Posted on 12/16/2015 10:08:44 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I love a good horse race story as much as the next political junkie. And with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz taking the lead in Iowa and putting in a solid performance in Tuesday night's big GOP presidential debate, we're bound to see plenty more horse race stories focused on what might end up being, at least in Iowa, a photo finish between Cruz and Donald Trump.
Smart liberal pundits like Jonathan Chait and Matthew Yglesias have already begun to game it out. Cruz has positioned himself as The Man Who Could Slay Trump. He's just conservative enough to become a grassroots (and especially evangelical Christian) favorite while also pilfering a decent chunk of Trump's voters. And he's just (barely) enough of a Washington establishment insider not to inspire an outright revolt by party bigwigs. Plus, he's rolling in money, with both his own campaign war chest and various super PACs, which are funded by a handful of rich right-wing donors, overflowing with cash....
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...
Cruz over target.
I think the libs were hoping that Trump would save America from Ted Cruz. But that leaves the question of who would save America from Hillary Clinton?
Wait, what?
Oh help us Obi Jeb Kenobi, you’re our only hope.
LOL
This could get crazy where the media tears down Cruz only cause he would be worse for the country than Trump.
At least this primary is fun this time. Lolz
“a photo finish between Cruz and Donald Trump”
GOPe / RINO’s worst nightmare!
I love it!
Expect to see much more of this in the days ahead.
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I hope so. It’s good to see so many liberal ‘swipes getting all upset over Ted.
Smart? More like unhinged totalitarian leftists pretending to be journalists.
Oxymoron.
If Cruz came out as an unrepentant atheist I’m sure Mr Linker would think he was dandy.
To be expected the higher in the polls he gets. He’s a conservative so the left will bring out the long knives if he looks like he has a chance to win. The last thing the left wants is a true conservative in the WH. The way they see it he could do all kinds of damage to the “progress” they have made with Obama.
Tacit admission that either one could win???
...win the general, that is.
Trump and Cruz are the most hated. They must be the only two that are a threat to the Uniparty.
Cruz...GOPe, BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA. That’s quite a sense of humor you got there.
No one will. Make your peace, communist scum!
as long as no one saves us from hillary or the hippie.
I HATE these people.
Guess what guys? Change.org sent me a petition to stop republican rhetoric that is hurting muslims.
had some “ideal” mmuslim woman, 3 kids, great American, blah blah blah.
I unsubscribed, using choice words.
Signed one petition for the veterans and it never stopped coming.
as long as no one saves us from hillary or the hippie.
I HATE these people.
Guess what guys? Change.org sent me a petition to stop republican rhetoric that is hurting muslims.
had some “ideal” mmuslim woman, 3 kids, great American, blah blah blah.
I unsubscribed, using choice words.
Signed one petition for the veterans and it never stopped coming.
“The list of government offices that a Cruz administration would eliminate is long. The Internal Revenue Service would be shuttered, as would the cabinet-level Departments of Education, Commerce, Energy, and Housing and Urban Development. President Cruz would also do away with 25 additional agencies, bureaus, commissions, and programs, including climate research funding for the EPA’s Office of Research and Development; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; the National Endowment for the Arts; the National Endowment for the Humanities; all federal regulation of CO2 emissions from power plants and other sources; the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles; and all federal mandates covering renewable fuel standards.
“Cruz would also impose a hiring freeze across the executive branch, approving new hires only if each were matched by the elimination of at least three other positions.”
GOTTA LOVE THIS GUY.
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