Ted Cruz’s Analytics-Driven Plan to Steal the Libertarian Vote from Rand

National Review ^ | June 10, 2015 4:00 AM | JOEL GEHRKE

[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

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[ClearCase_guy]

You can capture the Libertarian votes by promising to legalize drugs. Nothing else will get their full attention.

[FewsOrange]

Steal?

Since when is persuading someone to vote for you, stealing?

[Hugin]

Cruz has already said he would leave states that vote to legalize weed alone.

[WIBamian]

Cruz’ data-analytics team is wrong.

Since Cruz is already hemorrhaging anti-ObamaTrade voters like me from supporting him, he does not stand a chance, with Rand voters, who are also anti-ObamaTrade.

The Middle Class Standard, which is the voting base for Conservatives and Libertarians, is to NOT SUPPORT ObamaTrade.

When Cruz supported ObamaTrade, he did not support the wishes of Conservatives or Rand Supporters.

So Cruz will not be getting my vote, the Conservative vote, or the votes of Rand supporters.

[dware]

You can capture the Libertarian votes by promising to legalize drugs. Nothing else will get their full attention.

And the award for the most ignorant thing I've seen on FR in quite some time goes to....YOU!!!

[Sherman Logan]

Dang straight. It’s none of the federal governments’s business except for interstate commerce.

[Resolute Conservative]

So on every Cruz thread now you are spouting the same talking points over and over, but have not answer my question, rank your candidates and defend them. If not, stop being a seminary poster.

[ansel12]

Actually, the libertarian position on drugs, is zero restrictions on drugs, or the new creations, combinations, and concoctions that the drug labs can come up with, and on marketing and advertising those drugs.

Except for tobacco evidently, they don’t seem to have cared much during the 40 year war against tobacco, including the Obama administrations’ and new laws still being passed against tobacco, even in recent years and months.

[ansel12]

It seems to be true, on another drug thread today, a libertarian was promoting a pro-abortion, pro-homosexual agenda libertarian as a shining example of being pro-drugs and successful.

[ansel12]

Rand isn’t going to do well anyway, his pro-abortion, pro-gay, anti-military, anti-conservative stuff, will hurt him.

[WIBamian]

ObamaTrade is about absolute subjugation of every single man, woman, and child in America.

Are you so ready to kneel in submission to your next Master?

[dware]

It seems to be true, on another drug thread today, a libertarian was promoting a pro-abortion, pro-homosexual agenda libertarian as a shining example of being pro-drugs and successful.

Incorrect. Some ignorant, worthless statist was attempting to troll a freedom loving, registered Republican. Unfortunately, the ignorant, worthless statist troll had no clue what they were talking about, much like now.

[dware]

Are you so ready to kneel in submission to your next Master?

ansel12 is a statist troll. Not only will they kneel, but they will also lick the boot of their masters, and harass you for not doing the same.

[ansel12]

As the old cowboy said, the SOB hasn’t been born yet, and Rand Paul doesn’t stand a chance, he is too far left, and too pandering, too rino, and too immature and shallow.

[WIBamian]

I’m writing in Jeff Sessions for President of the United States.

He’s against ObamaTrade and for good reason.

He knows it’s evil intent.

[dead]

You can capture the Libertarian votes by promising to legalize drugs. Nothing else will get their full attention.

I lean strongly libertarian, and have voted for Libertarian candidatates. Cruz has or could easily capture my full attention with any number of proposals that don't involve drugs - eliminate the income tax, roll back the surveillance state, gut property confiscation laws, drastically shrink the role and influence of the federal government...

[ansel12]

You are claiming that Johnson isn’t pro-abortion and pro-gay?

Or are you claiming that freerepublic is statist for being pro-life and against the homosexual agenda?

[ansel12]

You sure seem fluid in your voting commitments.