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What's Driving the Establishment's Preference for Trump over Cruz?
National Review ^ | January 18, 2016 | David French

Posted on 01/18/2016 11:31:53 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

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1 posted on 01/18/2016 11:31:53 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Dont fall for this crap. The establishment is not for Trump.


2 posted on 01/18/2016 11:33:58 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Why would their golden boy be his campaign manager?


3 posted on 01/18/2016 11:34:51 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Establishment and MSM attempting to split conservative voters


4 posted on 01/18/2016 11:36:54 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (Trump Cruz "Can't we all just get along?" lol)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Between the two of them, I can believe they would want Trump. Cruz is a sure loser in November, and he’s apparently the kind of person who makes enemies out of everyone with whom he comes into contact.


5 posted on 01/18/2016 11:40:20 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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Sssshhhh... You want to get piled on?


6 posted on 01/18/2016 11:41:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I don’t think this is “crap.”

They know Trump is the “art of the deal” guy and that Cruz isn’t - they’ll take their chances - play chess with Trump.

Who better to take out Cruz and clear the way for a Bush or a Christie, than Trump?

Then the Establishment will get behind their guy and go for the nomination.

ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN - all the usual suspects are giving Trump kid glove treatment and respect.


7 posted on 01/18/2016 11:42:05 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

And Trump does? Hillary and the media have enough on him she’s have a shot at 70%. If he would ever really run against a patron.


8 posted on 01/18/2016 11:44:05 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

David Brooks is like the stream mentioned in the book, “Yellow Stream” by I. P. Daily. A total waste of talent and ink, a mind polluted by NY Times print space.

Give me Scotty Reston any time. At least he was a thinker, though a liberal one.


9 posted on 01/18/2016 11:52:35 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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10 posted on 01/18/2016 11:53:33 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Every home needs a crewznadian that has been domestically trained.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

They aren’t, yes, but they sure are for him over Ted Cruz.


11 posted on 01/18/2016 11:55:36 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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I don't think...

With your posts I try to stick with what I can verify.

12 posted on 01/18/2016 11:55:48 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Every home needs a crewznadian that has been domestically trained.)
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Perhaps ‘they’ are pumping up Cruz to take him out as not being a ‘natural born citizen’ and then have a brokered convention to give it to Bush or Christie or, heck, Romney?

If Cruz is out legally, it’s total Republican party chaos....almost like someone wanted that in advance.


13 posted on 01/18/2016 11:56:34 PM PST by TigerClaws
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Trump has a good chance against Hillary. He could pull in the sort of Reagan Democrats who delivered landslide wins for the GOP in ‘80 and ‘84, and he’s already shown that he has the media savvy to shut down Hillary and her bs war on women with reference to her role in enabling Bill. He plays to win, unlike our recent candidates.


14 posted on 01/18/2016 11:56:47 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/01/18/trump_is_making_a_strategic_mistake_in_the_way_he_s_going_after_cruz

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/01/18/the_establishment_sidles_up_to_trump

https://www.facebook.com/notes/mark-levin/friendly-advice-donald-and-i-do-mean-friendly/10153195320990946


15 posted on 01/18/2016 11:58:15 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Secret Agent Man

Except when Cruz is the alternative.

Trump and the GOPe can find common ground.

There isn’t much common ground with Cruz.


16 posted on 01/18/2016 11:58:44 PM PST by DB
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

You honestly think that Trump is doing all this to “clear the way” for Bush or Christie???

Now I’ve heard everything.


17 posted on 01/18/2016 11:58:58 PM PST by Aria (Abortion = murder, the taking of a human life.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
They suspect that although Trump can not be bought, he can be had.
18 posted on 01/19/2016 12:01:39 AM PST by Captainpaintball (Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation -- FUJB!!!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The establishment prefers Trump because Cruz will cut spending and Trump won’t.


19 posted on 01/19/2016 12:02:34 AM PST by arista
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You have a talent for twisting what I said.


20 posted on 01/19/2016 12:03:13 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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