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Ted Cruz Suspends Work to Help Elect Republican Senators, Inadvertently Helps Democrats
burntorangereport.com ^ | 7/15/14 | Joseph Vogas

Posted on 07/16/2014 5:52:42 AM PDT by cotton1706

Texans know Ted Cruz has a tendency to not play nice with others. There was a hope among establishment Republicans the Junior Senator form Texas was going to start acting as more of a team player in Washington and with the larger Republican Party when he accepted the role of vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). The NRSC is the official arm of Senate Republicans designed to elect Republicans to the US Senate. Cruz served without controversy in his leadership position for several months until incumbent Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi was pushed into a runoff with TEA Party fueled challenger, State Sen. Chris McDaniel. Cruz, who is a product of a TEA Party uprising in Texas, had a natural inclination to make sure McDaniel was at least on equal footing with the long-time incumbent.

But after Cochran's victory with an assist from the NRSC, Ted Cruz is causing problems with his fellow Senators; problems which may, again, cost Republicans a chance at control of the US Senate in November. After the jump, learn what new problems Ted Cruz is causing for the Republican Party in the name "true conservatism" now.

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"In 2010 and 2012, The national Republican Party was in position to win control of the US Senate. However, conservative activists closely aligned with the TEA Party ended up flooding the market with adds, and in several states nominated candidates for US Senate who were unelectable to the general electorate. The NRSC has evolved from a policy of having a preferred candidate in most primary races to one of supporting only incumbents in priamries."

This whole article is such disingenuous nonsense. And note that they leave out Carly Fiorina, Pete Hoekstra, George Allen, Tommy Thompson, Heather Wilson, Eric Berg, Denny Rehberg, and Connie Mack, all Establishment losers in 2010 and 2012.

They're pissed that Cruz is not helping the NRSC to fundraise and eventually defeat conservatives.

The NRSC exists to get moderate or Establishment types elected, and then to keep them there. They've had to spend millions this year and their coffers are not being replenished because we know the game and are not giving them money. I hope they're bled dry, just for their support of Arlen Specter and Charlie Crist alone!

1 posted on 07/16/2014 5:52:42 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

First things first. It would be nice to get the Senate this year, but purging RINO’s is actually a higher priority. Getting the senate with a bunch of McCains and McConnels is no victory.


2 posted on 07/16/2014 5:54:47 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: cotton1706

Never give a penny to alphabet RINO PACs. Contribute directly to candidates that you support. The RINO PACs will use your money against them.


3 posted on 07/16/2014 5:55:14 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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To: cotton1706

I’m fine with Cruz aiding the best candidate, party be damned.


4 posted on 07/16/2014 5:55:25 AM PDT by ScottinVA (If it doesn't include border security, it isn't "reform." It's called "amnesty.")
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To: cuban leaf

That’s exactly right!


5 posted on 07/16/2014 5:55:31 AM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: cuban leaf
First things first. It would be nice to get the Senate this year

Don't sweat it.. 3 or 4 is all the GOP will gain anyway.

6 posted on 07/16/2014 5:56:11 AM PDT by ScottinVA (If it doesn't include border security, it isn't "reform." It's called "amnesty.")
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To: cotton1706
Dude….why post from this source?

Burnt Orange Report, or BOR for short, is Texas' largest political blog, written from a progressive/liberal/Democratic standpoint.

7 posted on 07/16/2014 5:56:35 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: cotton1706

The GOP and Team Romney DARE to attack Sen Cruz.

Is this not what we saw with sen. Thompson?

Is this not what we saw with Gov. Palin?

Is this not what we saw with the Speaker?

Conservatives must swear to remove all support
from these phony backstabbers.


8 posted on 07/16/2014 5:57:04 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: cuban leaf

A RINO led Republican majority is a Democrat Lite Obama Lite majority.


9 posted on 07/16/2014 5:57:07 AM PDT by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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To: cotton1706
Screw your 'team players' Joe.

The nation circles the drain under this administration, and the GOPe has proven itself utterly worthless and unwilling to represent the people who've supported it.

Cruz is one of the few of its members worth a damn.

10 posted on 07/16/2014 5:57:21 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: cuban leaf
First things first. It would be nice to get the Senate this year, but purging RINO’s is actually a higher priority. Getting the senate with a bunch of McCains and McConnels is no victory.

A Senate where RINOs hold the balance of power, will mean that Democrats will be able to pass what they want, block what they don't, and blame Republicans for everything.

Better to not "control" the Senate, in that case.

11 posted on 07/16/2014 5:58:39 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: ScottinVA

I’m fine with Cruz aiding the best candidate, party be damned.

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This is one of the reasons I like Ted Cruz so much!


12 posted on 07/16/2014 5:58:47 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo....Sum Pro Vita - Modified Descartes)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

I don’t know what they are. I post stories that I find interesting or that provide insight.


13 posted on 07/16/2014 6:00:53 AM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: cuban leaf
First things first. It would be nice to get the Senate this year, but purging RINO’s is actually a higher priority. Getting the senate with a bunch of McCains and McConnels is no victory

You Sir, have illustrated things perfectly! Thank you.

14 posted on 07/16/2014 6:01:01 AM PDT by Buffalo Bob
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To: cotton1706
This whole article is such disingenuous nonsense. And note that they leave out Carly Fiorina, Pete Hoekstra, George Allen, Tommy Thompson, Heather Wilson, Eric Berg, Denny Rehberg, and Connie Mack, all Establishment losers in 2010 and 2012.

And, of course, the most "electable" of them all, Scott Brown of Massachusetts who lost to a fake Indian who had practiced law for years without a law license.

15 posted on 07/16/2014 6:02:36 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: cotton1706
They're pissed that Cruz is not helping the NRSC to fundraise and eventually defeat conservatives.

LOL! Yep, and they're hoping their bad-mouthing will dissuade voters from following him because of it.

What THEY don't get is that his running around flipping over Establishment applecarts is exactly why we sent him there in the first place!

16 posted on 07/16/2014 6:02:56 AM PDT by MamaTexan (I am a Person as created by the Laws of Nature, not a person as created by the laws of Man)
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To: cotton1706

I understand that, and I appreciate the time you spend doing it. But without knowing what the source is all about, insight cannot possibly be achieved.


17 posted on 07/16/2014 6:04:10 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: cotton1706
This whole article is such disingenuous nonsense.

It's Burnt Orange. Don't expect anything else. That's what they do.

18 posted on 07/16/2014 6:10:24 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
Dude….why post from this source?

To keep track of what the enemy is pushing this week?

19 posted on 07/16/2014 6:12:04 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: cotton1706

Some will resent articles from anti conservative sites. But in reality you can’t stick your
head in the sand and expect to gain ground. They exist and it’s important to know what they
are doing. Just understand what they are and what they are promoting. Take care.


20 posted on 07/16/2014 6:22:15 AM PDT by deport
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