Posted on 10/22/2015 6:49:14 PM PDT by Isara
In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, Ted Cruz says he has a plan to begin highlighting, “policy differences” between him and Donald Trump. “There are plenty of policy differences and there may well come a time when we start highlighting those more,” Cruz tells The Brody File. “In a political campaign there are seasons and phases to it…as the race narrows down, as people start making choices, we may see some more policy contrasts.”
Cruz has been climbing in the polls and has the money to make a serious run at the nomination. He’s been courting evangelical voters since his announcement speech at Liberty University. The truth is this: Cruz needs Trump to fade to have a realistic shot. The Brody File contends that Trump’s biggest threat is not Jeb or Rubio. It’s Cruz. He’s going after many of the same voters as Trump and he has the credentials, intellect, debating skills and passion to really make a dent in Trump’s voter pool.
One other quote from Cruz during our interview:
“I think the sharpest difference between my record and that of every other candidate is that people are tired of campaign conservatives. They’re tired of people who talk a great game while they’re on the campaign trail but they actually haven’t walked the walk and I think people are looking for a consistent conservative.”
Watch the video at the link from CBN News/The Brody File.
“Ted Cruz won because Sarah Palin came to Texas...”
No, Ted Cruz won because he had offices/workers in every county in Texas who contacted individual voters and got them to the polls.
Palin was around just before the election, in fact the day before, and was in my county with Cruz. I doubt many voters saw that, just the ones at the gathering and those voters, at that late time, were his voters already. When Palin and husband left that gathering, they went inside a Chick Fil A in my county and had lunch.
Cruz is running this national election the same way he did in Texas to become senator - offices in every county and election workers in those counties. So far, there are offices/workers in over 20 states and in one US possession, think it is Puerto Rico but I could have that name wrong.
“I dont know why Cruz hasnt caught on...Ive read several explanations but who knows. The guy is brilliant but turns off a lot of potential allies/supporters. My hunch is he will stay below the other candidates.”
You don’t see the work in the individual counties of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, etc. Every county is covered with his offices/workers. That doesn’t show in the poll numbers which are phone call numbers.
Cruz was losing, by the polls, in the senatorial election in Texas the day before the election and he won that easily the next day. Of course, the voters liked him or they would not have voted for him.
Wait until after the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire and South Carolina before you determine he doesn’t have a chance to win.
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No, I’m denying nothing.
I said that they knew that their false commandments were of no spiritual value. Their words and actions prove that to be so.
You need to look carefully at Yeshua’s interactions with them to get a grip on this. He declared all that they did and said to be false, and they never attempted to refute him.
They were angry that he was upsetting their applecart, but never offered any scriptural refutation of his words directed at them. They clearly knew that he was who he declared himself to be, and yet only a small handful of them chose to follow him.
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You’re dodging what I said.
I didnt say he didnt have a chance I was pointing out HE HASNT CAUGHT ON....and I think its because he doesnt do well on TV. That, like it or not, is our national mentality now. Not right but it is what it is...
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Cruz does very well on TV when he is on.
The MSM know that so they make a special effort to keep Trump visible, and Cruz invisible.
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substance doesnt count...LOL
Do you know any conservatives who "changed their minds" on Hillary Clinton?
And we're talking as late as 2012, as Pikachu_Dad noted:
"“Hillary Clinton, I think, is a terrific woman — I mean, I’m a little biased because I’ve known her for years,” ‘Trump said on FOX News in 2012. “I just like her. I like her and I like her husband.”
And the guy was a big supporter of the democrats responsible for Obamacare. And he thought President Obama had a comprehensive understanding of the economy, and picked a great team, and..
I'm sorry, he's not a conservative, he's not credible. He says what he thinks - and knows - will make him popular with those he wants to sell himself to at the moment.
You’re dodging what I said.
You haven't said anything.
I don’t think he was paying as much attention as he is now. Lots of people changed their minds about Clinton after Bengazi.
I’m not going to hold changing his mind about all the things you list against Trump. I think that is a foolish thing to do. He and Carl are already rolling on corporate inversion - no one else has been talking about that or the debt, no one! He and Carl could do an end run around a sitting president on corporate inversion. Trump said they were gong to start on stuff like that “soon” meaning before he became president. What the country needs the most Trump has right. And he’s topping polls and has been for 100 days straight.
Trump’s story about buying Doral for 20 million less than the contract he signed.
https://youtu.be/gwgFlLlMqOQ?t=2546
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Yerahoot!
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Then the guy for you is RICK SANTORUM. Rick received an “A” rating from Numbers USA, and was the only one to do so.
Rick is STRONGLY against H1-Visas.
btw, Scott Walker was the only one who received a “B” rating, but he’s not running.
Trump wants amnesty (but didn’t call it amnesty), and there was a thread about it awhile back.
No candidate is perfect, and there are things that Cruz is better at than Santorum, and visa versa. We KNOW they are both fighters, and pricipled men, just look at their records. Of course Cruz has a great chance of winning, and if he’s our next POTUS, I would be THRILLED.
“Trump said Hillary would be a good choice to negotiate with Iran. He also supports universal government-paid-for healthcare. ....”
Why don’t some conservatives see this? It seems they just made up their minds they want to like Trump no matter what.
You got banned.
Since I view excess immigration as the 100% certain future downgrade of American standard of living, I would support Santorum for VP on a Trump ticket.
We are importing 1,000,000+ NEW legal immigrants every year! 90% of those are sponsored by close relatives. Huge majority of those are senior parents of other immigrants followed by brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, and children. These sponsored immigrants are not highly skilled or educated. Majority end up on welfare.
A close relative of mine sponsored his senior parents, and both now receive Supplemental social security, medicaid and other welfare benefits. The parents never worked in United States, contributed nothing in taxes.
It is urgent that we change relatives sponsored immigrants to minor children only. All others must qualify by skills or high net worth. New Zealand and Australia have such immigration policies.
TV face time is based on RATINGS, not necessarily on serious discussion of issues. For example with Trump in debates, the ratings are FOUR times higher than similar debates in previous GOP primaries.
That was 15 years ago. His current proposals have no government paid sysytem. It will be 100% private insurance, with 50 times more competition than Obamacare.
It’s unbelievable that we have legal AND illegal immigrants coming to this country and getting welfare. Our country cannot sustain this, as well as all the other foolish spending.
Trump IS telling me SOME of what I want to hear, but so have so many other politicians, including some tea party candidates. Then they get into office and don’t carry out their promises.
This is why I want candidates with a HISTORY of doing most of the things that are important to me, and that would be Cruz and Santorum, and a few others.
When Bret Baier asked Donald Trump why he supported single-payer in 2000, Trump said:
“As far as single payer, it works in Canada. It works incredibly well in Scotland.”
Trump is either liberal on this matter, or doesn’t have good instincts. Either one is troubling.
I am extreme fiscal conservative, but I also want all fellow Americans protected when a health calamity strikes. Please take a peek at my short profile. I try to explain why everyone should have at least some form of health insurance. 60% of Americans have less than $1000 net worth. How can they take responsibility for their own hospital bills without insurance?
I believe in self reliance. When people end up in a hospital with an accident or serious illness, and do not have have insurance, others foot the bill via higher premiums. How is that conservative? Whatever happened to self-reliance?
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