Posted on 11/08/2014 5:03:47 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Compared to his 2016 peers, he's on rocky footing going into primary season.
Tuesday's GOP victory doesn't guarantee the party's success in 2016. But the race, which began as soon as AP called the midterms for the party, has steeled a few Republicans angling for presidential bids. One likely contender, however, already appears to be behind: Ted Cruz.
The Texas senator certainly had a good election night. His party won a majority in the Senate, and he appeared on CNN and Fox News soon after the victory became clear to talk about the GOP's legislative plans with its newfound power.
But although Cruz touted his campaign stops, compared to other 2016 hopefuls, he didn't appear much on the trail. Those other Republicans had much more cause for celebration.
In this election season, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky campaigned aggressively for fellow Republicans. He stumped for Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, who defeated his independent challenger by a 10-point margin. He campaigned for Sen.-elect David Perdue in Georgia; Iowa's first female senator, Joni Ernst; and others. At Mitch McConnell's victory party Tuesday night, Paul gave a rousing speech replete with presidential undertones, such as pointed jabs at likely Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. It was only fitting for a politician with many new allies who owe him favors.
As head of the Republican Governors Association, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie placed very public stock in elevating fellow GOP gubernatorial candidates across the country–and it paid off. From blue Massachusetts to Florida, a key swing state, Christie's campaigning was on point. More important, he proved that he has allies in the party across the country, which will set a nice foundation for Christie 2016.
Another governor, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, secured his place in the Republican primary field not by campaigning for his peers but by winning a tough reelection battle. He's now twice won election in the overwhelmingly blue state and also survived a vicious 2012 recall campaign. Walker can use those tangible results to build the groundwork for his own 2016 bid.
Unlike his peers, Cruz's tenure in office has been marked by going his own way, regardless of what the party establishment thinks. That's his hallmark, and it could certainly work in his favor. But to run a successful presidential campaign, he'll need friends in the party. Tuesday's Republican victory showed that he might have some bonding sleepovers to plan.
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They are afraid of Cruz - they know he had a large role in what happened and they also know he will be relentless to try to keep it moving in the Right direction. We need to be just as relentless - I keep getting emails from cruz’s folks and the next one will be rewarded with a check - to be followed by more as we move towards the next presidential election.
Some times lies work and some times they don`t, lies got Obama in twice, lies kept Romney out.
The well fare checks must have been late and a lot of teed off people stayed home is why the republicans won.
” Some times lies work and some times they don`t, lies got Obama in twice, lies kept Romney out.”
NO
1) millions of outraged conservatives
2) voter fraud
3)illegal immigrants voting
kept Romney out.
Just doing what they always do, working to pick our candidate. They’re minimumnizing a Conservative, later in the contest they’ll br demonizing him, while they promote the rinos and also in this case the nut, Senator Paul appears to be going the way of his father. Of course regardless of who gets the Republican nomination they’ll be supporting hillary or whoever.
millions of outraged conservatives
Socialist lies which the so called conservatives believed is what kept a tea party favorite from running against Obama, socialism is what got Obama in to begin with.
However the socialists can never get enough free stuff so the fact they are still not living in castles with servants may be the reason many of them got mad and did not vote this election, so we can thank them for the republicans taking the senate.
But it works both ways.
Love it! :)
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