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queenofheartscv
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all right, figured that.
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There’s one point I have to take issue with you on, and that’s New York. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I’m suggesting that Trump will run third party (I think anyone who does believe that should make me an offer on a very nice river-spanning property that I’ve decided I don’t really need anymore). I’m just saying, NY ain’t voting Republican – okay, I know it happened in 1984, but look at the map that year:
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(Mondale got Minnesota and D.C., though the latter doesn’t show up on the map.)
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FollowChrist34
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Yeah, just trying to be positive here. New York is as blue as the sea. But if Florida and Ohio are possibly just possiby in play, maybe one or two other states, we’ve got it. And just think, with Rubio and Kasich campaigning.
But yes Cruz does have to pivot big time. The reality is somewhere between what I am dreaming here and good old “conventional wisdom”. Which I say is a good place to be. My instinct is we could be all right w/ Cruz v Hillary.
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Thorolfr
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From today’s Guardian:
Maybe we should have a Federal Religion Registry where all Americans have to register their religion or if they are an atheist. There are actually countries that put their citizens’ religion on their passports or other IDs. Is this the kind of thing Cruz would want or is he only interested in registering Muslims?
theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/07/ted-cruz-stop-trump-movement-immigration-abortion-views
Maybe we should have a Federal Religion Registry where all Americans have to register their religion or if they are an atheist. There are actually countries that put their citizens’ religion on their passports or other IDs. Is this the kind of thing Cruz would want or is he only interested in registering Muslims?
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FollowChrist34
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Wow, the pivot is already in full swing. I did not realize this. I have no illusions that this will fly with our already entrenched Trump and hard left Dem buddies, but my larger point is that this is a good thing for the general electorate, the undecided folks. And this goes to my point of Cruz being smart on when and what needs to be done. (along these lines I have not seen any nasty tweets yet out of the Cruz camp - say, maybe about Kasich’s wife)
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queenofheartscv
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Bill Blasio:
youtube.com/watch?v=K-mxytFrYGs
“Ted Cruz insulted the people of NY when it was politically convenient… he was trying to somehow cast negative aspersion on trump 'cause he came from NY…now he’ll pay the price for it…”
youtube.com/watch?v=K-mxytFrYGs
“Ted Cruz insulted the people of NY when it was politically convenient… he was trying to somehow cast negative aspersion on trump 'cause he came from NY…now he’ll pay the price for it…”
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FollowChrist34
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Bill Blasio? Uh…
Uh…and btw New York is Trump’s home state. He is definitely in his element with Blasio - I give you that on a silver platter.
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queenofheartscv
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Blasio doesn’t even like trump, just so you know.
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Darryl1958
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Is it really Cruz who is interested in registering Muslims?
According to your article and quote, that is Trump’s interest.
Cruz is interested in vigilance, again, according to your article.
The article does explain that apparent interchangeability between the two that just happened here.
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queenofheartscv
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And trump has no interest in registering muslims. That was a media-whipped frenzy from a while ago.Is it really Cruz who is interested in registering Muslims?
According to your article and quote, that is Trump’s interest.
Cruz is interested in vigilance, again, according to your article.
The article does explain that apparent interchangeability between the two that just happened here.
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Tony_Micelli
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i don’t care about the distinctions of moderates vs conservatives, do care about ideological, which he certainly is: serving ideas rather than people.
Hopefully trump gets the nomination.
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carpenter383
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WATCH Ted Cruz’s FULL CNN Interview with Dana Bash
Read more: therightscoop.com/watch-ted-cruzs-full-cnn-interview-with-dana-bash/#ixzz45CJnsEGV
Read more: therightscoop.com/watch-ted-cruzs-full-cnn-interview-with-dana-bash/#ixzz45CJnsEGV
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queenofheartscv:
That’ WHY he told the people of Iowa he would not support corn subsidies.
This is NOT . . . “saying and doing anything to get elected”.
On one post you criticize Cruz for being inflexible (“inflexibility”).
Then on another post you take shots at Cruz for saying and doing “anything” to get elected.
Elsewhere you criticize Senator Cruz because of his looks.
You appeal to Bill de Blasio’s dislike of Cruz (which I think is a good thing).
You’ve criticized Senator Cruz for not being able to get along with colleagues.
That is because he called out Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor. That’s because Cruz was attempting to protect taxpayers like you and I against funding the bankers with taxpayer monies (in this case, “The Export Import Bank”) via back room deals which McConnell had denied he made (but he DID make).
The Export Import Bank is a tax payer bail-out scheme that funds high-risk foreign businesses. Admittedly businesses that invest in the USA, but a money lending operation that still puts foreign business men and women before American business people.
And all Cruz wanted with that was a Senate hearing and debate culminating with a floor vote.
And Senator Cruz was concerned that “back-room deals” by McConnell were being undertaken (yet again).
McConnell denied it but Cruz later found out that McConnell had lied to him and others in the Senate.
