Cruz seems to have woken up MUCH FASTER than anyone else in the Republican Party. He’s now enjoying the ride, moving ahead, without the media searching through his anal cavity yet.
I have no doubt that Cruz will be perfectly happy being Trump’s VP for the next 8 (or 4) years, and then moving up. He’s young, why the hurry when Trump will do the dirty work for him regarding cleaning up the country?
Donald Trump is for bringing back jobs to America.
He is alone in saying that, and everyone agrees with him.
All of the other candidates, are sold out to the money they rely on, which is offered by donors who are selling out America.
Bring back jobs. That is why Trump is doing so well.
It is very simple.
“”Saturday Night Live” was in vogue back then and I slowly came to believe conservatism needed a more popular presentation of its ideas with comedy and satire. “
There really is a huge audience hungry for conservative views and traditional messages. But the venues for reaching mass audiences are 90% sewn up by liberals. I stopped watching TV ages ago and don’t own one. I cancelled my satellite radio because the comedy, for which I’d subscribed, was 90% anti-conservative and 100% not funny. (The not-funny was evidenced by the “comedian” delivering a “joke” and hearing the audience applaud rather than laugh. The audience agreed with the view expressed, but it wasn’t actually funny.)
I see things differently. Cruz maybe doing just the right thing. Keep a low profile, let Trumps clear the board, the jump back in if Trump falters. I personally think (and hope) they have already teamed up. 8 years of Trump (maybe only 4) then 8 years of Cruz would be epic.
No candidate is being eviscerated.....torn apart.....daily....like Donald Trump......from Republicans and Democrats....and Fox News
Even here on FR the ugliest, vile words are used!
Why would any man put up with this UNLESS he truly loved his country and wanted to help turn her around.
This man could retire to his lovely town home and sit by a cozy fire, with the adulation of his wife and five outstanding children
...and yet, daily, he has to slug it out against those who hope for America’s downfall.
if you didn’t see the headline about what South Park does to him, which reduced me to tears ( and I don’t even watch South Park)
.....you need to.....and get an idea how insanely evil this is all getting
PLEASE PRAY FOR DONALD TRUMP!
.....for his stamina.....for his good will.....for his SOUL!
The ONLY guy, other than Trump, that does NOT have any fingerprints on anything happening, or has already happened in Washington, D.C., is Carson.
Jeb? Bush has shot his load with his ideas concerning the Second Amendment, illegal invasions of foreigners, and the healthcare debacle.
He has a record as a failed businessman.
He is the remnant of another stinking American dynasty that needs to fade into oblivion.
I think that you are missing the larger agenda, and I will ask a few questions to drive that home.
1) Cruz is quietly going about his business and garnering supporters and laying a solid campaign framework. Why would Cruz seek to enter the limelight now still 5 months from the first vote being cast?
2) Cruz has not attacked Trump nor even mentions Trump in his speeches. Why?
3) Trump doesn’t mention Cruz or any position taken by Cruz. Why?
The key here is that I believe that Trump and Cruz have a gentleman’s agreement to not work against each other. Not to poach campaign staff, or speak of the other. In this way they both benefit. The agreement: if not me...then you.
Trump can go out and be Trump. If he wins great. If for some reason he should falter, where are Trump’s supporters going to go? Straight to Cruz, that’s where. So don’t fret. These two guys have this worked out somehow.
Cruz has a solid staff, and a good organization, and he is neither rising nor falling in the polls.
In 1980, Reagan didn’t even announce until November. Cruz is keeping his powder dry, and is able to make no unnecessary enemies without veering from the conservative message.
There are no votes until February.
Mostly Trump has been tearing into the media and it’s attempt to enforce memes, narratives, and definitions upon the candidates.
It’s been very disappointing to watch other candidates like Cruz avoid this fight, this fight against their most powerful and implacable enemy.
A fight that would only do them good now and also later in the election.
But the time for that fight’s nearly coming to an end as primary voting approaches.
I’d guess Cruz should stick with whatever plan he is following.
Hopefully it includes showing more fire and personality soon.
