Ted Cruz Discusses his Debate Challenge with Donald Trump on Hannity

YouTube ^ | January 27, 2016

[GodGunsGuts]

Ted Cruz Discusses his Debate Challenge with Donald Trump on Hannity...

[GodGunsGuts]

Ted Cruz 2016!

[Dana1960]

How come The Smartest Man In The US Senate doesn’t know the RNC rules about non-sanctioned debates?

[jennychase]

Cruz is debating with himself.

[GodGunsGuts]

Screw the RNC.

[SubMareener]

Ted just forgot the rules, or maybe the RNC rules are a “living document” just like the Constitutional requirements for being President.

[McGruff]

Just like he forgot he was a Canadian. And those bank loans, darn how did that happen.

Now he’s trying to use the vets as a campaign tool.

[GodGunsGuts]

That would be a far more intelligent debate than a debate with Mr. Campaign conservative, Donald “never met a democrat I didn’t like” Trump!

[Bidimus1]

Odd, every trumpling loves when djt fouts a rule but seems all hurt whem someone else does.

Oh it would not be a sanctioned debate by the GOP but last. What would they do. say the 2 top candidates can not debate at a sanctioned debate any more ? hilarious

[Dana1960]

Such brilliance I’ve never seen on FR. /s

What an empty answer.

[Parley Baer]

Cruz is a master debater.

[FerociousRabbit]

He didn’t. Trump is afraid of Megyn Kelly. Do you think he wants to go one on one with Cruz? Trump will never accept so there is no RNC rules violation and Cruz has free reign to show Trump as the buffoon he is. What is Trump going to do about it?

[rbmillerjr]

Trumps change of positions are almost all old one’s.

Cruz’ however, are just from this past congressional cycle.

Flip-Flopped on Legal Immigration:
Townhall’s Guy Benson: “Cruz has flip-flopped dramatically on a number of his previous immigration views.”

“In response, Rubio charged that Cruz supported mass legalization of illegal immigrants and proposed huge increases in federal issuance of certain immigration visas and green cards. Cruz shook his head throughout Rubio’s rejoinder, but Rubio was correct on these points. Cruz has flip-flopped dramatically on a number of his previous immigration views. The Texan shot back, ‘it is not accurate, what he just said, that I supported legalization.’ Sorry, Senator. It’s on tape.” (Townhall, Guy Benson, 12/16/15)

Flip-Flopped on H-1B Visas:
In an election year, Cruz said “he would suspend the H-1B program.”

“Cruz said he would suspend the H-1B program for 180 days while he audited the system for abuses, abandoning his prior support for a 500% increase in the high-tech program.” (CNN, 11/13/15)

“Cruz sharply distanced himself from his long-held plan to increase the number of visas for high-tech workers by 500%.”

“A month prior, Cruz sharply distanced himself from his long-held plan to increase the number of visas for high-tech workers by 500%. Under fire from conservative talk radio hosts who said he was imperiling American workers, Cruz said he would suspend the program for 180 days until it could be reformed to his liking.” (CNN, 12/1/7/15)

In 2013, Senator Cruz offered an amendment that would increase the H-1B Visa program from 65,000 to 325,000.

“During the 2013 immigration debate, the Texas senator proposed an amendment to the comprehensive ‘gang of eight’ Senate bill that he boasted would ‘dramatically increas[e]’ the annual limit on H-1B skilled guest worker visas—from 65,000 to 325,000—a five-fold expansion.” (Bloomberg, 8/20/15)

Flip-Flopped on Birthright Citizenship:
Cruz’s birthright citizenship position is “the product of a flip-flop that is a couple of years old.”

“Post-Trump, Cruz has highlighted his opposition to birthright citizenship, itself the product of a flip-flop that is a couple of years old.” (Washington Examiner, 11/19/15)

CNN: “Despite his grounding in the grass-roots, Cruz has had to quickly react at times to Trump’s envelope-pushing brand of conservatism, such as when Cruz quickly agreed this summer with Trump’s new position to end birthright citizenship, despite previous questions the Texan posed about its constitutionality.” (CNN, 12/1/7/15)

Flip-Flopped on Mass Deportation:
In September 2013, Cruz “noted that he had not called for deportation.”

“Cruz also noted that he had not called for deportation or, as Mitt Romney famously advocated, self-deportation.” (NYT/Texas Tribune, 9/13/13)

Now, “over the past few weeks,” Cruz “has specifically endorsed deportations after months of resisting.”

“Cruz, who over the past few weeks has specifically endorsed deportations after months of resisting, said in an interview that aired Sunday on ‘State of the Union’ that the U.S. should catch those who came here illegally under normal law enforcement practices, not through round-ups of the estimated 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S.” (CNN, 1/10/16)

In January 2016, Cruz said that like Donald Trump he does “absolutely” support deportation of all illegal immigrants.

“Ted Cruz said during an appearance in Iowa on Monday that there’s a difference between him and Donald Trump on immigration. The Texas senator, who is leading the field of Republican presidential candidates in Iowa according to the latest polls, was asked by a man in the state if, like Trump, he believed that all undocumented immigrants should be deported. Cruz replied, ‘Absolutely yes.’ ‘And in fact, look, there’s a difference,’ said Cruz. ‘He’s advocated allowing folks to come back in and become citizens. I oppose that.’” (BuzzFeed, 1/5/16)

[McGruff]

We don’t even know if Ted Cruz is qualified to be a candidate for president. After Iowa it won’t matter anyways.

[VanDeKoik]

Then Cruz can drop out of the race and have all of the debates he wants whenever he wants.

Or he can go back to work in the Senate that he is still paid to be part of, and debate there.

[SampleMan]

Is Trump a rule follower? Goose meet gander. Seriously, it’s like some Freepers are shocked and pissed that anyone would even challenge their desired candidate.

If hating the other guy is an important requirement of your support, your candidate has weaknesses that you don’t want to discuss.

[VanDeKoik]

“Odd, every trumpling loves when djt fouts a rule but seems all hurt whem someone else does.”

What “rule” did he flout?

[lodi90]

Cruz is a master debater.

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Did you miss the last debate? Rubio & Trump both wiped the floor with Cruz. Cruz lost so bad he was reduced to clapping like a seal.

[Dana1960]

The reason it is a rule, is because it OMITS the other candidates. It is not fair for the top vote getter, plus the other guy, to hold their own event, denying access to the other candidates. Who are still active candidates, btw.

You think Rubio would go along with this?

[ObozoMustGo2012]

[Cruz is debating with himself.]

He’s a Master (de)Bater!

[VanDeKoik]

“Is Trump a rule follower?”

In terms of the rules for debates as a GOP candidate? Yup.

But I guess this is supposed to be the talking point of the day from the Cruz people?

Why should Cruz care if he’s not there? Go take the stage and be the princess of the debate!