After months of playing nice, Cruz hits Trump. Then hits him again. And again.

The Washington (Com)Post ^ | 1/13/2015 | Katie Zezima

[brickdds]

Re:”To: skeeter

Jesse Ventura

Arnold Schwartzeneger

Donald Trump

Just sayin’
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I know what you are saying.

[TomGuy]

LOL

Ferocity of attacks ... on Trump’s cosmopolitan lifestyle.

He has “New York values.”

O the huge manatee!!!!

[PJBankard]

Carly Florina’s style

What style? The "I don't know what the ef I'm doing" or "Let's make my near crippling of HP look not so bad by fudging how we look at the numbers"

[Uncle Miltie]

Agreed.

[Chauncey Uppercrust]

Thats the same thinking that got us McCain Romney etc, I thought we were done with that?

Trump is about as pro life as Hillary

[VanDeKoik]

“Trump is a DRAFT DODGER.”

Trump went to military school.

Cruz never even joined the ROTC. Too busy in Debate club.

[dragnet2]

Those in D.C. are all in the same limo. The uniparty came right out and told America this last night.

[Uncle Miltie]

I’ve stood next to Cruz having a conversation with a squeefy little Jewish kid (I get to say that, being Jewish)...

Cruz was a really humble, normal, thorough, brilliant, communicative, nice guy. He’s FAR better in person than what you see at public events.

[Kenny]

I would love to see Cruz become president, the only problem is he hasn’t got a snowballs chance in hell of winning against the democrats.

Exactly! This is a revolution and Trump's the only guy getting through enemy lines.

[SMM48]

It’s crap like this post that clears the way for Bush/Rubio. The GOPe is counting on it.

+1

[PJBankard]

That doesn’t make my statement false.

[SmokingJoe]

He doesn't think Donald will be the nominee.”

“He doesn't think Trump will be the nominee” is an attack?
On what planet is that?
Every single candidate in any election thinks they will win it instead of their opponent. Why would anyone run with the intention of losing?

[SoConPubbie]

I would love to see Cruz become president, the only problem is he hasn’t got a snowballs chance in hell of winning against the democrats.

Same nonsense they said about Reagan.

[Norseman]

>>Trump couldn’t guess that?<<

Not only couldn’t he guess it, but the issue in the debate in question that had been discussed just before he was asked his opinion was on the nuclear triad. If he’d have just been listening, instead of sticking out his jaw and making faces at different parties, he’d have picked up what the triad was from those who had just spoken.

Clearly the man has no chops for policy, which explains why he has been all over the lot on policy his entire adult life, and will likely to continue to “evolve” if he should ever be placed in the presidency.

[Uncle Miltie]

I expect the Establishment to bolt to the Hillary camp if Cruz is the nominee.

For example, can you ever imagine McConnell or Boner voting for Cruz over Hillary?

Of course not. The Establishment HATES Cruz. He’ll kill them within the party. They will have no seats at the table.

[Enlightened1]

Yep and they would use him to destroy Trump. Then destroy Cruz.

[Zhang Fei]

I would love to see Cruz become president, the only problem is he hasn’t got a snowballs chance in hell of winning against the democrats.

The polls against Clinton have improved for everyone, including Trump:

