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Why Ted Cruz has more to gain as the presidential election campaigns gear up
The Examiner ^ | July 28, 2015 | Jack Dennis, San Antonio Examiner

Posted on 07/28/2015 11:52:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 07/28/2015 11:52:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reagan took charge of the party by painting in bold colors and eschewing Nuance.

His “let them go their way” speech still inspires me when I’m feeling like conservative politics is a lost cause.

I’d love to see Ted offer a dramatic reading of that speech from the floor ... and wait to give attribution until he was done. My guess is that WaPoHuffPoNYT would all have tweets and articles on the wire before he finished, not realizing he was quoting P40. I can dream...


2 posted on 07/29/2015 12:26:04 AM PDT by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet




CRUZ or LOSE (Our Republic)!


3 posted on 07/29/2015 12:34:00 AM PDT by onyx (PLEASE Support FR - GO MONTHLY - Join CLUB 300 - God bless FR's Donors!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I just love this guy!
I’m ALL IN FOR CRUZ!!!

Cruz/Trump or Trump/Cruz I’m OK either way!

Brains/Bucks or Bucks/Brains —> You need both to win!

Go Trump!
Go Cruz!


4 posted on 07/29/2015 12:57:06 AM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: Bobalu

If Cruz somehow gets the nomination, I think actually think he should run with Rubio. Imagine, two Hispanics, one of whom speaks Spanish fluently. That could bring about a seismic shit in that voting block in 2016.


5 posted on 07/29/2015 1:14:12 AM PDT by zencycler
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I agree that the idea has some merit.

However, it would be a poor choice IMO, much like the choice Reagan made.

We could have done better than the Bush presidencies :-(

I think we could do better than Rubio as a VP for Cruz.

Susanna Martinez, gov of New Mexico might be a better choice.


6 posted on 07/29/2015 1:43:21 AM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Somebody please get the message to Cruz:

1) Try to reduce the nasality, at least a little bit. It’s not too bad except when speaking before a large crowd. Remember: the microphone makes it unnecessary to raise one’s voice, ever. (A lesson Sarah Palin, and most politicians, have never learned.) Watch videos of Ronald Reagan. He talked the same whether speaking in the Oval Office, or addressing 30,000 people. He knew, in either case, that the REAL audience was at home, ten feet from their TV sets, and they don’t need to be shouted at.

2) Get rid of the stammer!!! E.g.: “A-a-a-and...” and other words stammered at the beginning of sentences. It gets annoying. If you really ARE looking for a word, silence for a moment is BETTER.


7 posted on 07/29/2015 2:24:15 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: zencycler
That could bring about a seismic shit in that voting block in 2016.

Even more so among Democrat politicians.

8 posted on 07/29/2015 2:27:00 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: zencycler

That could bring about a seismic shit


Can we handle a seismic shit?


9 posted on 07/29/2015 2:34:27 AM PDT by OwenKellogg (CRUZ to Victory! Donate at tedcruz.org)
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To: zencycler

I think it’s a good practice to pick the best candidate for VP. Rubio is a gang of eight schmuck and a sellout, Susana Martinez implemented Obamacare in her state, Ben Carson doesn’t have the experience to run the U.S. and Carly Fiorina has a mediocre business record. My point is, that we will always be called racists and sexisits by the left, minorties that run for office on the right will always be called sell outs and Uncle Toms, with this fact in mind why would we want to elevate people based on their ethnic background or sex when there are far better qualified candidates? Playing the affirmative action game allows us to pick the weakest candidate to run and is a disadvantage.


10 posted on 07/29/2015 4:05:24 AM PDT by erod (Chicago Conservative | Cruz or Lose!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz is a Latino on his father’s side ( Cuban )
His mother is mainly Irish with some Italian thrown in


11 posted on 07/29/2015 4:32:52 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: OwenKellogg

lol ... what a typo!


12 posted on 07/29/2015 4:34:27 AM PDT by zencycler
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To: Arthur McGowan

He may have the speaking problems you mentioned but he was a National Debate Champion in college


13 posted on 07/29/2015 4:35:24 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: erod

Reagan’s 1980 pick of Bush - an example of a conservative candidate picking a GOPe to unite the party and reach more voters in the election.

Cruz picking Rubio would do the same, along with the appeal to hispanics I mentioned.


14 posted on 07/29/2015 4:40:40 AM PDT by zencycler
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To: Bobalu

an insider told me months ago that “Susanna Martinez” was pre-selected by the GOPe as 2016 VP ...


15 posted on 07/29/2015 4:44:13 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/235448-a-woman-in-the-white-house-in-2017-its-likely


16 posted on 07/29/2015 4:45:01 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Bobalu

Cruz/Trump or Trump/Cruz I’m OK either way!


I don’t think Trump will take second fiddle thus he’s
either the nominee or he’s out.


17 posted on 07/29/2015 5:14:39 AM PDT by deport
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The only reason we are watching the debate is for Cruz and Trump. Hopefully they will team up and give Jeb a wedgie.


18 posted on 07/29/2015 5:15:42 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The idea that there are people “Leading”, “gaining”, “winning” (or “losing”) fifteen months before voters start to seriously think about it is ridiculous.


19 posted on 07/29/2015 5:17:30 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain)
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To: Arthur McGowan

I’ve noticed that Gov. Palin’s voice has become much more modulated recently. The last time I heard her on television she sounded completely different than she did in the campaign days.

-JT


20 posted on 07/29/2015 5:59:00 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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