. As just an observer, Trump, Cruz going at it -- that's a pretty good heavyweight fight."
Kristol said he was impressed by Trump's performance in the sixth GOP presidential debate last week.
"I'm not pro-Trump, but I thought he had just objectively probably done a pretty good job in the debate and avoided any big blows ... and he won the initial round on 'New York values,'" Kristol said referring to Cruz's controversial crack about Trump's ideology -- a remark the businessman threw back in his face....
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If Bill Kristol is given the choice between Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio for president, for which does Kristol cast his vote?
I rest my case.
SE Cupp, Glenn Beck, and now Billy Kristol?
I’m just going to back away slowly.
The line is unraveling but some are still desperately hanging on. I feel sorry for them but they are all adults.
I’d say don’t overestimate him either. Why did he call in Palin in Texas?
Kiss of death
wait wait, Fred Barnes and David Frum haven’t weighed-in yet!
I underestimate Bill Kristol
Wasn’t the visit of Kristol or Barnes to Alaska the reason Palin got the initial recommendation for VP in 2008?
;-)
Bill Kristol is GOPe 100%. What he really said is “Our GOPe candidates will not win (bye bye Bush, Christi and perhaps Rubio) thus we see Cruz as an acceptable alternative to Trump. Forget Christie and Rubio and Bush, it is over for them is what they are thinking but will pull for Rubio as long as possible.
I find it amusing that Rubio the most conservative candidate with the exception of Cruz whom is far more conservative is now the candidate of choice of the old GOP elite.
“May we life in interesting times”
That’s the story they tell.
GOPe - operation chaos
The real question is if this is, indeed, a two man race Trump vs Cruz with Trump only in the 30% range can he get to 51% since all of the other candidates votes are more likely to be inherited by Cruz, not Trump in my opinion.
Translation: He's dead, Jim.
I take anyone except Kasich over Trump. Probably tied with Bush.
And before anyone screams "but what about the Gang of 8", I figure that if Trump can reverse course from the position he took on immigration in the 2012 election, then Rubio should get the same consideration for reversing himself on the Gang of 8.
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