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How Cruz Could Win
The Weekly Standard ^ | February 24, 2016 | Jeffrey H. Anderson

Posted on 02/26/2016 3:36:16 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

GOP voters are in a fighting mood. They aren't much interested in business-as-usual, political niceties, or even conservative purity. They want someone who will take it to Washington--someone who will go there and fight for change.

Unfortunately for the rest of the Republican field, the candidate who voters overwhelmingly think will bring change to Washington is Donald Trump. South Carolina exit polling found that, among the large subsection of GOP voters who most want a candidate who "can bring change," a whopping 45 percent supported Trump, compared with only 19 percent for Ted Cruz and 16 percent for Marco Rubio.

This isn't perhaps too much of a concern for Rubio, who is the electability/establishment candidate. It's a huge concern, however, for Cruz, who has to be the "change" candidate, leaving Trump to be the mad-as-hell/outsider candidate. If Trump is both the outsider candidate and the change candidate, then Cruz is sunk....

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TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues
KEYWORDS: billkristol; canadian; cruz; dirtytricks; dividedloyalty; dominionist; dualcitizenship; jeffreyhanderson; obamacare; rubiocruz2016; tedcruz; trump; weeklystandard; weeklysubstandard
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This article says that Cruz doesn’t yet have an alternative health care plan. Is that correct?


21 posted on 02/26/2016 3:46:52 PM PST by xzins (Do You Donate to the Freepathon? It time to take YOUR turn!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Perhaps Glenn Beck can re-annoint Ted on the National Mall.

He can place his hand on his Canadian Birth Certificate.


22 posted on 02/26/2016 3:47:34 PM PST by dforest
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

IMHO, he has to start Tuesday by winning Texas and maybe one or two more and oding well in many of the others.

He then needs to follow it up on the 8th and 15th with more wins.

If he loses Texas...I do not think he can recover at all.

if he wins nothing but Texas in these next three major weekly primaries...he will similarly be done.

But I think he has a shot at several of the upcoming primaries and if he can win Texas and five or six others over the next three weeks...he will be able to soldier on with hope.

That may be a tall order...but it is the order of the day for Cruz.


23 posted on 02/26/2016 3:48:26 PM PST by Jeff Head (Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“They want someone who will take it to Washington—someone who will go there and fight for change.”

If that’s true, why don’t they continually praise 0bama who brought hope and change as a promise to all of his intents and polices?


24 posted on 02/26/2016 3:49:18 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pathetic... i have a better chance of winning than Cruz....


25 posted on 02/26/2016 3:52:05 PM PST by nevergore
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To: dforest

Maybe he could announce Rick Santorum as his VP running mate


26 posted on 02/26/2016 3:52:39 PM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who is this Cruz fella, you talk about? I’ve been watching TV news and web-sites today, no mention of a Cruz?


27 posted on 02/26/2016 3:52:41 PM PST by heights
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To: nickcarraway

Trump! He’s like Yeb, but more orange.


OK not sure of your point. However, exactly how is this relevant to how Cruz could win?


28 posted on 02/26/2016 3:52:46 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (I stand with Sheriff Joe, Phyllis Schlafly, Jerry Falwell Jr, Sarah Palin, Pat Robertson, Willie :))
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To: Jeff Head

When will Rubio ever win a state?


29 posted on 02/26/2016 3:53:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: heights

You and your ilk are the reason more people here haven’t switched to Trump. You know that, right?


30 posted on 02/26/2016 3:54:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: nickcarraway

After March 15th Trump will be the GOP nominee.
I guess you’ll keep defending the country by electing Hillary...............


31 posted on 02/26/2016 3:56:34 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s over for Cruz. Once he ALL BUT ENDORSED Rubio - he proved he’s no different than any of Trump’s other opponents.


32 posted on 02/26/2016 3:56:40 PM PST by BobL (At this point, any Republican / Conservative opposing Trump just enables Hillary to win)
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To: BobL

Link?


33 posted on 02/26/2016 3:57:16 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Basically Cruz said that RUBIO would be a better president than Trump in last night’s debate - it’s all over the place, but if you really need me to do your searching, I’ll find something.


34 posted on 02/26/2016 4:00:16 PM PST by BobL (At this point, any Republican / Conservative opposing Trump just enables Hillary to win)
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To: newfreep

And even if he does win (the Republican nomination) Hillary will stomp him like a bug. Hopefully we never get to prove that.

But Cruz will make a fine Supreme Court justice when President Trump nominates him; unless Cruz keeps making an ass of himself that is. In which case Jeff Sessions will make an equally good nominee for the Court as Cruz would have.


35 posted on 02/26/2016 4:00:36 PM PST by PermaRag (If Trayvon had a father, he'd look just like Obama)
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To: heights

Who is this Cruz fella, you talk about? I’ve been watching TV news and web-sites today, no mention of a Cruz?


Bingo...I have said the same thing...Cruz is a solid third and being ignored by Faux News and others.

Sadly, Cruz has aligned himself with Rubio during and after the debate—Rubio is solid GOPe.


36 posted on 02/26/2016 4:00:44 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (I stand with Sheriff Joe, Phyllis Schlafly, Jerry Falwell Jr, Sarah Palin, Pat Robertson, Willie :))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

37 posted on 02/26/2016 4:01:06 PM PST by Signalman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reverse rapture?


38 posted on 02/26/2016 4:01:26 PM PST by Donglalinger
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To: wiseprince

Cruz should endorse Rubio. Oh he did that.


39 posted on 02/26/2016 4:03:37 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (My first choice is Trump 4 economics and Not a Politician . Cruz to endorse Rubio Stay Home)
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To: catfish1957
Even as a Cruz supporter, if he mentions his father's underwear one more time in a debate, I am going to throw at the TV.

Oh, boy....who's talking about who's underwear? I've obviously missed something lolz

40 posted on 02/26/2016 4:03:43 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Ted Cruz & Marco Rubio - Amnesty Pimps)
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