Cruz gets Jeb Bush backing as Republican elites try to stop Trump

Reuters/Yahoo ^ | March 23, 2016 | David Morgan and Megan Cassella

[E. Pluribus Unum]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz won the backing of former rival Jeb Bush on Wednesday as prominent Republicans overcome their aversion to the conservative senator to try to force a standoff with insurgent Donald Trump at their party's convention in July.

The endorsement by Bush, part of a Republican dynasty, is the latest sign of how keen the party's establishment is to stop Trump, fearing that his rhetoric on illegal immigration and national security will cost the party votes at the Nov. 8 presidential election.

Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, is a staunch social conservative and a divisive figure in the party due to his willingness to criticize the leadership and his prominent role in bringing about a 2013 government shutdown.

But he is still seen by party grandees and many Republicans in Congress as preferable to Trump, a real-es

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The company he keeps...

[rineaux]

Beautiful

[grey_whiskers]

Let's just call this what it is:

"Bushwhacking."

[Lurkinanloomin]

¡Teb! has hopped on board The Cheap Labor Express

[Diogenesis]

How fitting. Bush and Goldman Cruz married by
none other than Romney, and both EXEMPT and sooooo special.

[WENDLE]

They FFFAAAIIILLL! To Hades with the gope!! We WIN!! It is our party NOW!! We have MILLIONS OF VOTERS AND WE WILL NOT BE SCREWED!!

[grey_whiskers]

Please clap.

[rineaux]

Once Cruz gets to the Convention, he's going to find out how Bush, Romney and gang used him.

Simple tool.

[kempster]

They both have the same immigration policy, AMNESTY.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Where are all the Cruzbots?

Shouldn't they be blaming Trump?

[oldbrowser]

If Ted was to take the lead in delegates, the establishment would jump on the Trump bandwagon.

their goal is to stop them both in a contested convention.

The establishments future depends on it. They will go third party to make sure neither of them take the presidency.

[bigbob]

Everything comes at a price...

[Iscool]

Who’s next, Harry Reid???

[rineaux]

LOL.

Cruz is now begging Bush for his money backers as well.

[dowcaet]

What can you say. A month ago the Cruzers were in the lead kicking Jeb to the curb after South Carolina and now he’s a good guy?

[joshua c]

I noticed that Ted is the bride in this marriage.

[GOPJ]

Nothing says ‘Establishment’ like Jeb...

[dowcaet]

I don’t think he’s a rube being set up to take a fall. I think Cruz knows damn well what he’s doing and knows there’s a huge monetary reward and some cushy gig waiting for him once he fufills his part of the plan.

[Kent C]

>>Where are all the Cruzbots?
Shouldn’t they be blaming Trump?

They didn’t blame Trump for David Duke, why start now?