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Texas newspaper endorses Kasich over Cruz
The Hill ^ | 2/12/2016 | Jesse Byrnes

Posted on 02/12/2016 9:06:16 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

The Dallas Morning News on Friday endorsed Republican presidential candidate John Kasich over home-state rival Ted Cruz for the GOP nomination.

"As much as we'd like to see a Texan in the White House, we fear that Cruz's brand of politics is more about disruption than governing and threatens to take the Republican Party to a dark place," editorial members of the influential Texas newspaper wrote.

"As we've written before, continuing obstructionist paths might excite primary voters, but it won't benefit the nation or the conservative cause," they added.

Editors of the Dallas Morning News wrote that state-level public servants like Kasich "forged practical, even imaginative, ways to help their citizens lead safer, more stable and prosperous lives."

"That's a sharp contrast to what GOP presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are offering," the editors wrote, referencing the candidates who won New Hampshire and Iowa, respectively.

"John Kasich of Ohio is one of those pragmatic leaders, a Republican who -- to his own present detriment, perhaps, but to the benefit of his constituents -- shows more interest in actually governing than in partisan theatrics," the newspaper added.

The Morning News editorial board praised Kasich's "get things done" bona fides in Ohio, mentioning closing a budget shortfall and overseeing a sharp drop in unemployment, as well as his efforts in Congress to balance the federal budget. They also credited his moderate positions on immigration and Medicaid.

"While other GOP establishment opponents, for instance former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, have rewritten parts of their résumés, the center-right Kasich hasn't been cowed by the farthest-right reaches of the party into doing anything of the sort," the editorial reads.

Texas holds its primary March 1.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bfac; cruz; kasich; kasichovercruz; leaveabigmark; media; openborders; ouch; paidtrumptroll; rubio; texas; toknowhimistohatehim; trump; trumpkoolaid
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To: sparklite2
Dallas used to have a conservative evening newspaper, the Times-Herald, but it went under in the early eighties.

I almost remember that one, but not quite.

There was some Scripps-Howard rinky-dink newspaper that tried to get off the ground in the Metroplex (as it was then often called) back in the 70's, but I can't remember the name. I don't think it was Times-Herald, but could be wrong.

The paper folded like a National Inquirer, side-to-side like a book, if memory serves.

41 posted on 02/12/2016 9:40:28 PM PST by BlueDragon (TheHildbeast is so bad, purty near anybody should beat her. And that's saying something)
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To: FredZarguna
In the general, this fishwrap is not going to endorse any Republican.

Fred, Fred, Fred, I challenge to find any election in which the Dallas Morning News endorsed a Democrat for president. It is pretty amazing what you Cruz supporters will say about anyone or any entity who doesn't support your guy. The truth goes out the window immediately. But I guess that is what we expect from you guys at this point. Very sad. Very sad.

42 posted on 02/12/2016 9:40:37 PM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: Theo

I’m on my Kindle or I’d post it for you ... search ‘Schlafly makes the case for Presdent Trump’ and ‘Schlafly endorses Trump’.

And then give me a kiss. I like a littlekisswhenmypeter’sbeingpulled ...


43 posted on 02/12/2016 9:41:32 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: BlueDragon

I always referred to the Dallas Morning News as the Dallas Morning Snooze.

The stories and editorials were guaranteed to put you to sleep. imo.


44 posted on 02/12/2016 9:44:36 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: fireman15

Fireman, Fireman, Fireman. They just endorsed one. His name is “John Kasich.”


45 posted on 02/12/2016 9:47:19 PM PST by FredZarguna (You did not see what I did there.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Liberal rag just following the lead of it’s titular soul sister, the New York Slimes, in endorsing the GOP candidate mostly likely to be slaughtered the hardest by whatever Democrat scum is eventually nominated.


46 posted on 02/12/2016 9:47:51 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: txnativegop
Aah, now I'm remembering the Dallas Times-Herald.

The Morning News only beat it out (back in the era I initially referred to) because of the Snooze's great big whopping Sunday editions.

47 posted on 02/12/2016 9:53:29 PM PST by BlueDragon (TheHildbeast is so bad, purty near anybody should beat her. And that's saying something)
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To: FredZarguna; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
So a commie rag endorses the farthest left Republican in the field, and this is somehow a slam on Cruz on FR? Please be serious.

In the general, this fishwrap is not going to endorse any Republican.

Dallas Morning News endorsements:

I couldn't find proof positive, but I think the Dallas Morning News endorsed George W. Bush in 2000, also.

Interesting, for a "commie rag"...

48 posted on 02/12/2016 9:57:30 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: entropy12

“No endorsements from 99 colleagues.
Former endorser gov. Sarah Palin switched to Trump.
Pro-life Phyllis Schlafly endorsed Trump.

Now major Texas newspapers are abandoning him.

And how about the senior senator from Texas, John Cornyn?
May be governor Greg Abbott will surely endorse Cruz!”

Glenn Beck endorsed Cruz; all teared up over it he was.


49 posted on 02/12/2016 9:59:13 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: fireman15

See my post #48, and go do a slamdance on Freddie’s head. :)


50 posted on 02/12/2016 9:59:43 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I don’t know, I don’t consider “Gayboys on the Range Examiner” a legit newspaper.


51 posted on 02/12/2016 10:00:10 PM PST by heights
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To: JSDude1

See my post #48.


52 posted on 02/12/2016 10:00:50 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: BlueDragon; txnativegop

We called it the Startle-gram during the impeachment wars. :)


53 posted on 02/12/2016 10:02:35 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: Ditter

Ditto with the DMN rag. They couldn’t pay me to subscribe.


54 posted on 02/12/2016 10:04:17 PM PST by bonfire
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To: fireman15
Just caught this one. Nice.

So simple, even a cruzman can read it. :)

55 posted on 02/12/2016 10:04:29 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Dallas morning news = New York Times

This is an endorsement for Cruz.


56 posted on 02/12/2016 10:04:48 PM PST by lonestar67 (I remember when unemployment was 4.7 percent / Cruz 2016)
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To: lonestar67
Dallas Morning News endorsements:


57 posted on 02/12/2016 10:07:46 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I have lived in Texas for over thirty years. I cannot think of a major newspaper that isn’t liberal. I live in a city which is one of the most conservative in the nation, and our local paper recently had an editor who is now an executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Texas.


58 posted on 02/12/2016 10:10:23 PM PST by Essie
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Ted Cruz is doing really well in Texas and not many other places. This should be a hint that Texas wants its Senator back. Back to the Senate Ted, the job you wanted, was elected to and for which you are collecting a paycheck is calling. Back to the Senate and represent Texas. Your people need you.

Trump is on a roll to the White House.


59 posted on 02/12/2016 10:11:12 PM PST by r_barton (We the People of the United States...)
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To: kiryandil
That's 0 conservatives in your list. ZERO.

McCain and Romney, though I admit are well to the right of Trump, are also RINO losers.

They just picked Kasich. I suppose you think he's a conservative, too.

60 posted on 02/12/2016 10:22:03 PM PST by FredZarguna (You did not see what I did there.)
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