Cruz is protecting you and I and our hard-earned tax dollars, so I am certainly not going to complain about how Cruz can’t “get along”. As a matter of fact, this HELPED my estimation of Senator Cruz.
And those same establishment Republicans have ALSO undermined Trump’s candidacy too. And they will continue to do so.
Trump cannot offer them what they want. They want money for their own re-elections!
You might say: “Well McConnell isn’t up for re-election this year Cathoholic.”
But in a certain sense he IS. Why?
Because if the Senate flips to Democratic socialist control (also known as “Democrat”), McConnell loses his speakership (and McConnell may lose his position of leadership even as possible MINORITY leader if the Republican Senate takes a bad election hit in November).
There is also a boiling point among taxpayers that is carrying over to the elected officials. That’s WHY Boehner resigned rather than being challenged.
They see what happened to Eric Cantor, and they don’t want to end their career like he did.
The Republicans not only need money from Trump that he cannot deliver, they need a voting ground game.
That includes sophisticated data bases, and committed people who share the same ideology.
Trump HAS some committed people (like you), but the financial aspect has not been tested yet.
And Trump’s ground-game is deplorable.
That’s why he has hemorrhaged so many uncommitted delegates, than without knowing what he is talking about, cries out “cheating!”.
Then when RNC chair Priebus explains things to Trump that he should have known long ago, Trump turns on his own staff (which MAY be right).
Trump can’t control his mouth.
You have criticized Cruz several times here for his “New York Values” imprudent comment but you failing to see Trump’s constant failures will not help Trump in a general election.
It isn’t going to work.
Trump hasn’t gotten 50% of the vote in ANY state yet. Admittedly the field has been crowded (and he will in New York–it will be a very bad sign for him if he doesn’t) but Trump’s negatives are exceedingly high. Especially among women (70%).
The Twitter rants have not helped Trump either.
Then Tuesday after saying he was going to be more presidential, after getting beat by double digits by Cruz, Trump put out a campaign statement where he went right back to the name calling.
People don’t like this kind of thing.
And with Trump’s **abortion “exceptions” where Trump in essence defines some humans as LESS than humans **. . . it isn’t going to play to strong Pro-Life people as a whole.
Oh yeah it will be acceptable to SOME, but to others its just another pro-abort who will make them stay home on Voting Day in November (like they did with Dole, McCain, and Romney).
The Republican establishment does NOT want to have any “dust-up” with Trump either.
Trump is so imprudent that the Senators and Congress men and women don’t want Trump publicly parading their families out for insults.
Trump hasn’t just insulted Cruz’s wife. He insulted Fiorina and also Jeb Bush’s wife.
These guys KNOW Trump is extremely impetuous and childish at times.
And appealing to videos making fun of Cruz (here) even though it is a “spoof”, adding a second to the “snake” comment and other PERSONAL attacks against Senator Cruz has not been persuasive.
The establishment Republicans hate Cruz too–but for different reasons.
They hate Cruz because not only is Cruz an ideologue, but he is an ideologue that is DIFFERENT from THEM (they are ideologue’s too, just about DIFFERENT things).
The “New York Values” thing WAS a bad political choice, but everybody knew Cruz was alluding to liberal democrat control of Government.
Trump has used the same phrase.
But it is obviously “campaign fodder” that will (and has been) be used against him.
Senator Cruz’s campaign has not batted a thousand. None of them do. But Senator Cruz is a principled Pro-Life Constitutional Conservative who does what he says he will do when he can.
I have not seen this to be the case. Cruz is the most principled of any of the candidates by far.
That’ WHY he told the people of Iowa he would not support corn subsidies.
This is NOT . . . “saying and doing anything to get elected”.
On one post you criticize Cruz for being inflexible (“inflexibility”).
Then on another post you take shots at Cruz for saying and doing “anything” to get elected.
Elsewhere you criticize Senator Cruz because of his looks.
You appeal to Bill de Blasio’s dislike of Cruz (which I think is a good thing).
You’ve criticized Senator Cruz for not being able to get along with colleagues.
That is because he called out Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor. That’s because Cruz was attempting to protect taxpayers like you and I against funding the bankers with taxpayer monies (in this case, “The Export Import Bank”) via back room deals which McConnell had denied he made (but he DID make).
The Export Import Bank is a tax payer bail-out scheme that funds high-risk foreign businesses. Admittedly businesses that invest in the USA, but a money lending operation that still puts foreign business men and women before American business people.
And all Cruz wanted with that was a Senate hearing and debate culminating with a floor vote.
And Senator Cruz was concerned that “back-room deals” by McConnell were being undertaken (yet again).
McConnell denied it but Cruz later found out that McConnell had lied to him and others in the Senate.
Cruz is protecting you and I and our hard-earned tax dollars, so I am certainly not going to complain about how Cruz can’t “get along”. As a matter of fact, this HELPED my estimation of Senator Cruz.
And those same establishment Republicans have ALSO undermined Trump’s candidacy too. And they will continue to do so.
