On Private Fundraiser Recording Ted Cruz Says "Gravity" Will Undo Trump and Carson

Slate ^ | December 10, 2015 | Elliot Hannon

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"....Ted Cruz's remarks, which the Times published a five-minute clip of on Thursday, were nowhere near as campaign-shattering as Romney's. The clip did, however, provide some insight into Cruz's thinking about the race and, notably, Donald Trump. The Texas senator has been noticeably reluctant to criticize his flame-throwing rival in the hopes of picking up his supporters when the flames ultimately engulf Trump's campaign. If that was his implied campaign strategy, Cruz says it explicitly to the crowd gathered at a Madison Avenue office.

Here's some of what Cruz had to say about Trump and Carson (via the Times):

>>>I like and respect both Donald and Ben. I do not believe either one is going to be our nominee. I don't believe either one is going to be our president. I think both of them, their campaigns have a natural arc. And with both of them I think gravity is pulling them down... Carson is further in that descent. You look at Paris, you look at San Bernardino, it's given a seriousness to this race, that people are looking for: Who is prepared to be a commander in chief? Who understands the threats we face? Who am I comfortable having their finger on the button? Now that's a question of strength, but it's also a question of judgment. And I think that is a question that is a challenging question for both of them. So my approach, much to the frustration of the media has been to bear hug both of them, and smother them with love. People run as who they are. I believe gravity will bring both of those campaigns down, I think the lion's share of their supporters come to us.<<<

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Hardly something to be scandalized about.

(((HUGS)))

[Jim Robinson]

Gravity is definitely hard to overcome.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

You know a lot about a man when you hear what he says when he doesn’t know he is being listened to.

He likes both Trump and Carson, but he thinks he is the better man for the job. He isn’t going to criticize them, because he believes that their supporters will come over to him.

He’s not hinting at dirty tricks, opposition research, or laying out a strategy to attack.

[nopardons]

But he is severely delusional.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Note how the media (itching for a showdown) framed it:

Cracks appear in Trump-Cruz truce "...Cruz, meanwhile, has been drafting behind Trump, openly acknowledging that it would be poor strategy for him to bash a candidate whose supporters he seeks and accusing the media of trying to arrange a "cage fight" between the two.

But there was movement on Cruz's end Thursday, when The New York Times reported that Cruz questioned Trump's judgment in front of donors at a closed-door fundraiser in Manhattan.

It was a soft jab that Cruz sought to soften further by calling the Times report "misleading."...

[yadent]

But it is true he initially, when questioned, denied the statement? Secondly, when questioned again by Megyn Kelly (last night) it appeared Cruz refused to take ownership of his words. Why?

[libbylu]

Must not have known about the tape yet. He did a politician’s sidestep and I approve.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

How did he deny his statement?

[TexasCruzin]

Dan Scavino from the Trump campaign just posted several tweets with Vine ads attached. Looks like the hits back are coming.

[nopardons]

He used weasel words, whilst squirming, when he was on Kelly’s show.

[nopardons]

GOOD ! Can you post the TWEETS, please?

[TexasCruzin]

Daniel Scavino Jr. ‏@DanScavino 10m10 minutes ago Trump Tower
Don’t fall4 Cruz political “bear hugs” #TrumpTrain! True colors R beginning 2shine-as captured @ private fundraiser.

Daniel Scavino Jr. ‏@DanScavino 16m16 minutes ago Trump Tower
Ted Cruz says gravity will bring down @realDonaldTrump & lion share of #Trump2016 supporters will go to him. #WRONG!

Daniel Scavino Jr. ‏@DanScavino 23m23 minutes ago Trump Tower
Ted Cruz - his true colors shine behind the scenes - at a private fundraiser....
#Trump2016

[TexasCruzin]

If you want to check out the vines and tweets just go to @realDonaldTrump on twitter. More to come I’m sure.

[Secret Agent Man]

As opposed to failing momentum and lack of inertia that is taking down all the other rinos, gopers and chamber of commerce bitch candidates.

[Vision Thing]

So megyn put the squeeze on Ted, and he winced in pain?

[nopardons]

Many thanks !

Cruz brought what's about to happen to him, on himself and it's NOT going to be "pretty".

[nopardons]

Worse than that...he contorted himself into a pretzel, squirmed, and weasel, worded his sorry reply.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

6 minutes [Islamic terrorism, San Bernardino, NSA, comments "behind closed doors" [I don't hear anything weasely] Ted Cruz on "Kelly File":

Cruz Blasts Obama: 'He Believes the Bad Guys Are the American People'

".... "He believes the bad guys are the American people," Cruz said. "This has been a consistent problem in the Obama administration ... they can't distinguish from good guys and bad guys."

"What you see is, the president over and over again acts as an apologist for radical Islamic terrorists."......

[quote from linked, video interview] ....."Obama said, 'Christians and Jews kill people too.'......

[Yosemitest]

CRUZ: Loretta Lynch told a gathering the day after the San Bernardino attack
that her department would move to prosecute anyone whose, quote, "anti-Muslim rhetoric," quote, "edged towards violence."
The day after a terror attack, 14 innocent lives snuffed away.
As has been the case all too often in the Obama administration,
we may be facing once again the weaponization of one of our own government agencies,
deployed not to protect Americans,
but to force them to submit
to the Obama administration's code
of what is and is not acceptable speech.

RUSH: Heck, I'd go even farther than that.
The day after 14 Americans are wiped out and others are wounded by Islamic extremists,
the attorney general warns the American people
any criticism of those people and we're gonna prosecute you.
Anything you say that might lead to any violence, we're gonna come after you.
"Well, wait a minute,
what about the people that just killed 14 Americans?"
"Well, they were radicalized.
It wasn't their fault,"
or some such drivel.


"The Republican establishment has more experience electing Democrats than I do.
They've shown they know how to do it, in presidential races. "



Sen. Cruz: The Real Story of What Is Happening in Washington ( 59:47 )
Published on Sep 28, 2015

It really IS worth your time.

[VideoDoctor]

I guess you say a lot of things when you have to raise money to keep going.