Posted on 08/10/2015 8:15:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
People are again predicting his demise. The widely admired Megyn Kelly is definitely a riskier target for him than John McCain was. But since an enormous amount of his appeal is based on saying outrageous things and not apologizing for them, itd be foolish to think that anything that has transpired since Thursday will sink him.
I wouldnt be surprised, though, if the debate and its aftermath check or reverse the progress hed been making in the internals of the polls (higher favorable ratings, fewer Republicans saying theyd never consider voting for him, etc.).
I basically only have one barometer for whether Trump has gone too farand thats when Ted Cruz is willing to criticize him directly. We havent reached that point yet.
I take Andys point about how all the other candidates are making their own calculations how to respond to Trump, too, but the gentle treatment Cruz affords the mogul is especially noteworthy given how eager he usually is to attack other Republicans and the fact that Trump has the most flagrantly RINO record of anyone in the field. So I dont doubt that he shamelessly changed the subject as Alexis said, because this is something he really, really doesnt want to have to address for now. (And as a general matter, I appreciate Alexiss robust coverage of the flap that consumed the political world this weekend).
More broadly, its pretty clear where the drift of this thing is heading, which is not toward Trump winning the nomination, but toward Trump somewhere along the way saying hes been treated unfairly by the GOP, by the media, by Jonah Goldberg, et al. and declaring next year that hes seriously considering an independent bid. Even if he didnt ultimately pull the trigger, it would guarantee another couple of months of attention for Donald Trump, which is the only thing that matters for Donald Trump.
Really? What battles has Cruz won?
Trump tweeted that Roger & he spoke on the phone.
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/630764447716540417
He has no political savvy at all.
All his savvy is in investment schemes, and that is where he intends to stay.
He is, wait for it, number one in the polls. I say that indicates some political savvy.
LOL
What a dimwitted moron you are. They’ve been repeatedly discussed here at FR. Go find em.
Roger begged for forgiveness.
That may be true - we will see. I was just speaking of the context in which Lowry made his comment.
I tweeted back. Asked if he has forgiven Megyn. Also, that FOX owes it’s viewers an apology for their betrayal.
1. He says he originally voted for TPA because of assurances that immigration clauses prohibiting changes in immigration laws without Congress would be added. That turned out to be a lie by leadership. My point is that the whole thing was Obama’s agenda that he pressed for very much and should have never been voted for
2. His relating McConnell lie had nothing to do with TPA.
Well know we know what kind of a poster you are. And now I know how much attention I should give your posts.
Cruz told the truth. Mitch McConnell is a liar. RINO’s are not real Republicans and are fair game.
Keep talking.
heh heh
He is number one in the negative in-party polls by a much larger gap.
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Your ignorance glows like a neon sign!
He has been the most successful SCOTUS and district court litigator in the history of the Texas AG’s office.
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These Trumpers are getting to be a real hoot!
“I take it from your post yesterday that Cruz didn’t have any CodeToad points to lose at the start of the debate. “
Cruz is for 325,000 new foreign tech workers being given H-1B visas while millions of Americans are out of work and he said he didn’t read important legislation before voting for it. That placed him to the left of my voting standards.
The article states that Cruz said EXIM was part of a side deal on the TPA which McConnell lied about as made obvious by later events. I did not write the article but I trust Andrew McCarthy. Crus is quoted “Enough is enough. I cannot vote for TPA unless McConnell and Boehner both commit publicly to allow the Ex-Im Bank to expireand stay expired.”
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420181/cruz-now-no-tpa-andrew-c-mccarthy
You’re right. I don’t know that and neither do you.
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