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Trump Adviser Suggests Cruz Isn't Likable Enough to Be Re-elected
WRAL ^ | October 8, 2016 | By Alexander Burns and Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times

Posted on 09/08/2018 3:48:35 PM PDT by conservative98

President Donald Trump’s budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, expressed confidence to Republican donors Saturday that the party would overcome a Democratic “movement of hate” in November, but he acknowledged Republicans could lose races where they have nominated candidates who are not seen as “likable” enough, like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

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To: thoughtomator

“That he’s actually in a tight race in Texas with a far-left seditionist goes to demonstrate how weak a candidate he is.”

I’m a Texan and I understand Texans. You are relying on fake news. This race will be a landslide, watch and see. The media always tells us that their latest darling is in a “tight race” with our side, then when the votes come in - the races are not tight at all. Look at our latest governor’s race. Wendy Davis was supposed to win according to the polls. I honestly think they polled the employees of the news rooms only.

Ted Cruz is safe in Texas. We are conservative. He is a strong conservative. If we voted with only our emotions rather than our values, then there may be a problem. But we don’t. The only “blue wave” you are going to see in Texas is the blue wave of liberal tears.


121 posted on 09/09/2018 8:06:34 AM PDT by Saveourcountry
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To: thoughtomator

FYI, Here’s a news story telling us that Greg Abbott had only a 1 point lead over Wendy Davis in a late September poll. BTW, he won by 20 points.

https://www.statesman.com/news/poll-shows-greg-abbott-with-single-digit-lead-wendy-davis/L6vqqJNIFkhO1gIP8PwTzO/


122 posted on 09/09/2018 8:14:58 AM PDT by Saveourcountry
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To: Teacher317

Graham is one PDJT better watch as well. McCain taught him well. Remember McCain was all in for PDJT till he was elected and the stab him in back over and over.


123 posted on 09/09/2018 9:21:09 AM PDT by ducks1944 (GOD Bless the USA .)
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To: Forty-Niner

NBC.

How many times must people prove to people like you that qualification has been negated and nullified? Dozens of times throughout the years. Your ignorance of the constitution is appalling.


124 posted on 09/09/2018 9:24:57 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Rats, RINO's and O-Tips. They all want Sessions to stay.)
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To: Teacher317

Graham is one PDJT better watch as well. McCain taught him well. Remember McCain was all in for PDJT till he was elected and the stab him in back over and over.


125 posted on 09/09/2018 9:25:36 AM PDT by ducks1944 (GOD Bless the USA .)
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To: conservative98

If he didn’t conduct himself the way he did in 2016, probably nobody here would even think of making fun of him.


Yep. When you look up the word a**hole in an 2016 dictionary, his photo was found.

But he was very generous at 3 am with the condoms and cheese.

And yeah, if I were in TX I’d vote for him. Politics, bedfellows... It gets a little messy.


126 posted on 09/09/2018 9:27:46 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: conservative98
Well, isn't that special. They actually name the person. Huh. I wonder why they didn't cite the source as some "anonymous" Trump adviser.

Oh. Right. Because there's no such thing as an "anonymous" Trump advisor. Whenever the Fake News Media can stoke division between or amongst Republicans, they are more than happy to name names.

127 posted on 09/09/2018 12:38:15 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no gstandards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: a fool in paradise; conservative98
I don’t see anyone onstage at the Cruz rally. I can photograph an empty movie theater before the first screening starts. The left pulled that same stunt with the comparison photo of Trump’s innauguration to Obama’s crowd.

And Reince Priebus fell for it hook, line and sinker.

128 posted on 09/09/2018 12:59:27 PM PDT by tarheelswamprat
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To: conservative98

I like Ted Cruz. I just believed that he didn’t have what it would take to defeat the Evil Witch. If you want to beleive the polling by the LSM, then do so. Get out there and vote this November. Keep these Progressives locked in their Mamma’s basements!


