Posted on 09/28/2013 9:54:04 AM PDT by jimbo123
Sen. Ted Cruz refused point-blank to endorse his Texas Republican colleague Sen. John Cornyn in his upcoming reelection bid at an event here Friday.
“I think it is very likely I’m going to stay out of all incumbent runs,” Cruz responded, when posed with an endorsement question at the annual Texas Tribune festival.
Moderator Evan Smith, the head of the Texas Tribune, said that the junior Texas Republican’s failure to endorse Cornyn had inspired tea party activists to call for Cornyn’s head.
“You could put a stop to this,” Smith said of grassroots unrest. “Endorse him right now. Will you do it?”
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“You’d mentioned a minute ago, the typical thing in Washington to do would be to endorse every Republican,” he said. “And frankly, I feel I owe a commitment to the men and women all across Texas. I think every incumbent owes it to the grassroots activists of their state to make the case why he or she should be reelected.”
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Doesn't that just say it all?
Ted Cruz, the junior Senator from Texas, who hasn't even put in a solid year on the job yet, now holds the power of life and death over the senior Senator's political career.
The wind is at our backs, folks.
I am not voting for Cornrow. He hasn’t shown me anything good for years.
I called his offices in Washington and Houston and told the woman I was calling for his resignation. He lied to us in his bid for election and I can never believe a word he says. She said she would pass on the message.
Wow!
Cruz is SOOO far superior to Santorum.... and I supported Santorum.
Hey Rick! Look at Ted Cruz. That is what a real man looks like Rick.
“Here,here!” to your post 17!
“Good for Ted. Is there a good candidate to run against him?
I know of one named Eric Wyatt....he is an Iraqi Vet...check him out. I don’t know much about him but there was a thread on him here at FR
Cornyn had the glaring chance for 21 hours straight to support Cruz last week. Cornyn, with contemptuous disregard for the urging of his constituents, refused.
I hope he has mis-read his expectations of being re-elected, and he is in fact replaced with another, hopefully more conservative person.
If he survives the primaries, and goes into the gen election, I for one will have no choice but to vote for him, but he will be literately "the lesser of 2 evils"...
I will never vote “lesser of 2 evils” again.
These RINO’s are just Democrats, I won’t vote for them.
“If he survives the primaries, and goes into the gen election, I for one will have no choice but to vote for him, but he will be literately “the lesser of 2 evils”... “
I would rather not vote, than vote to further dilute the voices of conservatives in the GOP. I look at it as a percentage.
Conservatives/GOP = x
Every time you vote to add GOP (who isn’t a conservative) you further dilute their power.
First off: thank you.
Second: I've said the same thing to myself*, it's good to know others are too.
* It's why I didn't vote for Romney.
You reap what you sow.
Take heed Cornyn, Rinos are an endangered species.
I no longer will back Cornyn....love Ted though!
I no longer will back Cornyn....love Ted though!
The ruling elite and the GOPe become completely befuddled when confronted by a person of integrity who refuses their attempts to co-opt him/her.
Go Ted -— you’re making us all very proud.
CornCare is owned by Cronyn. He committed political suicide. It’s now a national race and not a state race. What a dope. Plenty of outer staters will help put him out of his misery with massive donations to his primary opponent.
Same here. I will not be voting for Cornyn ever again.
Dear Mama Grizzly,
The weather in Texas is fine.
So many good places to dine.
The libs in Austin always whine.
Defeating Cornyn in 2014 would be devine!!!!
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