Ted Cruz Dropping Out of Republican Presidential Race

[Lily_Bernans]

:clapping::dancing: I am glad he is out. there was a time I considered him a good candidate. the man who really lost tonight is Glen Beck.
I have decided the Republican party probably is not a place for me anymore. I have seen the true colors of the establishment. I cannot return to being a democrat so I don’t know where that leaves me.

You could be an Independent.

I don’t see many other choices for a Republican who feels the party isn’t in her best interests any longer. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. I can’t figure out how the Republican Party got to be where it is, why the people actually believe Trump.

 

[GaryTaylor]

I hope Cruz has some respect and declines the VP if he is nominated.

As someone who ran for President I would like to think Cruz is a better person than that. I could see and have seen the sour grapes with Obama and Hillary and frankly expect it. But with adults the usual politics is really the nature of the business. Perhaps both parties could address how they allowed the process to get so far over the top. In fact after 8-years of Obama divisiveness its disingenuous to fault Trump as the culprit when he simply played the dirty game apparently better than he who invented it-Obama

Ted knows the real objective is to beat Hillary and he’s a competitor as stated, I expect him to be back competing real soon. I would bet on it.

 

[Peter_J]

I guess I will not be alone in perusing the third party possibilities.

Amen brother!

#NeverDemocrat

 

[GaryTaylor]

Amen brother!

#NeverDemocrat

Isn’t a wasted vote for “other” in effect a vote for Hillary?

 

[Joe_5859]

Trump gave a gracious victory speech, praising Ted Cruz for being “one hell of a competitor.”

Now if only Trump would also drop out, as well as Hillary and Sanders, that would be just perfect.

This is super funny and also super sad at the same time. These are now the choices we are left with. Every presidential election cycle I keep thinking I can’t possibly be more disappointed with the choices than the last time. And then I am.

Ah well.

 

[Joe_5859]

Isn’t a wasted vote for “other” in effect a vote for Hillary?

I am starting to see liberal friends from high school who were big Bernie fans pleading with other liberals not to stay home in November—due to being mad that Sanders isn’t the nominee—because that would be “a vote for Trump”.

A non-vote isn’t a vote for someone else, even if enough non-votes could swing the election in a different direction.

 

[Peter_J]

In one sense, I am happy Senator Cruz will be able to spend more family time.

But make no mistake. This is NOT a good occurrence for our country.

We finally had a real Constitutional Conservative in Ted Cruz and many in America rejected him.

In order to have a shot, he would have needed to be in a head to head race with Trump.

However, even if he had gotten the nomination I think his chances of winning in Nov would be slim (although still better than Trump’s chances).

 

[GaryTaylor]

A non-vote isn’t a vote for someone else, even if enough non-votes could swing the election in a different direction.

I don’t know how and I tend to agree with Newt on the concept. Imho he is absolutely right.

“You are either going to elect Hillary Clinton who will, I think, be the most corrupt president in American history, or you’re going to help elect Donald Trump,” Gingrich told Fox News Tuesday morning. “There’s no middle ground. You can’t say virtuously, ‘Oh, I’m going to be neutral.’ If you’re neutral, you’re helping elect Hillary Clinton.”

thefiscaltimes.com/2016/03/01/Newt-Gingrich-Wake-Republicans-It-s-Either-Trump-or-Clinton

 

[Peter_J]

This is super funny and also super sad at the same time. These are now the choices we are left with. Every presidential election cycle I keep thinking I can’t possibly be more disappointed with the choices than the last time. And then I am.

Ah well.

That’s funny. I guess I was that friend you had who was always saying “Oh come on, McCain (or Romney) is not at all like Obama” or whatever. Till this year I basically never thought I would live to vote 3P in a presidential election.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I am not sure he has much of a political future. This political campaign was too nasty.

One wonders a little whether Trump will offer him a seat on the Supreme Court. Trump says he is going to release his pool of nominees during the election season. He could have ten obscure judges on it and Cruz.

 

[GaryTaylor]

I get it Joe, we have many speaking “virtuously,” today. ‘Oh, I’m going to be neutral or vote for such and such aside from Trump’. You’re helping elect Hillary Clinton.

We can’t have any of that, perish the thought, lets be virtuous and build the economy protect national security and religious freedom.

Lets get it done like Obama states!!!

I think the concept needs to be critically viewed as the thinking appears flawed.

 

[GaryTaylor]

But truth be told I do think we should recommend that all the disgruntled Bernie supporters vote for the Green Party or whatever if not Rep. Great concept for them!!!

Highly recommended!!!

 

[Bill1940]

How to explain the Trump phenomena? I pretend to no special insight but let me put to one side my pile of books, set down my latest copy of the National Review, and try to describe what my eyes behold. I see my children, relatives, friends, neighbors, and their like among the long neglected working classes of our country for whom even the possibility of prosperity seems a lost hope. These are the people largely ignored by the elites of both parties. A lot of these seldom vote, and some never. This year a great many have come out and voted for a bull in a china shop out of pent up frustration and personal pain. So now what? I’ll follow my conscience which tells me to do my civic duty, and vote against the candidate of the Party of Death, against the cynical Caesars who would supplant the prerogatives of the altar, natural law and revealed truth, with their sickly substitutes of political correctness and the party line.

 

[Joe_5859]

I don’t know how and I tend to agree with Newt on the concept. Imho he is absolutely right.

thefiscaltimes.com/2016/03/01/Newt-Gingrich-Wake-Republicans-It-s-Either-Trump-or-Clinton

Perhaps he is. I just think it’s funny to see posts from some saying “A write-in vote / third-party vote / staying-at-home-in-frustration-on-election-day is a vote for Hillary!” while simultaneously seeing others say that such votes are “a vote for Trump!” How can voting third-party be both a vote for Hillary and a vote for Trump? It seems it would only be a “vote” for whoever ends up winning.