Polling Data

Poll	Date	Sample	MoE	Clinton (D)	Trump (R)	Spread
RCP Average	12/16 - 1/7	--	--	44.6	42.6	Clinton +2.0
FOX News	1/4 - 1/7	1006 RV	3.0	44	47	Trump +3
Rasmussen Reports	12/22 - 12/23	1000 LV	3.0	37	36	Clinton +1
CNN/ORC	12/17 - 12/21	927 RV	3.0	49	47	Clinton +2
Quinnipiac	12/16 - 12/20	1140 RV	2.9	47	40	Clinton +7
FOX News	12/16 - 12/17	1013 RV	3.0	49	38	Clinton +11
PPP (D)	12/16 - 12/17	1267 RV	2.8	46	43	Clinton +3
ABC News/Wash Post	12/10 - 12/13	851 RV	4.0	50	44	Clinton +6
NBC/WSJ	12/6 - 12/9	849 RV	3.4	50	40	Clinton +10
USA Today/Suffolk	12/2 - 12/6	1000 LV	3.0	48	44	Clinton +4
CNN/ORC	11/27 - 12/1	930 RV	3.0	49	46	Clinton +3
Quinnipiac	11/23 - 11/30	1473 RV	2.6	47	41	Clinton +6
MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist	11/15 - 12/2	2360 RV	2.0	52	41	Clinton +11
FOX News	11/16 - 11/19	1016 RV	4.0	41	46	Trump +5
PPP (D)	11/16 - 11/17	1360 RV	2.7	45	44	Clinton +1
McClatchy/Marist	10/29 - 11/4	541 RV	4.2	56	41	Clinton +15
Quinnipiac	10/29 - 11/2	1144 RV	2.9	46	43	Clinton +3
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	10/25 - 10/29	847 RV	3.4	50	42	Clinton +8
CNN/ORC	10/14 - 10/17	956 RV	3.0	50	45	Clinton +5
FOX News	10/10 - 10/12	1004 RV	3.0	40	45	Trump +5
PPP (D)	10/1 - 10/4	1338 RV	2.7	44	44	Tie
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	9/20 - 9/24	RV	--	49	39	Clinton +10
FOX News	9/20 - 9/22	1013 RV	3.0	46	42	Clinton +4
Quinnipiac	9/17 - 9/21	1574 RV	2.5	45	43	Clinton +2
ABC News/Wash Post	9/7 - 9/10	821 RV	4.0	46	43	Clinton +3
CNN/ORC	9/4 - 9/8	930 RV	3.0	48	48	Tie
MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist	8/26 - 9/9	1115 RV	2.9	53	40	Clinton +13
SurveyUSA	9/2 - 9/3	900 RV	3.3	40	45	Trump +5
PPP (D)	8/28 - 8/30	1254 RV	2.8	46	44	Clinton +2
Quinnipiac	8/20 - 8/25	1563 RV	2.5	45	41	Clinton +4
CNN/ORC	8/13 - 8/16	897 RV	3.5	51	45	Clinton +6
FOX News	8/11 - 8/13	1008 RV	3.0	47	42	Clinton +5
Quinnipiac	7/23 - 7/28	1644 RV	2.4	48	36	Clinton +12
McClatchy/Marist	7/22 - 7/28	964 RV	3.2	54	38	Clinton +16
CNN/Opinion Research	7/22 - 7/25	898 RV	3.5	56	40	Clinton +16
PPP (D)	7/20 - 7/21	1087 RV	3.0	50	37	Clinton +13
USA Today/Suffolk	7/9 - 7/12	1000 LV	3.0	51	34	Clinton +17
CNN/Opinion Research	6/26 - 6/28	890 RV	3.5	59	35	Clinton +24
FOX News	6/21 - 6/23	1005 RV	3.0	51	34	Clinton +17
Quinnipiac	5/19 - 5/26	1711 RV	2.4	50	32	Clinton +18

