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Cruz supporters alarmed by possible Trump endorsement
Washington Examiner ^ | September 22, 2016 | By DAVID M. DRUCKER

Posted on 09/22/2016 12:25:33 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

Ted Cruz supporters were alarmed Wednesday at suggestions that he was on the verge of endorsing Donald Trump.

They worry that the Texas senator could squander his brand as a fighter — and goodwill earned among many through his stubborn refusal to back his party's nominee — if he caves with nothing to show for it.

Cruz has held out on the grounds that Trump is insufficiently conservative, and because Trump attacked his wife and father down the stretch of their heated battle for the Republican nomination.

The senator even took the extraordinary step of declining to endorse Trump during a televised, prime time speech delivered from the stage of the New York businessman's own nominating convention.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016endorsements; 2016gopprimary; cruz; cruz2016; elections; endorsement; trump
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To: Jim Robinson

Amen.

Time to think about America as a priority over personal political careers.


81 posted on 09/22/2016 12:51:02 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Jim Robinson

Ted Cruz?


82 posted on 09/22/2016 12:51:09 PM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: Jim Robinson

Jeb and John Kasich will the Walking Deal politically with a Trump win. Ted better hope he does not join them


83 posted on 09/22/2016 12:51:13 PM PDT by Sybeck1 (Remember the Court)
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To: Jim Robinson

Do it Sunday afternoon Ted so it is the story going into Monday before the debate. It would be great pys-ops against Hillary and boost up our side plus it would take the spotlight off Trump on the only day he doesn’t need the spotlight as he will regain it and burn brightly Monday night.


84 posted on 09/22/2016 12:51:13 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Jim Robinson

What is a ‘Cruz supporter’ at this point, anyway?

If there are still voters out there who are flying their colors for this worm, and staunchly refusing to vote for Trump, they’ve totally lost all grasp on reality.


85 posted on 09/22/2016 12:51:22 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Erick Erickson has got to be among the worst of the snowflakes.

I heard him say yesterday that, after talking to a lot of people who know things, he cannot vote for Trump. He just can’t.


86 posted on 09/22/2016 12:51:33 PM PDT by Heart of Georgia (#neverhellary ... but then, I'm just an uneducated hayseed)
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To: Jim Robinson

Since Lyin’ Ted supported TPP and NO BORDERS for Goldman-Sucks, his only remaining “supporters” have outed themselves as crony socialists...at best.


87 posted on 09/22/2016 12:51:49 PM PDT by newfreep ("If Lyin' Ted was an American citizen, he would be a traitor.")
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To: Jim Robinson

Hopefully, he will listen.


88 posted on 09/22/2016 12:52:19 PM PDT by ZULU (Where the HELL ARE PAUL RYAN AND MITCH MCCONNELL ?????)
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To: lonevoice

I’m with you. I don’t believe Cruz can rehabilitate himself now. No one can ever trust him again.


89 posted on 09/22/2016 12:52:37 PM PDT by ryderann
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To: Jim Robinson

This explains some of the crazy stuff #alwaysCruz supporters have been shouting over the last 12 hours.

Cruz should outline the SCOTUS argument and endorse based on that. It’s plenty of reason.


90 posted on 09/22/2016 12:53:15 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Ride To The S.ound Of The Guns.)
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To: Kipp

Anybody can grow, even self centered cry babies.

If growing is happening, it is riding on a spiritual tide. I long suspected that Ted needed to turn loose of the dominionism. God hasn’t handed Christians the whole world on a silver platter, and that sounds like a good thing to me not just because God chooses it, but also because Christians wouldn’t be in any position, the way they are today, to do the right thing with the world if they did get it on a silver platter. Working on the salt and light thing in-house is quite enough challenge for now.

Let’s be prepared to bury a lot of hatchets this season, and no, that doesn’t mean in our past opponents’ backs. That would be the way of, well, self centered cry babies. We should grow, no?


91 posted on 09/22/2016 12:53:24 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Jim Robinson
How much do you think Trump would gain from a Cruz endorsement? It had no bearing on your decision to support Trump. I think Cruz had some supporters but not too many followers. It seems like plenty of his supporters got on board a long time ago. No validation was needed.

Matthew 5:37
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

92 posted on 09/22/2016 12:56:00 PM PDT by Theophilus (Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords.)
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To: CatOwner

Possibly. And Trump needs every vote he can get as a hedge against the evildoers who never sleep.


93 posted on 09/22/2016 12:56:34 PM PDT by Heart of Georgia (#neverhellary ... but then, I'm just an uneducated hayseed)
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To: Jim Robinson
He ought to endorse. Should have done so at the convention. The funny thing though, is if he endorses today, I'd be willing to bet that Trump would be absolutely willing to just say "bygones" and move forward together. I particularly liked Trump's spokesman's comment the other day about Bush not supporting him. I thought it was a pretty mature and reasonable response.

You fight like hell during the game, then shake hands afterwards. I think that Donald Trump understands that. I'm hoping Cruz has gotten over his primary season butthurt and can be a man.

94 posted on 09/22/2016 12:56:52 PM PDT by zeugma (Welcome to the "interesting times" you were warned about.)
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To: Sans-Culotte

I don’t think much of him as a man. I really view him as sore loser. I read that right now he is 14% down to Rick Perry in the next primary. I lived in Texas. Those people don’t like liars and they do like big baby whiners.


95 posted on 09/22/2016 12:57:00 PM PDT by WENDLE (At the polls -- WEAR RED ! They can't stop us!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Agree. It’s past time, Senator Cruz. Do it now!


96 posted on 09/22/2016 12:57:27 PM PDT by Heart of Georgia (#neverhellary ... but then, I'm just an uneducated hayseed)
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To: Jim Robinson

If Teddy does not endorse Trump, he is implicitly endorsing Hillary!.


97 posted on 09/22/2016 12:58:29 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: oldplayer

hell, I’m a devious NYC guy and EVEN I tell my nephews and nieces that your word is EVERYTHING.

Dont EVER Trust someone who breaks it and dont EVER break it yourself.

In the end, it’s all you’ve got.

Wake up, Ted. Be the good man some of us still think you can be.

Let go of the devil of ambition and envy.


98 posted on 09/22/2016 12:58:34 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Mark “I am voting for him but he really sucks...buy my book... Narcissism and Treachery...Sprite is that you...” Levin will be deeply saddened.


99 posted on 09/22/2016 12:58:58 PM PDT by pburgh01
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To: bgill
Heidi will be out crying on the side of the highway again.

Good one!!

100 posted on 09/22/2016 12:59:21 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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