Posted on 01/20/2016 1:23:56 PM PST by springwater13
Bob Dole, the former Kansas senator and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, has never been fond of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. But in an interview Wednesday, Mr. Dole said that the party would suffer "cataclysmic" and "wholesale losses" if Mr. Cruz was the nominee, and that Donald J. Trump would fare better.
"I question his allegiance to the party,†Mr. Dole said of Mr. Cruz. "I don't know how often you've heard him say the word ‘Republican’ — not very often." Instead, Mr. Cruz uses the word "conservative," Mr. Dole said, before offering up a different word for Mr. Cruz: "extremist."
"I don’t know how he's going to deal with Congress," he said. “Nobody likes him."
But Mr. Dole said he thought Mr. Trump could "probably work with Congress, because he's, you know, he's got the right personality and he’s kind of a deal-maker."
The remarks by Mr. Dole reflect wider unease with Mr. Cruz among members of the Republican establishment, but few leading members of the party have been as candid and cutting.
"If he’s the nominee, we're going to have wholesale losses in Congress and state offices and governors and legislatures," said Mr. Dole, who served in the House and Senate for 35 years and won the Iowa caucuses twice. He described Mr. Cruz as having falsely "convinced the Iowa voters that he’s kind of a mainstream conservative."
The only person who could stop Mr. Cruz from capturing the nomination? "I think it's Trump," Mr. Dole said, adding that Mr. Trump was "gaining a little."
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Isn’t this because Cruz filibustered a bill Dole wanted for an outrageous expansion of ADA rules?
You can just take your kiss of death and get on out of here, Mr. Bob Dole!
Rove?
Ed Rollins? Who worked for a Tea Party Candidate some years ago and destroyed her campaign.
They think it will be the kiss of death for Trump, being supported by ol’ doesn't-roll-out-of-bed Dole.
Wow, Dole is spot on with his comments. Like it or not, the Republican Party is NOT that far right and because of loud voices on the far right, many have left the party or don’t vote. Trump is the only one who can beat Hillary.
I almost wish Cruz would get the nomination and suffer a total blowout just to shut up this insufferable nonsense. :)
Pure party loyalty and Senate decorum. That’s all the old fogie cares about.
Apologizing for the McConnell of his day? Shows you stand WITH the GOPe.
Bless you Samwise the stouthearted. May the hair on your feet be always curly.
STHU Two Time Loser
You couldn’t beat Slick Willie, algor OR . . .Carter
With a record like that, you should go back to Viagra . . or was it Cialis
What did she do?
See post 105.
Watch Bob Dole Giggle Over How Much He Hates Ted Cruz
https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/664622767376089088
By the way, Dole already endorsed Jeb, not trump.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bob-dole-ted-cruz-jeb-bush-endorsement
“I think he’s the most qualified. We need somebody with experience,” Dole said of the younger Bush.
Well, Dole knows all about cataclysmic losses, since he’s had his share.
This is the best the NYT could come up trolling the nursing homes of America?
I thought he was dead.
Dole’s endorsement is a negative not a positive. Sarah’s was a positive.
Bob, you lost to a guy who got impeached. And you would have gotten one less vote if Jack Kemp had not been your running mate.
Nothing about ideals. Nothing about conviction. Nothing about conservatism. Only that he became a Republican only because it was easier to get into office in Kansas as a Republican.
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