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Cruz's 2016 anxiety: Jeb's money (Lunch with Ambassador John Bolton)
The Washington Examiner ^ | February 13, 2015 | Rebecca Berg

Posted on 02/13/2015 2:43:13 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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I will start my drive for one million dollars on Monday.
1 posted on 02/13/2015 2:43:13 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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All the money in the world won't be able to drown out the insults to the American worker Jeb has blurted out over the past few years.

He is toast.

2 posted on 02/13/2015 2:46:03 PM PST by skeeter
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They think it can. I’m sure Karl Rove has a plan.


3 posted on 02/13/2015 2:46:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz for Pres, Bolton for SoState.


4 posted on 02/13/2015 2:47:27 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Bingo!


5 posted on 02/13/2015 4:33:23 PM PST by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All Cruz has to do is peg Jeb as Obama-lite and the next “guy in line” like Juan McCain and Mitt. Easy win.


6 posted on 02/13/2015 4:44:17 PM PST by struggle
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God bless and keep you!


CRUZ or lose.

7 posted on 02/13/2015 4:47:55 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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I’ve got my donation ready for Ted. And while I realize he could use it right now, he won’t get my money until I hear him say “My name is Ted Cruz and I’m running for President”.


8 posted on 02/13/2015 4:52:30 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (It's better to die free than live as a slave)
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The stickiest point of strategy for Cruz seemed to be fundraising, which at this stage of the invisible primary is the focus among likely candidates.

Just as soon as he declares, his coffers will be happy with millions upon millions giving.

If 5 million people give an average of $100 to Cruz, he'll be right w/ Jeb's 100 people who give him $5 million.

The grass roots little donors keep him competitive until he can take over with his ideas, his communication skills, and his strategy.

So many pols play so they can be in the game - Cruz plays to win.

9 posted on 02/14/2015 4:50:53 AM PST by Principled (Government Slowdown using the budget process!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!


CRUZ or LOSE!


10 posted on 02/14/2015 11:18:46 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hmmmm ..?? Any plans Karl Rove has will be used for Jeb Bush .. not Ted Cruz.


11 posted on 02/14/2015 12:15:55 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That would work for me.


12 posted on 02/14/2015 12:17:57 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: Principled

Excellent observation: Cruz plays to WIN.


13 posted on 02/14/2015 12:20:07 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: Principled

Agree...once Cruz announces, the $$ will flow in.


14 posted on 02/14/2015 1:25:37 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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If he were senate majority leader, the filibuster would already be gone.

After the filibuster was repealed then he would use reconciliation to put a full repeal of 0bamacare on the president’s desk.

He would stop the muslim facist DOJ, IRS [replace with nrst], EPA, etc.

He would use the power of the office to advance his agenda [you know, like the dems do.]

I think Cruz would make a great president. But he is also an important part of the Congress. I’m ambivalent about him leaving the Congress - but all in all we need him at the top imo. He can be a senator for decades after he’s president... or get onto USSC. But he has to stay in a place where he has major influence over the direction of the country.

I’m saving money to send him when he announces and I hope others are too.


15 posted on 02/14/2015 1:50:23 PM PST by Principled (Government Slowdown using the budget process!)
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Sarah has 4.5 million FB followers, and probably another 4.5 who don’t FB. When she asks them to pony up $20.16 a month for a year for Cruz.... you do the math, using whatever adjustments you think appropriate.


16 posted on 02/14/2015 2:12:00 PM PST by txhurl
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Or $2,016 if you’re able.


17 posted on 02/14/2015 2:40:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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$20.16 X 12 = 241.00 times even one million people = 241 million... I don’t think money’s gonna be a problem for Cruz.


18 posted on 02/14/2015 2:52:49 PM PST by txhurl
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As I’ve said, he’ll get $2 million just from my efforts.


19 posted on 02/14/2015 2:53:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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Sharing a meal at Johnny’s Half Shell before Bolton was set to appear on Fox News, Cruz launched into a discussion of 2016 strategy audible to anyone within earshot, including a reporter for the Washington Examiner.

I find this curious. Senator Cruz is one of the smartest individuals ever to have sought the presidency. Obviously, he knew this hour-long conversation with Bolton was loud enough to be heard by anybody nearby, and obviously he knew there was press nearby.

It would seem that he wanted some very important information to get out in the wild. He wanted an hour to do it in without being interrupted by a reporter's lame questions, such as whether he believes in evolution or birth control, for instance. Perhaps most intriguing is that he wanted the illusion of an off-the-record statement, but one that he knew would be reported and sourced.

I'm very curious to know what his intended message was, and whether the Washington Examiner even reported it here. These are very short excerpts of an hour-long conversation, and we don't know a single word that John Bolton said.

20 posted on 02/14/2015 3:11:33 PM PST by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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