Have just barely made it to the first turn in the horse race, needs to pick it up just a bit in October; October will thin the field more. November is the beginning of the back stretch
Trump isn’t sucking the life out of other candidates. He knows how to use media and takes advantage of it. It is a plus, not a minus.
It is up to the others to do the same.
This idea makes me think of LIttle League trophies for all where the losers get one too because everybody participating deserves one win or lose.
Don’t condition or link Cruz success or failure to Trump. Cruz has simply not caught on. He may be interesting to a small group of engaged people but for most people he is simply not compelling. He failed test to be transparent (amnesty), has made some bad decisions (supporting Obama on trade and Iran), and 500% increase in H1B. Trump didn’t make him do these.
There is one thing that bugs the snot out of me when Cruz speaks and it has to do with delivery, not the message. He raises his eyebrows in a big frown and appears to be pleading instead of commanding the stage. Almost like ‘honest honey, that picture is not me with that stripper!’
He needs a speech coach concerning his physical presence at the lectern. His ‘Jobs’ technique of walking around should have limits also. I just cannot imaging Palin doing that at the Republican convention when she gave one of the most outstanding speeches I have ever heard.
Disrespectfully referring the the candidates by their first name is irritating.
What is the anonymous writer trying to infer by doing so?
Eh, I am also on Cruz Control, but I don’t think Cruz has to “wise up”. I think Cruz is doing just fine, as he has been able to remain in the top 5 by continuing to strongly connect with his supporters and keep donations flowing(at least I know I keep giving).
He just has to hold the course until the field thins out enough that candidates get more time to flesh out their records and plans in future debates. He is continuing to regularly take conservative stands on issues and will be able to point to that.
HoHum!
Another Freeper with concerns about Trump.
So you want him to try to commit suicide like all the others who have tried that tactic?
How'd that work out for Walker?
Trump is leading the charge on two issues that Cruz has dropped the ball. Immigration (Cruz favors increasing H1-B Visas by 500%) and American Jobs (Cruz voted in favor of the TPA to give Obama power to make trade treaties without having to get 2/3 Senate Approval as required by the Constitution. He also dropped the ball on the Iran treaty by bypassing the constitution and voting in favor of the wretched Corker Amendment.
Cruz needs to back off these positions before he tries to go after Trump. Trump will take him down on those issues alone if he points his saber at Trump.
Right now I think they are part of a mutual admiration team. Cruz is running his campaign on the issues that he believes will resonate with the public and Trump is doing the same. In the end it may be a war between the two, but we need to reduce the rest of the pack.
Donald Trump now needs to “seal the deal” by naming names.
No, not the traitors and scallywags in government and media, which are legion, but his “specialists” to implement his programs.
Trump doesn’t know everything about everything, and I think he would admit that (if he could do so without looking weak). He hires specialists and consultants who DO know everything about the issue at hand. How else did Trump cut a swath through the casino market in Atlantic City? His strength was in hotel construction, not casino management.
I suspect the reason why Trump can’t name terrorist leaders is because he plans to hire specialists for that job. He promises “wonderful things” in a number of other fields, from foreign trade to military improvement, but my guess is he won’t be doing all of the hands-on work himself.
So who are you planning to hire, sir? Tell us you want Allen West to serve as Secretary of Defense, and John Bolton as Secretary of State and we’ll follow you into hell. Ask Scott Walker to be your Labor Secretary and Sarah Palin to either run the Department of the Interior or dismantle Energy and you’ll lock up the primaries.
Trump looks good as the head of a big organization but we all know he can’t do it all by himself. Show us your starting lineup, sir. Give us names that we respect.
It is not the message, it is the delivery. They did not call Reagan the “Great Communicator” without reason. He was entertaining to listen to while delivering his conservative message. Rush is another example of someone who has this innate ability. Trump is another. Cruz has everything a good conservative should have except his ability to entertain while delivering his message. I have a public speaking background and unless you can entertain while delivering your message, you will lose many in your audience. Furthermore, it is very hard for someone who is not born with this attribute or flair to manufacture or develop it. Essentially, you either have it or you do not, especially by the time you reach middle age. If all the candidates fell into a level middle ground with regard to this communicating ability, Cruz would be right up there at the top. When you have someone like Trump who excels in communicating, he will naturally suck the air out of the competition.