Posted on 08/17/2013 8:59:51 AM PDT by Qbert
Republican establishment strategist Mike Murphy, who is close to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Mitt Romney and favors candidates like them, slammed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), saying he would be a disaster in a general election like George McGovern was for Democrats in 1972.
Murphy told National Review that though Cruz may win the nomination if he chooses to run because he appeals so strongly to conservatives, but he would not win a general election. In Murphy's eyes, conservatives that support Cruz are not "regular Republicans" like McCain and Romney, both of whom lost general elections.
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During the 2012 election cycle, Murphy went out of his way to label conservative candidates who threatened Romney as the Republican versions of McGovern, doing so on programs like NBC's Meet The Press.
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McCain and Romney were the disasters. Lets try a real conservative this time.
For all the hate of McCain and Romney, we would have been better served to have Cruz hold their feet to the fire than Obamas.
Sure they are political rats, but I voted for them both, and voted to send in Ted 3 times.
Hey some people have taken to defining evil down and claiming everyone is evil to some degree. See my post history for details.
TAGLINE...
Murphy’s a disaster. His team couldn’t put together a campaign worthy enough to rally the conservative vote.
Maybe they will run Dole again.
That was brilliant on the part of the RNC.
Rally hell he supressed it. Palin is exhibit one. Did everything possible to trash her.
Romney was unrallyable. He is a liberal.
Nope.
It certainly takes a disaster to know one. That doesn’t make him correct. though.
Why do members of the media put these idiots on? They could not even beat a novice lawn jockey and teleprompter read not once, but twice. You never believe anyone with a losing record!
I’d think by now everyone would see that the GOP despises them. Pathetic as Dole was, he was an arch lib compared to McCain/Romney.
That steady march to the left like to be ignored by the excusemakers though. So the next GOP candidate should be either Hillary or perhaps Obama himself. It would fit the pattern.
Edit...Dole was an arch CONSERVATIVE compared to Romney/McCain...Need sleep.
Now that you mention it it is time for my Thorazine.
I get so forgetful sometimes...
Obviously you are a Communist. REAL Americans take their Thorazine straight, no chaser ;)
EXACTLY!He hasn’t brought in a”Winner”,yet!This(to me)means that Ted Cruz would WIN BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Murphy is out of a job, when the Conservative wins.
“”In Murphy’s eyes, conservatives that support Cruz are not “regular Republicans” like McCain and Romney, both of whom lost general elections.””
And that doesn’t give him a clue?????? We don’t like REGULAR REPUBLICANS, you jerk.
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