 

[irishpatrick]

My throught exactly. They’ll be fine and are already uniting as we see. Sheez the drama is a bit much!

I think what is not seen is that the GOP is already dead–at least the conservative party once known as the GOP. The fact that Trump will be the nominee proves that–anyone with an ability to discern reality knows Trump is neither a Republican, nor a Conservative. He is something entirely different–he just used the party to ride to victory. He is what the people wanted…we shall see where it goes from here.

Cruz was an authentic conservative and he was strongly rejected, which tells us people no longer want conservatism. I have no argument with this–I feel strongly that when a party was given so many chances to make real change, and it flat out refused to do so, then perhaps it needs to go away or morph into something else.

The GOP label will not disappear–but the reality of what the GOP always stood for is already gone.

 

[Lily_Bernans]

How to explain the Trump phenomena? I pretend to no special insight but let me put to one side my pile of books, set down my latest copy of the National Review, and try to describe what my eyes behold. I see my children, relatives, friends, neighbors, and their like among the long neglected working classes of our country for whom even the possibility of prosperity seems a lost hope. These are the people largely ignored by the elites of both parties. A lot of these seldom vote, and some never. This year a great many have come out and voted for a bull in a china shop out of pent up frustration and personal pain. So now what? I’ll follow my conscience which tells me to do my civic duty, and vote against the candidate of the Party of Death, against the cynical Caesars who would supplant the prerogatives of the altar, natural law and revealed truth, with their sickly substitutes of political correctness and the party line.

Please call the Democratic Party the Democratic Party and not “the party of death.” There is no “party of death” in this country, and it’s against forum rules to write uncharitably in your posts. With both Trump and Kasich supporting abortion under certain conditions, the Republican Party is hardly the “party of life.” So can we please call them what they really are: Republicans and Democrats, okay? Thank you.

If you say “Democratic Party” your dislike of them is still noted.

 

[irishpatrick]

Please call the Democratic Party the Democratic Party and not “the party of death.” There is no “party of death” in this country, and it’s against forum rules to write uncharitably in your posts. With both Trump and Kasich supporting abortion under certain conditions, the Republican Party is hardly the “party of life.” So can we please call them what they really are: Republicans and Democrats, okay? Thank you.

If you say “Democratic Party” you’re dislike of them is still noted.

If it were not for the Democratic Party, millions of people would have been born, but were instead killed–and those killings continue and Democrats never cease fighting to continue the slaughter. So much so that they made sure it is their party platform.

As for Trump and Kasich, I agree–they too support the killing of a great many innocents. However, they do so against the general platform of the Republican Party, which has for many years proclaimed its support for human life from natural conception to natural death.

 

[GaryTaylor]

Perhaps he is. I just think it’s funny to see posts from some saying “A write-in vote / third-party vote / staying-at-home-in-frustration-on-election-day is a vote for Hillary!” while simultaneously seeing others say that such votes are “a vote for Trump!” How can voting third-party be both a vote for Hillary and a vote for Trump? It seems it would only be a “vote” for whoever ends up winning.

It can’t be but those are not the optics or reality. Not voting for Hillary by the dem supporters is a vote for Trump. Not voting for Trump by rep is a vote for Hillary. The numbers needed to win for either are vital to winning. To suggest is doesn’t matter in either case is statistically flawed thinking. Mitt had 93% of the Rep vote and lost. How does one suggest rep vote for someone else and expect to win, its a path to losing for sure.

 

[Lily_Bernans]

I think what is not seen is that the GOP is already dead–at least the conservative party once known as the GOP. The fact that Trump will be the nominee proves that–anyone with an ability to discern reality knows Trump is neither a Republican, nor a Conservative. He is something entirely different–he just used the party to ride to victory. He is what the people wanted…we shall see where it goes from here.

Cruz was an authentic conservative and he was strongly rejected, which tells us people no longer want conservatism. I have no argument with this–I feel strongly that when a party was given so many chances to make real change, and it flat out refused to do so, then perhaps it needs to go away or morph into something else.

The GOP label will not disappear–but the reality of what the GOP always stood for is already gone–just as the reality of what the USA once stood for is also gone and is not likely to ever return.

I agree with you. The Republican Party will continue in name only. Trump has defiled it and caused what was truly conservative to disappear. He has torn the party to shreds. How it will reinvent itself, I have no idea. And, if Trump should become president and fail to deliver on his plethora of promises, then I think he will be the most unpopular president of all time.

 

[GaryTaylor]

If it were not for the Democratic Party, millions of people would have been born, but were instead killed–and those killings continue and Democrats never cease fighting to continue the slaughter. So much so that they made sure it is their party platform.

As for Trump and Kasich, I agree–they too support the killing of a great many innocents. However, they do so against the general platform of the Republican Party, which has for many years proclaimed its support for human life from natural conception to natural death.

Trump isn’t advocating for killing the unborn as Hillary and the Culture of Death came from Rome in relation to the Democrat abortion agenda promoted and pushed by the Democrats and daily monthly and yearly. I have no issue not referring to them as the Culture of Death but lets not confuse their promoted agenda with Trump or the republicans. The best one can suggest is Trump isn’t a conservative as I would like in a moral comparison to other Reps. But compared to Hillary, Donald is saint material.

Disingenuous comparison imho. Course I would debate the point and have. Democrats lose I assure you.