Ted Cruz for President?

The Atlantic ^ | August 9, 2014 | Molly Ball

[fieldmarshaldj]

The candidate running this year is Greg Abbott. It is likely he will serve at least 8 years, hence no open election until 2022. It is likely he will be succeeded by the person who will be elected Lieutenant Governor, Dan Patrick, and so then there’s the next Governors up until January 2031.

Cruz is not going to go to Austin when his expertise is Washington.

As for Perry, aka La Raza Rick, he has never been a Conservative, merely an old Carter-Gore Democrat who switched parties when he realized he couldn’t get elected statewide as one. A Karl Rove recruit, a RINO, and a subpar Governor who served too many years too long. I wouldn’t vote for that two-bit phony for dogcatcher, let alone President.

GO CRUZ !

[righttackle44]

I’d go for Gowdy. But Cruz/Carson would be a good match.

[re_nortex]

Go Ted go! Take America back!

[KGeorge]

YES!!

[2ndDivisionVet]

He's not only the most powerful freshman Senator in memory, but the de facto Speaker of the House, leader of the Tea Party, deputy chair of the Republican senatorial campaign committee, thorn in the side to the media and academia, expert in the judiciary and one of the main opponents to the Obama administration and you want him to pull a Bob Dole?! Seriously?!

[Windflier]

Definitely want Cruz as the guy

Mega dittos.

[Usagi_yo]

And thus we’re back to my original assertion that he serves best in the Senate.

[Windflier]

Cruz serves the U.S best as a Senator. He ought to stay there for a while until he ‘ages’ a bit.

Under normal circumstances, I'd agree with you, but this nation is in uncharted historical territory now. The times demand someone as bold, intelligent, and as fearless as Ted Cruz to lead us back from the brink.

(btw, I totally agree with your tagline)

[deport]

Perry won the general election in 2010

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Yes he did and prior to that he won the general election for governor in 2002 and 2006 after
having moved to the governorship in Dec. 2000 when GW Bush
resigned to become President.

[Terry L Smith]

As it stands right now, he might be the one.

We just have to keep Romney, Bush, and Rove outside the building!

[norwaypinesavage]

Ted Cruz ran for the Senate primary in Texas about the time I started spending winters here. He ran a shoestring budget by buying ads on the local radio stations. EVERYTHING he said in the ads, I agreed with. Obviously, most of the other Texans agreed, too, and he beat out the Republican establishment and became the state's "junior" senator. The junior is in quotes, because the other senator has fallen into the beltway cocoon, and doesn't always do what a lot of Texans think is right.

I think his bid for president should follow what worked in his senate bid. Tell the voters what he thinks needs to be done, and the support will follow. His recently expressed optimism for the future follows the Reagan approach and will also sway the nation.

[9YearLurker]

Carson and Gowdy are both pro-amnesty, and amnesty would squelch any chance of conservatism for the country.

[SoConPubbie]

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[peyton randolph]

The Texas gubernatorial election is this November. Perry is not running. Abbott is the GOP nominee.

[Fresh Wind]

Cruz serves the U.S best as a Senator. He ought to stay there for a while until he ‘ages’ a bit.

We don't have time to wait for him to age.

[Fiji Hill]

To cope with the mess Obama has made, we don’t need some opportunistic hack like Perry who will at best be another Bush. We need a fighter. Ted Cruz/Allen West in ‘16!

[patriot08]

Cruz/West...Cruz/Palin

[alstewartfan]

What the hell is the HARD right? Those who believe in a free people, as unencumbered as possible by big government? Bob

[alstewartfan]

Cruz would serve best as Chief Executive, period. He is unintimidated by the left, and toys with them like no other.
I’ve had his sticker for 2016 on my car for a year now. Bob

[mtrott]

My litmus test is the “tingle test”(borrowed from Chris Matthews): I get a tingle running up my leg when Ted honors the great American heritage and defends our Constitution and rule of law! Also when he rejects liberal premises and uses their own lexicon to turn the arguments back on them.

Surely, I can’t be the only one who recognizes the truth and beauty of his arguments, and nobody else in the Republican party even comes close to being as able to articulate the benefits to individuals, and the country at large, of conservative principles as Cruz.