Why Cruz Trumps Trump

http://www.rightwingnews.com ^ | 7/30/2015 | Roert Cleveland

[amihow]

Cruz 500% increase H1b visas etc. is the last straw for him. I admire everything else about him but that and it will further erode the middle class.it is a total deal killer.

[Lake Living]

I and others have been saying this over and over. To me, Cruz is the ideal conservative candidate. Better than Reagan in many ways. He is not that popular I’m afraid because Americans, even among those claiming to be conservative, because we simply don’t value character, integrity, honesty, respect and, yes, morality as much as we value kicking butts and taking names and getting revenge. Cruz is a true Constitutional scholar, he has argued cases before the Supreme Court, he would know how to guide our nation back to its roots. But we’d rather have fireworks and one-up-manship name calling, Saturday Night Live humor and bombastic egoism over serious, scholarly and honorable. Trump has done a great job of stealing the narrative from the left but his background weighs against him being a small government Constitutionalist. He’s a deal doer and a mover and shaker but most of that has been guided by the advantages it would bring to Donald Trump. He would likely break as many things as he fixed. Yes, it might be entertaining but would it leave our country in better shape. We have a better and proven candidate. Let’s get behind him!

[Nifster]

I stand with Ted.

I find it interesting that Fox News does not include Cruz by name when they read poll numbers. He i their ‘other’. I will NEVER vote for Bush or Huckabee or rubio

[Democrat_media]

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/04/22/Cruz-and-Paul-Don-t-Trust-Obama-Except-Trade-Talks

[Dr. Sivana]

but if he cannot get above 4-6 percent soon

Not true. At this point Michele Bachmann was a front-runner last time around. If Cruz wasn't already sitting on a pile of donations, you might have a point. The narrative is extremely fluid. Walker and Rubio have already had a day in thesun pollwise, and nothing really stops them from having another one. Cruz is working at the local level, and is picking his states.

In Iowa, he wouldn't win even if he went all Santorum/Huckabee over there, but if he comes in ahead of John Ellis Bush , or simply gets a top four finish, exceeding expectations, he can go into South Carolina the way Gingrich did. Unlike Gingrich, he will know how to follow up on that contest (hint: he is already laying serious groundwork here in Georgia and in nearby Alabama).

We have had crowded fields before. We haven't had one that didn't quickly winnow down to a one or two man race quickly in my adult life. This might be the one. If Trump and Cruz together have a majority of delegates, can you see John Ellis Bush or Rick Perry or Lindsey Graham getting them?

Walker, explicitly treading lightly in Florida, and Cruz, spending no money or time there, sets the table for Trump to get the Winner-Take-All (bam! Right in the establishments' faces). Trump can also get nearly all the Christie support in the northeast plus plenty of his own. Cruz is VERY weak there, and Trump will be an upgrade of delegate at the convention representation.

This is shaping up to be a VERY interesting year. Trump is Macaca proof.

[conservativejoy]

I'm on his fourth book. I agree. The media tries to personify Trump as a buffoon. He is anything but. He's a very warm likeable person and he does love this country. He has the best tax plan I have seen. I'll post a link to his positions which are very detailed for anyone who is interested.

LINK

[C. Edmund Wright]

Polls at this time mean very little.....Newt was at less than 4% and then led by double digits twice (Dec 11 and Feb 12) - Bachmann was big at this point four years ago....Herman Cain led into Nov-Dec of four years ago....Santorum was no where at this stage....Rick Perry came in and led big for a week before imploding.....so so so so so many twists and turns to go......Cruz is doing well in three key areas: Fundraising, including more small donors than anyone....on the internet, which are your most well informed voters....and big money Super PAC support, who are also well informed and well armed.

We’re not even in batting practice, let alone the first inning. Don’t pack your bags yet.

[montag813]

Yes, Ted Cruz is a terrific guy, and a brilliant legal mind — who is unelectable. It’s Trump or Hillary. Or even worse...Bush.

[subterfuge]

Please name the candidate that hasn’t done or said something you don’t like.

[DouglasKC]

Trump doesn’t seem like the kind of person who will act within the law to get things done – if he wants something done, he’ll get it done, and if he has the power of the Presidency behind him, well, the law be damned. President Obama set the precedent, and we can’t afford to allow that to continue.

Here's the thing: We know that Cruz would be a good president . No argument. But these kinds of arguments against Trump are stupid. Of COURSE Trump has had to play within the law. He's got thousands of people who would love to do nothing more then send him to jail. But he's not in jail. Why? This kind of stuff is just an opinion based on nothing.

[dfwgator]

You can argue about his solutions, but I think Trump’s love of this country cannot be questioned, and his general concern about where it is headed.

Think about it, why would a guy with that much money, fame and power, want to give it all up. POTUS is a step down for him, it certainly isn’t to stroke his ego, he gets plenty of stroking as it is.

[Democrat_media]

Jeb Bush is unelectable. But it's the news media brainwashing that makes Jeb electable. Jeb Bush is the media's man and they are going to fight for him

[conservativejoy]

Ted Cruz still supports Free Trade, but he does not support Obamatrade. When the TPP Bill comes up for vote, he will vote against it.

In the meantime, look at all the good thing Cruz has done and what he is still doing. No candidate is ever going to do everything any one individual thinks they should do, but Cruz has the highest Conservative rating of 100% for a good reason.

[conservativejoy]

Ted Cruz still supports Free Trade, but he does not support Obamatrade. When the TPP Bill comes up for vote, he will vote against it.

In the meantime, look at all the good thing Cruz has done and what he is still doing. No candidate is ever going to do everything any one individual thinks they should do, but Cruz has the highest Conservative rating of 100% for a good reason.

[Diogenesis]

You are a complete liar, like McConnell.

Those are the facts, and I listened to Cruz
TWICE defending his initial support of SECRET ObamaTRADE.
The waffled between the two as to whether he
actually read in full the Agreement which
he was helping pass. He did not. It did pass.

[erod]

Thanks for calming me down there. Trump is fun to watch, but I feel he is Dem light and his past dealings prove that.

[grumpygresh]

Maybe Trump could appoint Cruz as Prime Minister. —

[C. Edmund Wright]

thank you for today’s installment of establishment talking points....I think, if I remember correctly, you’re doing this an awful lot.

[conservativejoy]

I was thinking about that very thing this morning. The Presidency would be a demotion for Trump. I was impressed by his policy positions which are detailed at this link.

LINK

[C. Edmund Wright]

Trump is fun to watch, but I feel he is Dem light and his past dealings prove that.

Yeah, it's fun, but it's important and illustrative too....and yes, his past dealings should be put in perspective, but so few seem interested to do that. He has two very liberal moments in the last 72 hours....and crickets....

I'm gonna sit back and let this play out.....I think I'll keep a list of "told ya so" names. It's coming at some point.