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Can the Religious Right Give Ted Cruz the Win?
The Atlantic ^ | December 22, 2015 | Jonathan Merritt

Posted on 12/22/2015 5:24:57 PM PST by presidio9

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1 posted on 12/22/2015 5:24:57 PM PST by presidio9
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I pray that they do!


2 posted on 12/22/2015 5:26:15 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: presidio9

As Bob The Builder would say ‘Yes We Can.’
Happy Birthday Ted Cruz!


3 posted on 12/22/2015 5:26:50 PM PST by posterchild
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Nope. Too narrow of a base.


4 posted on 12/22/2015 5:28:47 PM PST by The Iceman Cometh (Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Crazy Cracker Son-of-a-Bitch!)
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To: presidio9
I think Trump is too far ahead. Long way to go, but I do not think any others can catch him.
5 posted on 12/22/2015 5:39:16 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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The Atlantic sneering at those ignorant Christians. Their circulation is only 400 thousand in a country of over 300 million, but they claim to be the mainstream.


6 posted on 12/22/2015 5:39:42 PM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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Good thing Ted appeals to a wide range of voters, libertarians, independents...more...and without the Evangelical base, if they stay home no candidate will defeat Hillary.

GO TED!!!


7 posted on 12/22/2015 5:42:24 PM PST by gwgn02
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I am Christian Conservative (in that order), and I don't really think that there is enough true CCs left to fully push a candidate to the top. But... Cruz has some factors going for him otherwise though, he is solid on most all conservative issues to not scare any conservative off and Trump (as beloved as he is by some conservatives) is greatly hated by others in the same camp. Love or hate Trump, there is not much in-between land. The PPP poll the other day illistrated this point. It had Trump way ahead of Cruz in popularity, but the question number 24 it asked if it was just Cruz vs Trump that basically they would be tied (Trump 45% to Cruz 44% with 11% undecided).

Just like on FR, people are beginning to understand that this is a Cruz vs Trump battle and it is a good close fight.

Let the Rah Rah continue for your best choice... it looks to be a good fight.

8 posted on 12/22/2015 5:43:53 PM PST by LowOiL ("Let us do evil that good may come"? ....condemnation is just - Romans 3:8)
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illistrated = illustrated


9 posted on 12/22/2015 5:47:01 PM PST by LowOiL ("Let us do evil that good may come"? ....condemnation is just - Romans 3:8)
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"The Atlantic" ?
Really ?
Why don't you get a REAL SOURCE; one that has some subscribers ?
Or, are you just trying to bump their internet numbers?
10 posted on 12/22/2015 5:48:31 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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I have been hearing about ‘the religious Right ‘ for years .... They were going to carry the day for McCain-Palin , then Romney-Ryan .

WE LOST every time ..... Just like I am not waiting for a Rapture to sort things out , we must get out the damn vote and shame anyone to hell , that thinks they would rather vote for another Democrat than Trump . I consider those to be grounds to tell anyone , even close family members ; “ If you do that I shall have nothing further to to do with you . Forever “ and mean it ....Ambivalent dipshits gave us Obama , twice . If they do it again , there needs to be a cost . A cost too terrible to bear .


11 posted on 12/22/2015 5:49:37 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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YUP.

The single biggest voting bloc in the country.
More boots on the ground for GOTV than anyone else can imagine, already on the ground, in every single town.
The biggest and only independent media network that can rival the MSM.

Get the Christians excited and you’ve got it made. Piss them off, and you’ll lose. Simple as that.


12 posted on 12/22/2015 5:50:40 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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No, the so-called religious right cannot since this is not now, nor is it likely to be an election on religion and morality.


13 posted on 12/22/2015 5:53:13 PM PST by Reno89519 (American Lives Matter! US Citizen, Veteran, Conservative, Republican. I vote. Trump 2016.)
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I think Trump is too far ahead. Long way to go, but I do not think any others can catch him.

If Cruz wins Iowa the eight days following will be decisive. I can see a number of candidates withdrawing at that point -it would not surprise me at all if Bush did. If that happens, Trump could easily lose New Hampshire.

A few weeks ago, I would have expected some Massachusetts liberal to try an "Operation Chaos" in the open NH primaries, but I talk to a lot of liberals in NYC. A month ago they were laughing at Trump as a candidate. Now they are terrified that he might actually win. I expect that they will mostly stay home in NH.

So that primary will be decided by Republican voters. As I said, it is still very possible that there were be an enormous shakeup on February 9th. There are three more Republican debates between now and then, presumably with less crowded statges.

14 posted on 12/22/2015 5:58:11 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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You could be right, but I believe Trump is a runaway train no one will stop. Whatever happens, this is most entertaining election I have experienced and I am an old woman.
15 posted on 12/22/2015 6:03:27 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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They were going to carry the day for McCain-Palin , then Romney-Ryan WE LOST every time ...

No, they were not going to carry the day. Predictably. Two declared enemies of the Christian Right and the Christian Right is supposed to haul their water? Not going to happen.

You might ask what those candidates had to offer the Christians, not the other way around.

Ambivalent dipshits gave us Obama , twice . If they do it again , there needs to be a cost . A cost too terrible to bear .

ahhh. A lesser evil kind of guy. You got your 'cost too terrible to bear'. Next time, try supporting the Christians, and they'll support you. That's how it works. If the Christians don't like your guy, go find a different guy.

But you won't, because it's easier to blame them for not voting against their principles.

16 posted on 12/22/2015 6:04:06 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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No, the so-called religious right cannot since this is not now, nor is it likely to be an election on religion and morality.

Every election is an exercise in religion and morality.

17 posted on 12/22/2015 6:05:38 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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I sure hope these presstitutes keep up the insults to Christians, because it might inspire them to get off their duffs and love the democrats out, everywhere!


18 posted on 12/22/2015 6:07:54 PM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: LeoWindhorse

An estimated 5 million pubbies sat out 2012
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-winning-hispanic-vote-would-not-be-enough-for-gop/article/2528730


19 posted on 12/22/2015 6:21:00 PM PST by libbylu
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To: presidio9

Nope, but they give the establishment a win.


20 posted on 12/22/2015 6:33:01 PM PST by Kenny (RED)
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