Trump cannot offer them what they want. They want money for their own re-elections!
You might say: “Well McConnell isn’t up for re-election this year Cathoholic.”
But in a certain sense he IS. Why?
Because if the Senate flips to Democratic socialist control (also known as “Democrat”), McConnell loses his speakership (and McConnell may lose his position of leadership even as possible MINORITY leader if the Republican Senate takes a bad election hit in November).
There is also a boiling point among taxpayers that is carrying over to the elected officials. That’s WHY Boehner resigned rather than being challenged.
They see what happened to Eric Cantor, and they don’t want to end their career like he did.
The Republicans not only need money from Trump that he cannot deliver, they need a voting ground game.
That includes sophisticated data bases, and committed people who share the same ideology.
Trump HAS some committed people (like you), but the financial aspect has not been tested yet.
And Trump’s ground-game is deplorable.
That’s why he has hemorrhaged so many uncommitted delegates, than without knowing what he is talking about, cries out “cheating!”.
Then when RNC chair Priebus explains things to Trump that he should have known long ago, Trump turns on his own staff (which MAY be right).
Trump can’t control his mouth.
You have criticized Cruz several times here for his “New York Values” imprudent comment but you failing to see Trump’s constant failures will not help Trump in a general election.
It isn’t going to work.
Trump hasn’t gotten 50% of the vote in ANY state yet. Admittedly the field has been crowded (and he will in New York–it will be a very bad sign for him if he doesn’t) but Trump’s negatives are exceedingly high. Especially among women (70%).
The Twitter rants have not helped Trump either.
Then Tuesday after saying he was going to be more presidential, after getting beat by double digits by Cruz, Trump put out a campaign statement where he went right back to the name calling.
People don’t like this kind of thing.
And with Trump’s **abortion “exceptions” where Trump in essence defines some humans as LESS than humans **. . . it isn’t going to play to strong Pro-Life people as a whole.
Oh yeah it will be acceptable to SOME, but to others its just another pro-abort who will make them stay home on Voting Day in November (like they did with Dole, McCain, and Romney).
The Republican establishment does NOT want to have any “dust-up” with Trump either.
Trump is so imprudent that the Senators and Congress men and women don’t want Trump publicly parading their families out for insults.
Trump hasn’t just insulted Cruz’s wife. He insulted Fiorina and also Jeb Bush’s wife.
These guys KNOW Trump is extremely impetuous and childish at times.
And appealing to videos making fun of Cruz (here) even though it is a “spoof”, adding a second to the “snake” comment and other PERSONAL attacks against Senator Cruz has not been persuasive.
The establishment Republicans hate Cruz too–but for different reasons.
They hate Cruz because not only is Cruz an ideologue, but he is an ideologue that is DIFFERENT from THEM (they are ideologue’s too, just about DIFFERENT things).
The “New York Values” thing WAS a bad political choice, but everybody knew Cruz was alluding to liberal democrat control of Government.
Trump has used the same phrase.
But it is obviously “campaign fodder” that will (and has been) be used against him.
Senator Cruz’s campaign has not batted a thousand. None of them do. But Senator Cruz is a principled Pro-Life Constitutional Conservative who does what he says he will do when he can.
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Cruz got three more delegates in Colorado: twitter.com/freddoso/status/718307003102294017
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queenofheartscv
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It is Fiorina who first said that Cruz is just another politician who will say and do anything to get elected.
He has ridden on the coattail of trump for the most part of the campaign, eyeing how the public receives trump’s positions and then adopting those positions for his own; hence he’s going to build a wall, he’s going to out-trump trump on immigration, he favors fair trade not free trade. But in the senate he pushed for increasing immigration hundreds fold, he pushed for amnesty, he supported the TPP bill. Now his positions are all different because, well, the public wants something different.
What he did to Carson in Iowa was inexcusable. The Iowa voter violation mailer was inexcusable.
The times he’s put up ads lying about trump’s positions are numerous. He even was bold enough to say trump was against the 2nd amendment.
The superpac ad of melania very possibly could have been ordered by himself. Or at least I don’t believe for a second he had no idea.
He did illegally coordinate with his super pac because the super pac paid for and hosted one of his events in wisconsin, the link for which I had posted earlier.
When the sex scandal broke, cruz instantly blamed trump for the whole thing–how very slimy and wicked for him to say trump was behind the magazine story while all the evidence pointed to the Rubio camp, and never mind the magazine has had a history of doing such stories about presidential candidates.
I will never ever trust Cruz. It’s frightening when someone can claim to be such a holy christian, a leader for faithful christians, a leader for values, and then pull tricks as he has. Trump insults people, yes, but he doesn’t hide behind glamorous values and stab people behind their backs. A hypocrite is much more frightening than a vulgarian.
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queenofheartscv
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Oh, and I forgot cruz conveniently forgetting to disclose million dollar loans from major banks on his federal forms.
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