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1 posted on 01/28/2016 12:00:30 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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Link to article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/01/27/donald-trump-ted-cruz-republican-establishment-calculations-column/79407410/


2 posted on 01/28/2016 12:01:12 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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Link to article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/01/27/donald-trump-ted-cruz-republican-establishment-calculations-column/79407410/


3 posted on 01/28/2016 12:01:12 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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I have a chance to win the lottery too.


4 posted on 01/28/2016 12:05:20 AM PST by DannyTN
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Trump media hype has begun to abate as the moment of truth comes to date.


5 posted on 01/28/2016 12:16:00 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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I’ve got a better chance simultaneously at going to the moon and being chased by ball lightning.


14 posted on 01/28/2016 12:36:18 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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You betcha, eh?


22 posted on 01/28/2016 1:16:05 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (how many laws has Cruz sponsored that have become law?)
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Actually, at this point I would like to see each of them win majorities in half of the primaries after Iowa through the SEC contests.


26 posted on 01/28/2016 5:04:31 AM PST by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali sono feccia.)
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USA Today writing a pro Cruz column? The love won’t last.


28 posted on 01/28/2016 5:10:42 AM PST by stratboy
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There has been no increase in voter registration in Iowa for Repubs or Dems. Perhaps new voters will register at the caucus sites?


29 posted on 01/28/2016 5:13:49 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 (I like Trump and Cruz. Leave me the heck alone.)
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Here is the meat for those who don't like to take the time to read the articles:

Influence: While Trump and his supporters claim his billions insulate him from donor influence, Trump does not understand Washington. To achieve his "dealmaker in chief" ambitions, Trump will need guidance from the establishment. At least, that is what conservative lobbyists and Republican leaders are banking on. In contrast, while Ted Cruz's Senate seat makes him the DC-insider on paper, his aggressive independence has garnered the GOP establishments open disdain. Cruz is hated on Capitol Hill. Where Trump is seen as influence-able, Cruz is seen as impossible. John McLaughlin of the McLaughlin Group sees it similarly - ''Populists are easier to control than plotters. Populists are givers - plotters are takers.''

30 posted on 01/28/2016 5:52:26 AM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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Trump wins the Caucus- Yuge win for him.
Cruz wins the Caucus- no where near a death blow for Trump.
Someone other than Cruz or Trump wins the Caucus- Yuge win for Trump.

Think 3D. Multiple paths to victory.
31 posted on 01/28/2016 6:37:08 AM PST by Duke C.
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“Ted Cruz has a chance to dethrone master-populist Trump”

And fails miserably. But that “you’re fat and stupid” joke at the beginning was a real side splitter.


32 posted on 01/28/2016 7:44:23 PM PST by patq
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