Posted on 06/02/2012 11:25:41 AM PDT by Qbert
Cruz will destroy Dewhurst in a debate.
"RP is now showing his true colors as an entrenched, elitist Republican who believes that political cronyism is the way to go and cronies are the ones who should hold whatever office."
Yep. Underneath it all, he's basically a political opportunist who lacks true Conservative instincts.
He never left them. Many voted anyone but Dewhurst. Even with that, I'm worried he might get the votes especially with those lying political ads about Cruz. BTW, Cruz got two votes from this household and he'll get them again next time.
La Raza Rick continues to prove the arguments those who opposed his candidacy have been making about him. He is no conservative and he is certainly not on the side of the TEA Party.
You maybe correct. But we’ll know in 60 days what the voters will say not our speculating.
Perry would have looked terrible.
Is that kinda like situation when someone supporter McCain?
FACT.
It’s a win-win for Rick either way.
If Dewhurst wins, he’s rid of him.
If Dewhurst loses and remains Lt. Gov., Perry can always remind him that he owes him a favor.
money and name recognition got Dewhurst about 45%. Cruz was a clear winner of the rest of the field, and built up his name rec in a relatively short time.
About what Romney got until everyone else dropped out.
So was Mayor Bloomberg, what is your point?
Perry’s got his pros and cons. In this situation, Perry is demonstrating one of his biggest weaknesses. While he’s a limited government kind of guy, he is no stranger to crony capitalism and the buddy system...scratch my back/I’ll scratch yours. It is prevelent in all politics, and definitely in the Texas Republican party. Here, Perry is backing his guy.
I don’t blame him for the endorsement. As others said, it is his Lt Governor, and to not do so would be poor. That said, he’s made some pretty strong statements (such as warning outsiders to stay out of TX politics), that shows a little more about Perry.
You are correct in that he got about 62% of the non Dewhurst vote. The question remains where will that other 38% non Dewhurst/Cruz vote go in the runoff. It will be interesting no doubt and generally when someone like Dewhurst gets forced into a runoff they’ll lose. Turnout should be lower and diehard supporters will have a larger impact which may favor Cruz. We’ll know in 60 days. I’m reminded of the AK Senator race a couple years back where a write in beat the primay winner.
Don’t confuse Perry with Reagan.
Reagan was a 1930s/1940s democrat, not an anti-Reagan democrat that only switched parties after HW Bush replaced President Reagan in 1988.
That’s what I get for going by memory, Perry wanted to replace Reagan with Al Gore in 1988.
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A Perry thread means Reagan being dragged through the mud, Reagan last voted for a Democrat President in 1948, the WWII era.
Perry was wanting to replace President Reagan with an Al Gore Democrat just as Reagans administration was on the verge of Cold War victory in 1988.
43 posted on Wed Aug 17 2011 08:46:24 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) by ansel12
the difference was regan started a revolution and Perry stayed ture to is core - Help your friends by spending gov. moeny with them. Not exactly the same life story. Maybe that is why Perry lasted one debate and looked worse in all rest - there is no there there.
Cruz for Senate: Texas GOP has a future. Dewhurst: Megayawn. If Texas has to settle for this useless elitist POS and compromise, compromise, compromise, then politics is useless and we need to destroy the GOP and start over again.
I wasn’t comparing Perry to Reagan. No one would be so foolish... I simply implied that converting from Dem to Rep many decades ago, in itself, doesn’t mean someone can’t be trusted, or can’t be a conservative... When Perry was a Dem, most conservatives in the South were Dems...
Thanks for you comment - I am not one of those who defends all things Ronnie, but what has upset me is what the Tea Party is all about...spending. Folks like Perry are “tough”on taxes until you see all the hidden ways people are taxed. The real TX tax rate is not low, and the money that pours in from property taxes and user fees is used to pay off insiders. I hate it in TX and in Washington.
Thanks. The only person in the past 20 years who could have come close to being Reagan-esque- if given the change, was Palin. Perhaps in 4 or 8 years, her star will rise again, as POTUS, and she’ll have an opportunity to prove it
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