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Cruz Running for Re-election in 2018
Texas Tribune ^ | 5-11-16 | Patrick Svitek

Posted on 05/11/2016 11:33:55 AM PDT by bigbob

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, plans to run for re-election in 2018.

Cruz, who ended his presidential campaign last week, said "yes" when asked Wednesday morning by a reporter in Washington, D.C., if he would seek a second term, according to CNN and The Hill. Cruz's office later confirmed the exchange.

The announcement adds some clarity to Cruz's political future following his decision to exit the presidential race on May 3. While Cruz could change his mind, running for re-election in 2018 puts to rest some speculation he would sit out a second term to prepare for a comeback bid for the White House in 2020.

Cruz was first elected to the Senate in 2012, when he upset then-Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the Republican primary to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison.


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2018; 2018election; cruz; daviddewhurst; election2018; lyinted; reelection; spork; tedcruz; texas
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To: taxcontrol

No I don’t, what I remember is he filled to re-organize which is not what you are selling, go earn your money somewhere else........


161 posted on 05/11/2016 4:20:24 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: tennmountainman

What ever, wasn’t AL Gore your Senator?


162 posted on 05/11/2016 4:33:16 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (This time it is serious.)
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To: taxcontrol

Winter Haven, FL

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You must be kidding my hubby grew up there, Glen Arden Dr. you cant afford to live there on a military wage, try another name.....


163 posted on 05/11/2016 4:39:28 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

Yes he filed Chapter 11. But the bond holders, the people that loaned the money to Trump LOST MONEY. So no, he was not good for the loan.

More specifically, the company Dixie-Narco has a claim during that bankruptcy of $6 Million and was finally forced to settle for as little as $2.4 Million. So no, he was not good for the loan.

Also, He agreed to pay the bond lenders 14 percent interest, roughly 50 percent more than he had projected, to raise $675 million. In order to try and work with Trump on restructuring rather than liquidating, the bond holders agreed to settle for a 10% interest rate. So no, he was not good for the loan.

While the bond was eventually repaid, the lower payment of 10% means that Trump was not good for 4% of that loan. To get into the actual numbers for each of his four bankruptcies, go to: http://dividendreference.com/articles/2015/1000637/donald-trump-bankruptcies/


164 posted on 05/11/2016 4:49:28 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: taxcontrol

so what.......


165 posted on 05/11/2016 4:50:15 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....)
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To: taxcontrol

this is key right here.....While the bond was eventually repaid...

Now are you voting for hellary??????


166 posted on 05/11/2016 4:52:12 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

I grew up in and around Winter Haven. At least I graduated from WH High (class of ‘82) and that is the biggest / nearest town to where I lived. I actually lived outside Eagle Lake. One more street over and I would have been in the Bartow school district.

Is for the military, I let Winter Haven when I joined up. Never went back and currently live in Colorado.


167 posted on 05/11/2016 4:53:36 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

My guess would be yes.


168 posted on 05/11/2016 4:54:07 PM PDT by sport
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To: taxcontrol

He agreed to pay the bond lenders 14 percent interest, roughly 50 percent more than he had projected

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read your own post Trump did not even have to do this....now move on to your next screen name I am on to you on this one and will pass on.......


169 posted on 05/11/2016 4:54:52 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

The ORIGINAL bond was not repaid. The RESTRUCTURED bond was, so again he was not good for the loan. Only part of it.


170 posted on 05/11/2016 4:55:02 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: sport

mine too and they think we are to stupid to know....


171 posted on 05/11/2016 4:56:10 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: taxcontrol
law is law Trump did more than he was required too end of story...once again are you voting for hellary?????????????????????????
172 posted on 05/11/2016 4:58:29 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

Don’t get me wrong, I believe Trump is the only man on this planet who can save this country. My only complaint with him so far is that it appears he is softening on some of his positions.


173 posted on 05/11/2016 5:01:09 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Cobra64
I am not he is just the only path we have, I think he is just testing the waters, if not I will be raising cain with anyone that will listen.....
174 posted on 05/11/2016 5:12:40 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: hadaclueonce

I wasn’t living in Tn when Gore was a Senator.

Tennessee rejected home boy Gore when he ran for President though.


175 posted on 05/11/2016 5:16:28 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: bert

Trump has put together more than a hundred deals in his life.
Four went bust.
That means he has a 96% success rate.
Better than anything our government has done recently.
As far as I know Ted Cruz has not been successful in over 80% of his legal cases. Virtually no legislation has actually been passed with his name on it as far as I can determine he’s written or succeeded or passed nothing.

The last two months he didn’t even bother showing up for work and didn’t vote.


176 posted on 05/11/2016 5:27:33 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (10 rounds 10 meters 10 seconds 10 centimetres)
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To: taxcontrol

“I am a Conservative. I vote FOR conservatives and conservative issues. I have work hard within the GOP to elect conservatives in every position starting at the local precinct level, state level, and even the national level.”

Good points and you have my respect...but that does not mean Cruz is without some issues that other equally serious conservatives might see and object to.

Just as it is very legitimate for a conservative to have issues with Trump.

But in the end our choice is going to be Trump or Hillary/Sanders. Folks want Trump to win, warts and all.


177 posted on 05/11/2016 5:49:30 PM PDT by Frederick303
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To: taxcontrol

Well, in reality that IS what you are doing is helping the other side because you can’t get over the fact that Cruz lost and you think he still has conservative principles.

What I’ve been trying to tell you all along is the vetting process here at Free Republic is Cruz is not or at the very least he was pretending to be a conservative. He had some of you fooled. That’s not on us.

Your main “folly” is still thinking Cruz is a conservative. He is conservative IN NAME ONLY from what he proved in his run in this primary. You can support fake conservatives all you want. At least here at FR, the conservatives figured the guy out. But you admitted, you don’t trust Free Republic. So I ask again, why are you here if you don’t trust the conservatives here? The only logical answer is to start trouble and help the other side.

CGato


178 posted on 05/11/2016 5:50:05 PM PDT by Conservative Gato
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To: Conservative Gato

Thank You!


179 posted on 05/11/2016 6:05:45 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!)
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To: bigbob

You are full of pus.


180 posted on 05/11/2016 6:10:55 PM PDT by ColdSteelTalon (Light is fading to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known...)
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