I hope he makes that point at the next debate.
Posted on 02/21/2016 3:37:18 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
(CNN)Ted Cruz argued that since he's the only candidate who has been able to beat Donald Trump, he's the candidate conservatives should turn to as the chief alternative to the businessman.
"It is now apparent that the only campaign that can beat Donald Trump and that has beaten Donald Trump is our campaign," he said in an interview on "State of the Union" with CNN's Jake Tapper.
Cruz argued that while Trump has "consistently managed to score in the 20s and 30s," many voters view him unfavorably and are concerned about his chances in a general election.
"An awful lot of Republicans are very concerned that Donald Trump is not the right candidate to go head-to-head with Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders," Cruz said. "And as the field narrows, we're seeing more and more people coming to us."
Cruz dismissed the idea that he underperformed in South Carolina, a state with a strong religious and evangelical population -- both attributes that should favor him. And he downplayed Trump's victory, arguing that his lead narrowed in recent weeks and the margin of victory should have been greater.
Cruz also swiped that Rubio should have done better in South Carolina against Trump because the Florida senator had endorsements from the state's popular Sen. Tim Scott, and Gov. Nikki Haley. Cruz argued that when he had endorsements from evangelical leaders in Iowa, he was able to beat Trump, not place second...
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Cruz will not repeat the feat. He will be lucky to beat Rubio from now on.
ROFLMAO: by ONE delegate did he win in Iowa....ROFLMAO!!!
AND only because him and his campaign cheated and lied, and everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE knows it, that’s why he didn’t win ONE county in S.C. yesterday, he is dirty, and he cheats and he LIES!!!
Trump: 66 delegates; Cruz 11 delegates....
Well, the Colts, Chief, Steelers and Raiders each beat the Broncos this year, but that doesn’t make them SB Champs. GGG you are really getting pathetic. When does your shift end at Cruz HQs?
Wow. Just wow. They need to take that law degree of his back. You can’t be that stupid and keep it.
cruz cheated and won by the slimiest of margins in Iowa. Trump has been beating cruz like a read headed step child every since. But then again, if you listen to cruz third place is the new first place. With that kind of logic, cruz is a shoe-in to win.
This reminds of the Monty Python movie with the two knights fighting in the woods....
Iowa? How stupid are the people of Iowa?
Cruz did no cheat. CNN lied about their reportage of Carson, and Trump repeated that lie over and over for his own personal gain:
Pathetic
Ted Cruz did not cheat or lie. CNN lied, and Donald Trump repeated CNN’s lie over and over for his own personal gain:
I hope he makes that point at the next debate.
.....Once. (The rest of the story)
Cruz used DIRTY TRICKS, and ADMITTED IT.
So Cruz is a cheated to defeat Trump in Iowa only.
Everyone KNOWS THIS NOW, and it will not take you to victory. No one likes a cheater.
I hope the Cruz campaign doesn’t pay you huge bucks to be one of their spin doctors here at FR because you stink at your job!
Really? Then I guess CNN also did this to Rubio to huh????
The only thing he’s going to beat from now on is his feet back to Texas to do the job they elected him to do. And maybe think about how he’s going to keep it after the performance he’s shown.
Does Cruz realize that this election is not about beating Donald Trump? It is about beating Hillary or Sanders or their last minute replacement?
...and is he ‘legal’ to be a Senator?
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