Polling Data

Poll	Date	Sample	MoE	Cruz (R)	Clinton (D)	Spread
RCP Average	12/16 - 1/7	--	--	46.3	44.5	Cruz +1.8
FOX News	1/4 - 1/7	1006 RV	3.0	50	43	Cruz +7
CNN/ORC	12/17 - 12/21	927 RV	3.0	48	46	Cruz +2
Quinnipiac	12/16 - 12/20	1140 RV	2.9	44	44	Tie
FOX News	12/16 - 12/17	1013 RV	3.0	45	45	Tie
PPP (D)	12/16 - 12/17	1267 RV	2.8	43	45	Clinton +2
NBC/WSJ	12/6 - 12/9	849 RV	3.4	45	48	Clinton +3
USA Today/Suffolk	12/2 - 12/6	1000 LV	3.0	45	47	Clinton +2
CNN/ORC	11/27 - 12/1	930 RV	3.0	47	50	Clinton +3
Quinnipiac	11/23 - 11/30	1473 RV	2.6	42	47	Clinton +5
MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist	11/15 - 12/2	2360 RV	2.0	44	51	Clinton +7
FOX News	11/16 - 11/19	1016 RV	4.0	45	41	Cruz +4
PPP (D)	11/16 - 11/17	1360 RV	2.7	44	46	Clinton +2
McClatchy/Marist	10/29 - 11/4	541 RV	4.2	43	53	Clinton +10
Quinnipiac	10/29 - 11/2	1144 RV	2.9	46	43	Cruz +3
MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist	8/26 - 9/9	1115 RV	2.9	41	52	Clinton +11
PPP (D)	8/28 - 8/30	1254 RV	2.8	42	47	Clinton +5
McClatchy/Marist	7/22 - 7/28	964 RV	3.2	40	49	Clinton +9
PPP (D)	7/20 - 7/21	1087 RV	3.0	40	48	Clinton +8
FOX News	6/21 - 6/23	1005 RV	3.0	42	48	Clinton +6
PPP (D)	6/11 - 6/14	1129 RV	2.9	42	48	Clinton +6
CNN/Opinion Research	5/29 - 5/31	1025 A	3.0	43	52	Clinton +9
Quinnipiac	5/19 - 5/26	1711 RV	2.4	37	48	Clinton +11
FOX News	5/9 - 5/12	1006 RV	3.0	43	48	Clinton +5
FOX News	4/19 - 4/21	1012 RV	3.0	42	47	Clinton +5
Quinnipiac	4/16 - 4/21	1353 RV	2.7	41	48	Clinton +7
CNN/Opinion Research	4/16 - 4/19	1018 A	3.0	36	60	Clinton +24
Rasmussen Reports	4/9 - 4/12	1000 LV	3.0	38	47	Clinton +9
FOX News	3/29 - 3/31	1025 RV	3.0	42	48	Clinton +6
PPP (D)	3/26 - 3/31	989 RV	3.1	43	49	Clinton +6
ABC News/Wash Post	3/26 - 3/29	RV	4.0	39	56	Clinton +17
McClatchy/Marist	3/1 - 3/4	514 RV	4.3	39	53	Clinton +14
Quinnipiac	2/26 - 3/2	1286 RV	2.7	38	48	Clinton +10
PPP (D)	2/20 - 2/22	691 RV	3.7	40	50	Clinton +10
CNN/Opinion Research	12/18 - 12/21	1011 A	3.0	35	60	Clinton +25
Bloomberg	12/3 - 12/5	753 LV	3.6	33	46	Clinton +13
Quinnipiac	11/18 - 11/23	1623 RV	2.4	37	48	Clinton +11
Rasmussen Reports	6/14 - 6/15	1000 LV	3.0	37	50	Clinton +13
McClatchy/Marist	4/7 - 4/10	518 RV	4.3	39	54	Clinton +15
PPP (D)	3/6 - 3/9	1152 RV	2.9	40	51	Clinton +11
FOX News	3/2 - 3/4	1002 RV	3.0	36	52	Clinton +16
McClatchy/Marist	2/4 - 2/9	490 RV	4.4	39	56	Clinton +17
PPP (D)	1/23 - 1/26	845 RV	3.4	41	47	Clinton +6
Quinnipiac	1/15 - 1/19	1933 RV	2.2	35	50	Clinton +15
CNN/Opinion Research	12/16 - 12/19	950 RV	3.0	39	57	Clinton +18
PPP (D)	12/12 - 12/15	1316 RV	2.7	41	49	Clinton +8
Quinnipiac	12/3 - 12/9	2692 RV	1.9	37	50	Clinton +13
McClatchy/Marist	12/3 - 12/5	497 RV	4.4	35	57	Clinton +22
Quinnipiac	11/6 - 11/11	2545 RV	1.9	36	51	Clinton +15
PPP (D)	10/29 - 10/31	649 RV	3.8	33	50	Clinton +17
Quinnipiac	9/23 - 9/29	1497 RV	2.5	31	54	Clinton +23
Monmouth	7/25 - 7/30	850 RV	3.4	32	48	Clinton +16

[NormsRevenge]

I hereby retreat. :-) nice try tho.

[combat_boots]

I think the only enemy is the Left politically.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Okay....you’re fired!!

lol