Posted on 06/30/2015 7:20:50 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Via Mediaite. “Are they mostly drug dealers and rapists coming across the border?” asks Steve Doocy, referring to the buzziest bit from Trump’s presidential announcement. Well, no, says Cruz. They’re not mostly that. But let’s not miss the forest for the trees. Illegal immigration’s a serious problem and Trump calls it like he sees it. I applaud him for his candor. Remember: This is the same guy who, not long ago, went on Megyn Kelly’s show and wondered aloud whether a natural-born Canadian like Cruz could really be eligible to run for president of the United States. Now here’s Cruz killing him with kindness. How come?
Strategy. For starters, it’s dumb to pick a fight with Trump for the same reason it’s dumb to wrestle with a pig. It’s an unfair fight too. Trump is willing to get nasty and say impolitic things to a degree that professional pols aren’t, and he’ll have a media megaphone for it that Cruz can’t match. Why scold him and then have him as a thorn in your side when you can laugh him off, declare how much you like him, and not have to think about him again for awhile? More importantly, although Trump will eventually flame out of this race, he’s going to pile up votes from disaffected Republicans looking for a populist before he does. (He’s ahead of Cruz in New Hampshire as I write this, in fact.)
Someone’s going to inherit that populist support and Cruz is well positioned to do so. He’s the most anti-amnesty guy in a field of squishes and he’s selling himself, not untruthfully, as a pol who’s almost uniquely reviled by the Beltway establishment. (Here’s the latest example.) If he gets on Trump’s good side, he may be the heir apparent to those votes. His gay-marriage comments yesterday were another way to polish his righty populist credentials: Slowly he’s been escalating his anti-SCOTUS rhetoric from calling for a constitutional amendment to return marriage to the states to calling for an amendment that would subject the Court to retention elections to nudging red states that they don’t necessarily need to follow the Court’s ruling unless they were directly implicated in the lawsuit. The more antagonistic he gets, the Trumpier he seems to Trump fans. And of course, the more he defends Trump and the more the media clucks its tongue at him because of it, the more populist voters will cheer Cruz for pissing off all the right people, just as they do the Donald. Really nothing but upside for Cruz to play nice with him, at least for now.
Maybe Cruz can learn a thing or two from Trump. But first, Cruz, what about those H1B workers taking American jobs? Do you still want to increase them by as much as 500%?! And what about amnesty for illegal aliens? Are you willing yet to give an unequivical No?
Good for you Ted. Exactly right!
Has Donald recognized Ted’s comments? No? Until he does, he is NOTHING! Same with the rest of the field.
What, too inconvenient for you?
The statements are the truth. Those who criticize Trump should be punished. I have excellent ideas of what to do to people who criticize him telling the truth about how they are literally and financially raping our country.
Why is Brer Cruz giving advice to a rival candidiate?
Cruz would make a good running mate for Trump.
I completely agree.
The thing is, there are a number of people on the other side, who will say Trump would make a good running mate for Cruz.
But they’re on the same page. It would do everyone good to keep this in mind.
I’ll rest easy now, knowing Donald Trump is not NOTHING
Trump is totally correct. He has been on Fox a few time today and he sticks by his original claim which was right. Cruz better get his head cleared before he screws up his chances.
The fact that he is right notwithstanding, it takes political guts to defend Donald Trump.
Trump tweeted Cruz his thanks earlier.
Think of the earthquake that will be.
Yes he did right away. This AM he thanked him on Twitter. Later he made another flattering statement to Ted on TW: NOW I KNOW YOUR SMART
May I ask who you support Reno???....Crickets?
I initially supported Cruz, even contributed hundreds of dollars, but I stepped back because of his lack of clarity on amnesty and his push for around 500% increase in H1B. Right now I am not supporting any candidate; taking a wait and see approach.
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