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Ted Cruz: Donald Trump Won’t Be President, But I Need His Supporters To Beat Hillary
Buzzfeed ^ | 12/17/2015 | Andrew Kaczynski

Posted on 12/17/2015 10:33:31 AM PST by GIdget2004

"The media always wants to turn things into a food fight," Cruz said on WZFG-AM 1100 radio. "The Washington establishment, there's nothing they would like more than seeing Donald Trump and me battling it out in a cage match. And I'm not interested in giving them what they want, I'm sorry to disappoint them. "

"I like Donald Trump," he said. "I'm glad he's running. I do not believe Donald is going to be the president. But he has excited a whole lot of people and I want every one of Donald Trump's supporters to remain energized and to show up and vote in November 2016 and that's how we're gonna beat Hillary Clinton and win the general election."

(Excerpt) Read more at buzzfeed.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bubbleboy; creepycruz; cruz; cruzcorker2016; deportthemall; elections; immigration; insultingattack; iranvoteaye; moratorium; muslim; sendthemback; sleazylawyer; trump; trumpwasright
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1 posted on 12/17/2015 10:33:31 AM PST by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004

I think what the candidates should be doing is asking why Hitlery isn’t in jail never mind running for POTUS.


2 posted on 12/17/2015 10:41:00 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: GIdget2004

This angle is fruitless and brings into question just what a smart person like Ted Cruz is trying to do here. Is he just vocalizing what he’s telling his financial backers? Can’t he do that over the phone in private?

Ted is not going to get Donald’s supporters by telling them that their frontrunner is not going to be the nominee. Further, a number of GOPe have been parroting the same line as if it’s a GOPe talking point. Ted does not need to associate himself or his campaign with the hated GOPe.


3 posted on 12/17/2015 10:44:13 AM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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4 posted on 12/17/2015 10:44:18 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: GIdget2004

Today Rush is trying to save Baby Cruz. If Cruz need everyday protection, how he can defeat Hillary?


5 posted on 12/17/2015 10:45:31 AM PST by jennychase
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To: GIdget2004

So Ted admits it is Donald J Trump who is bringing the new folks to the party, but he wants us to dance with him instead of Donald Trump. Well what else is he going to say? This is about as far as Ted can go while he is still running, and still needing to raise money.


6 posted on 12/17/2015 10:45:38 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: Red Steel

Dear Ted

Just saying Trump wopn’t be President isn’t going to cut it. Make a case at least..sheesh


7 posted on 12/17/2015 10:46:07 AM PST by ground_fog
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To: GIdget2004

Sigh...Ted, your a good man but for this election cycle, we are done with politicians.


8 posted on 12/17/2015 10:48:39 AM PST by hotsteppa
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To: GIdget2004
There's no controversy here. Of course a presidential candidate is going to proclaim that the frontrunner is not going to win (unless he himself is the frontrunner) and that he'll eventually need his votes.

If Cruz said any differently, then he might as well suspend his campaign right now.

9 posted on 12/17/2015 10:50:25 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: GIdget2004

Ted,I don’t like your attitude....
....and NO I won’t vote for you.


10 posted on 12/17/2015 10:52:36 AM PST by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: GIdget2004

They ain’t budgin’ Ted...hang in there, Trump doesn’t like quitters.


11 posted on 12/17/2015 10:52:57 AM PST by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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12 posted on 12/17/2015 10:55:06 AM PST by FourPeas (Tone matters.)
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To: hotsteppa

That’s one of the reasons I’m not backing Cruz...

Paul Ryan just showed us why we shouldn’t vote for a politician again, and a third year Senator, we have one of those in office right now and it’s not working out to well for America...

Cruz has some good ideas, but he needs to grow some more before taking over a Country that has been blown apart....


13 posted on 12/17/2015 10:56:14 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (Trump!!! 100% support since day ONE!!!)
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To: GIdget2004

Obvious some commenters aren’t reading the excerpt (I can’t imagine actually clicking on anything by BuzzFeed Andrew).

The headline doesn’t match the excerpt.


14 posted on 12/17/2015 10:56:50 AM PST by FourPeas (Tone matters.)
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To: GIdget2004

Ted does not seem to understand that you earn supporters and
voters. They are not inherited.


15 posted on 12/17/2015 10:57:31 AM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: GIdget2004; Jane Long; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; Black Agnes; djstex; mkjessup; RoosterRedux; ...

PING...


16 posted on 12/17/2015 10:58:04 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (Trump!!! 100% support since day ONE!!!)
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To: GIdget2004

Here’s my current thoughts.

America needs Trump as a CEO (POTUS) equally as America needs Cruz as his surrogate (VPOTUS).


17 posted on 12/17/2015 10:58:16 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym defines the science.)
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To: Hostage

Agree. Part of it is just campaign rhetoric, but it ignores the figures:

Earlier this week - Monmouth poll:

Cruz 14% + Rubio 10% + Carson 9% + Bush 3% + Kasich 3% + Christie 2% = 41%

Trump = 41%

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Cruz is just now starting to get some media attention/vetting. It will be interesting to see how he holds up. If his polling continues to move him higher, the attention/vetting will increase.

Trump has been under attack since he announced in June.

Trump's candidacy will be over by July August September October November December January, for sure.
18 posted on 12/17/2015 11:00:33 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: GIdget2004

I didn’t know Cruz liked Marijuana!


19 posted on 12/17/2015 11:00:40 AM PST by vette6387
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To: GIdget2004

Pound sand, Ted

I cannot think of a single blue dog democrat, union worker, liberal professional, or ethnic group that will vote for you, nor will most women, just because you’re a smart wonk

Without trump, you lose

Trump grabs people’s sense of outrage at the establishment - you are the establishment to most people


20 posted on 12/17/2015 11:00:42 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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