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Watch Donald Trump Completely Crush Ted Cruz in Mere Seconds
Mediaite ^ | 11 Mar 2016 | Tommy Christopher

Posted on 03/11/2016 7:31:32 AM PST by mandaladon

There are only a few days left for Republican bed-wetters to stop Donald Trump from steamrolling his way to the presidential nomination via Florida and Ohio, and if Thursday night’s CNN Republican Presidential Debate is any indication, it’s not gonna happen. There was one moment that went largely unnoticed, though, and it perfectly demonstrates why he’s winning.

It came about an hour into the debate, as Ted Cruz was launching into one of his patented Eighth-Grader-Reciting-His-Book-Report-As-Though-It’s-A-Shakespeare-Sonnet routines about how ideologically immune he is to special interests, a linchpin of his appeal, when Trump casually destroyed him. The key here is not what Trump said, but the way Cruz literally throws up his arms in surrender when he’s done:

CRUZ: When I went to Iowa and campaigned against ethanol mandates, everyone said that was political suicide. You can’t take on ethanol in Iowa. And my opponents on this stage not only didn’t do the same. They attacked me and even promised to expand corporate welfare. If we’re going to stop bankrupting our kids and grandkids, you’ve got to be willing to take on the lobbyists…

TRUMP: … if you look back to Iowa, Ted did change his view and his stance on ethanol quite a bit. He did and — at the end. Not full on, but he did change his view in the hopes of maybe doing well. And you know, I think everybody knows that. It was a front page story all over the place, and he did make a change.

BASH: Senator Cruz?

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If you’re as fed up with Ted Cruz’s fake sincerity act as I am, this was a thing of beauty, but if you’re a Republican primary voter trying to make up your mind, it’s a gut punch to Cruz’s entire narrative. Trump had him dead to rights, and even though Cruz had an impressive array of spin at the ready, he didn’t even bother to try.................Poor Cruz!
1 posted on 03/11/2016 7:31:32 AM PST by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

fabricaTED busTED


2 posted on 03/11/2016 7:33:17 AM PST by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: mandaladon

“...as Ted Cruz was launching into one of his patented Eighth-Grader-Reciting-His-Book-Report-As-Though-It’s-A-Shakespeare-Sonnet.”

I love these unbiased straight news stories.


3 posted on 03/11/2016 7:34:30 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: mandaladon

It was an awful debate for Ted.


4 posted on 03/11/2016 7:35:11 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: traderrob6

Good point. It was a typical oily nonsense
from a Harvard lawyer (again) ... and false (again).

busTED


5 posted on 03/11/2016 7:35:43 AM PST by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: ClearCase_guy

[It was an awful debate for Ted.]

The Bush influence is showing....


6 posted on 03/11/2016 7:37:35 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Diogenesis

After Tuesday it will be irrelevant. Cruz will have to win 900 of 1100 remaining delegates to win.

That won’t happen.


7 posted on 03/11/2016 7:38:58 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Prayer for Victory is the ONLY way to support the troops!)
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To: Diogenesis

LOL, you funny.


8 posted on 03/11/2016 7:40:24 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: mandaladon
TRUMP: … if you look back to Iowa, Ted did change his view and his stance on ethanol quite a bit. He did and — at the end. Not full on, but he did change his view in the hopes of maybe doing well. And you know, I think everybody knows that. It was a front page story all over the place, and he did make a change.

I'm not a Cruz supporter, but the obvious fact should be pointed out that Trump "changed" pretty much every hardcore left-wing position he ever held during his adult lifetime in order to run for president as a Republican.

9 posted on 03/11/2016 7:41:15 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: ClearCase_guy

Rewrite history much? Your candidate appeared to have eaten some downers for the debate. I’d bet my life he would have failed a drug test if one had been given. Good strategy for Trump though. Let’s hope he stays on the meds for the next four years if elected. I’d vote for him if he took an oath that he would.


10 posted on 03/11/2016 7:42:12 AM PST by publana (Beware the olive branch extended by a Dem for it disguises a clenched fist.)
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To: mandaladon
In the Texas prez primary, Cruz did not do as well as expected even w/ Texas Gov Abbott running the show. Cruz didn’t even come close to winning a majority in Texas. He would have gotten a lot more delegates if he had.

Cruz got 1,239,370 votes but that/s only 44% of the vote---he would have needed to reach 50% to get every delegate according to Texas/ convoluted rules. He got 102 delegates.

Donald Trump got 757,618 votes....27% of the vote....he got 47 delegates. Rubio got 502,223 votes....that/s 18% ...he ended up w/ 3 Texas delegates.

Cruz spent a bundle but came away looking like a reject.

11 posted on 03/11/2016 7:42:33 AM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: mandaladon
I just watched a HUGE pivot when Dr. Ben Carson endorsed Trump about 50 minutes ago.

The power of what I witnessed will resonate for the next 4 or 5 days as we lead up to next Tuesday's Primaries in Florida and Ohio.

Both Carson and Trump elevated themselves with the dialogue that was delivered this morning. It was BIG.

12 posted on 03/11/2016 7:43:53 AM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: mandaladon

One of the most childish screeds I’ve ever read.


13 posted on 03/11/2016 7:44:52 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: ClearCase_guy

At one point Cruz abandoned answering the question and launched into a prolonged begging session for people to vote for him and go to TedCruz.org. Pathetic.


14 posted on 03/11/2016 7:45:04 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: mandaladon

Listen, if you are fed up with Washington, the question you ought to be asking is who is willing to take on Washington?


By “take on” Washington, I assume he means invite them all into his administration? Like he did with Neil Bush?


15 posted on 03/11/2016 7:45:13 AM PST by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: mandaladon
If you’re as fed up with Ted Cruz’s fake sincerity act as I am, this was a thing of beauty

Ouch, that is going to leave a mark.

16 posted on 03/11/2016 7:45:25 AM PST by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: EternalVigilance

Cruz changes in minutes for expedience. Trump has evolved over years. But twist it as you will.


17 posted on 03/11/2016 7:45:27 AM PST by nclaurel
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To: mandaladon

“It came about an hour into the debate, as Ted Cruz was launching into one of his patented Eighth-Grader-Reciting-His-Book-Report-As-Though-It’s-A-Shakespeare-Sonnet”

I hate the media but this comment is pretty good


18 posted on 03/11/2016 7:45:31 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: mandaladon

I thought this was a conservative web-site, but I must be mistaken. Let’s see what we have here:

1. Donnie Trump is a Democrat and a crony capitalist;

2. Marco Rubio is young squish learning to grow up;

3. John Kasich is a liberal Republican and;

4. Ted Cruz is a Constitutional conservative.

Who gets bashed here?


19 posted on 03/11/2016 7:46:10 AM PST by neocon1984
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To: nclaurel

Evolved? That’s one word for it.


20 posted on 03/11/2016 7:46:58 AM PST by John W (Under One Year And Counting!)
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