Posted on 12/13/2015 11:07:32 AM PST by NRx
The Iowa caucuses are seven weeks away. Donald Trump is still the Republican front-runner. Sen. Marco Rubio is, for now, the establishmentâs best (only?) hope. And Sen. Ted Cruz is the guy who looks best positioned to win.
Yes, you heard that right.
Cruz (R-Tex.), as of today, has the most direct route to the Republican presidential nomination â assuming that the past history of GOP nomination fights works as a broad predictor of where the 2016 race is headed.
Let me elaborate.
1. Cruz is positioned as the most conservative candidate in the race. Although Trump gets all the attention for his over-the-top statements, Cruz has staked out a position on the far right on virtually every major hot-button issue, including immigration, Obamacare, national security and the fight against the Islamic State militant group. And, tonally, Cruz comes across as aggressively and unapologetically conservative â a less controversial and more electable version of real estate magnate Trump.
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The’ stoopid’ is strong....with your nonsensical posts, es.
I don’t trust ANY politician....which Trump is 100% not.
Truth hurts, but it’ll all be okay...hang in there ;-)
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The guys that buy the officials are crooked politicians just as much as the turds that get bought.
Deny all you wish, but I know you see it too.
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The guys that buy the officials are crooked politicians just as much as the turds that get bought.
Well, you’ve made Trump’s point, perfectly, es!! Thank you!!
That’s exactly why Trump says he’s exposing this dirty little secret....because those who give and those who take are not lily white...the givers want something and the takers provide (like Trump says....not a good situation).
A+, bravo, dear es....
And, God bless Trump for having the guts to expose the ugly underbelly that the DC cartel/politicians don’t want anyone to even mention.
Trump....the ONLY candidate NOT owned.
If someone really is paying you to troll here; they’re getting seriously ripped off. You too easily give yourself away as a twenty something basement dweller. You stick out like a sore thumb on this board. Even our usual infiltrating detractors are of higher calibre than you seem to be. If there’s higher education for trolls, you need to get some. Your petty smears are juvenile.
So you consider Obama a Republican. Interesting.
I was just thinking that having a Hispanic on the big ticket for the first time ever would be a draw to people who are basically apolitical. For diehard Democrats, it’s not going to make a difference, just like Obama wasn’t a draw for diehard Republicans. There are a lot of people who are swayed by what you or I might consider trivial matters, like one’s race of ethnicity.
I was talking about Cruz, not Trump. Many of my ‘brown brothers’ are excited about Trump. Many of my ‘Independent’ relatives will not support Cruz but are seriously considering Trump.
“Hey, conservatives! We think you ought to really look at that Cruz fellow. You know, he’s just like Trump, he just isn’t scary and he doesn’t hurt people’s feelings”
Translation - He’s less likely to defend himself and you from out attacks.
>> âSo many on FR think that being right on the issues is enough. It hasnââ¬â¢t worked so far.â <<
Really?
When has it ever failed to work?
It hasn’t worked for the last 40 years. Unless, you are not for a ban on partial birth abortion, or getting rid of Obamacare, because last I checked, we still have both.
You really need to do some soul searching, because this country needs a fighter, not another nice guy who will finish last.
“I was talking about Cruz, not Trump.”
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Sorry. My bad. I see the same thing.
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Yes!
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I’m going to print your post and frame it.
(and I won’t tell anyone that the author was psychotic)
A good guy, but he can be easily depicted as an obnoxious, out of touch Republican that insists on shutting down the government when he doesn’t get his way.
While that’s not true, it will be the depiction and it will stick.
Hillary with 375-400 electoral votes or so.
I have never personally attacked Freepers who support candidates I do not support. Only Trump-haters and paid operatives do that. I defend myself, yes, and I point out the propaganda workers like you and your blood sister, but I never attack someone just because they post in favor of another candidate.
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