129 posted on 09/09/2018 6:16:26 PM PDT by MGunny
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To: mtrott

“Trump is not the most likeable person either.”

I beg to differ. His rallies are like the book that you can’t put down. I can’t wait to watch them on YouTube and amazingly, I don’t fall asleep, I don’t drift off into my own thoughts, and I don’t hit the mute button. For me, that is saying a lot - I don’t normally do well listening to speeches, lectures, sermons or info-mercials.

The fact is, he is likable, despite the non stop narrative that he is obnoxious.

Sure, I see the quirks and behaviors that his detractors fixate on. I see what they are seeing when they mock him and hate him - but not do not agree they are mock worthy or hate worthy. They hate him first and then find things in his personality to justify that hate.

Trump could do a personality and style makeover and eliminate every single one of his offensive behaviors and the haters would simply find other things to hate him for.

Then there are the likers, like me. And there are a lot of us, our numbers growing exponentially each day. We see the same quirks but we like him.

Trump books the largest venues possible - stadiums, airport hangars, etc. and he fills them to capacity with an equal number gathered outside. Mile long lines forming days ahead of time - and it’s just him they are coming to see, not some popular rock star.

Other politicians can’t do that.

Trump is far from unlikeable.


130 posted on 09/09/2018 6:28:25 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: conservative98

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This is stupid!

It isn’t even close to what he said.


131 posted on 09/09/2018 6:37:23 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: conservative98

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This is why everyone is making fun of you!


132 posted on 09/09/2018 6:38:23 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: a fool in paradise

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conservative98 has been trolling for a long time on this nonsense.


133 posted on 09/09/2018 6:43:57 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: thoughtomator; Saveourcountry

I would suggest that you both go back and listen to the whole disgraceful speech and the link below has CNN’s commentary at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiq1Kw3-TGc


135 posted on 09/09/2018 6:59:13 PM PDT by anton
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To: anton

The train of comments of the video, dated the day of and the day after, prove my recollection correct. It was a breathtaking backstab, and should have earned him an exit visa from the GOP.


136 posted on 09/09/2018 7:08:04 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 1)
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To: thoughtomator
You are correct. Cruz clearly meant to not endorse voting for Trump, which by process of elimination meant only one thing.

That said, I do think that Cruz would do himself a whole lot of good if he launched his 2018 campaign with something like an "I was wrong" campaign. If Cruz begins with apologizing for his 2016 speech, admitting that Donald Trump achieved breathtaking results improving the economy, and vowed to get behind him 100% in implementing the remainder of the agenda through 2020, he'd all but wrap up the Texas vote.

-PJ

137 posted on 09/09/2018 7:19:45 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: conservative98

They seem to like him in Texas. He’s no Trump though, or even a Pence. But he does give one hell of a speech.


138 posted on 09/09/2018 7:49:12 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Responsibility2nd

“How many times must people prove to people like you that qualification has been negated and nullified? Dozens of times///”

I know of two.....could you list the
dozens of other Presidents that were NOT Natural Born Citizens? You opened your mouth so educate me.....

Seems to me that despite your assertions the Constitution is still the Supreme Law of the Land. Article II was enacted for reasons valid even today. It’s still in effect despite the lawlessness of the 2008 elections. Just look what ignoring Article II has wrought!

Can it be changed?? Of course...there is a procedure for doing so. That has not happened. Nullification??? Only in your mind could the Constitution be Nullified...not mine or in the greater majority of Americans.!


139 posted on 09/09/2018 9:02:18 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

It is ridiculous how the Republicans have such loose lips and the Democrats always March in lockstep no matter what.
Even Melania contradicts the President in press releases. I can’t believe the lack of Republican discipline. It’s amazing Trump won but we can pat ourselves on the back for that.


140 posted on 09/09/2018 9:47:54 PM PDT by JerseyDvl ("If you're going through hell, keep going.")
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