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Cruz: Washington elites won't be effective at picking GOP nominee
CNN ^
| April 7th, 2014
| Jake Tapper, Sherisse Pham
Posted on 04/07/2014 7:14:23 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; Monterrosa-24; ilgipper; exnavy; MarMema; Bikkuri; o2bfree; 12th_Monkey; 230FMJ; ...
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:15:36 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:17:36 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Yeah, Jeb. Fix Meheeco. Don’t destroy America.
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:19:45 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
To: SoConPubbie
RE :”
Cruz: Washington elites won't be effective at picking GOP nominee” So far they been great at it.
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:22:12 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'You can keep your doctor if you want. I never tell a lie ')
To: SoConPubbie
I would love to see Cruz/Paul vs Clinton/Bush.now that would be one hell of a battle to the death.
To: Jane Long; MeshugeMikey; Diogenes; cripplecreek; All
Right!
Jebbie “The Jokester” Bush said on a FOX-aired interview tonight that breaking US Border Laws should be approved, as long as the illegal violations were done for “Love of Family.”
The Beattles have been proven right again: “All you need is Love!”
Karl Rove, and all the other doormat Republicans must be so proud!
I can see Jebbie’s 2016 Campaign yard signs now - - - - .
Lemme see now - - - - , Mrs. Bill Clinton might get some advice from the guy she is married to, as he tried for YEARS to be the Nation’s Lover Boy Expert - - - .
2016 just might be a “Sweet Sixteen” style Campaign!
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:39:38 PM PDT
by
Graewoulf
(Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
To: SoConPubbie
We will see if he is right or not. The GOP wants Jeb Bush or Chris Christie but even they are not ignorant enough to think these two can win. Most likely they will settle for Rand Paul and push hard for Cruz, Huckabee, and maybe Santorum to neutralize each other by splitting social conservative vote, just like 2012.
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:46:55 PM PDT
by
BurningOak
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2830849/reply?c=1)
To: BurningOak
We will see if he is right or not. The GOP wants Jeb Bush or Chris Christie but even they are not ignorant enough to think these two can win. Most likely they will settle for Rand Paul and push hard for Cruz, Huckabee, and maybe Santorum to neutralize each other by splitting social conservative vote, just like 2012.
Rand Paul, just like Mitt Romney, cannot win.
If the GOP-E picks our candidate for us, we lose.
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:52:33 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
Rand Paul can win and he is not Mitt Romney who was basically just a liberal. Rand Paul is more of libertarian than a conservative, if elected he will not govern as a true conservative, particularly on social issues. I am not sure he is less electable than Ted Cruz. Cruz does not pander, and is willing to say hard truths and take unpopular principled positions. Is there still any room in our nation for such politicians?
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posted on
04/07/2014 7:58:56 PM PDT
by
BurningOak
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2830849/reply?c=1)
To: Graewoulf
So, if I use Jeb’s info to buy a nice anniversary gift for my wife, he’d be cool with that?
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posted on
04/07/2014 8:06:28 PM PDT
by
freedomfiter2
(Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
To: BurningOak
Absolutely Rand Paul is another Romney.
A big portion of the conservative base will only vote for a social conservative. We saw this last time.
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posted on
04/07/2014 8:08:00 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(vHeck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: BurningOak
Rand Paul can win and he is not Mitt Romney who was basically just a liberal. Rand Paul is more of libertarian than a conservative, if elected he will not govern as a true conservative, particularly on social issues. I am not sure he is less electable than Ted Cruz. Cruz does not pander, and is willing to say hard truths and take unpopular principled positions. Is there still any room in our nation for such politicians?
Rand Paul cannot win because of 3 salient facts:
1. His Amnesty Proposal
2. His walking away from the Social issues of conservatism.
3. He vacillating on everything conservative looking for a set of policy positions that will get him the most votes (A LA Mitt Romney).
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posted on
04/07/2014 8:08:52 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: freedomfiter2
Jeb Bush is making a very clear bid to sew up the voter loyalty of the 11 to 30 Million Illegal Alien Invaders from Mexico who have been bleeding the USA dry since the disastrous Reagan Amnesty of 1986.
Mrs. Bill Clinton will soon have to start making political speeches in Spanish.
As “both” political parties plunge in the race for the US financial bottom, my guess is that they will reach it - - - alone.
Wars have begun over a lot less of an invasion of territory.
It is time, for a change.
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posted on
04/07/2014 8:28:09 PM PDT
by
Graewoulf
(Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
To: SoConPubbie
OMG, I heard that interview today on CNN via XM Radio!!! Cruz is simply masterful at articulating conservative positions, as well as adroitly refuting liberal premises, such as Anderson Cooper threw at him. It’s not just WHAT he says, but HOW he says it. Just amazing.
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posted on
04/07/2014 8:35:34 PM PDT
by
mtrott
To: SoConPubbie
there has been renewed interest in former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.Yeah, sure there has.
He let Terri Schiavo starve to death.
If he was right in the head and honorable he would make it clear he is not running.
Instead he walks around saying silly things about illegal aliens.
It's like a twilight zone episode
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posted on
04/07/2014 8:43:13 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
To: Rome2000
It seems I’m all Bushed out. Please, please, no more “compassionate conservatives”.
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posted on
04/07/2014 9:02:38 PM PDT
by
mtrott
To: Rome2000
Agreed. Jeb Bush is from an elitist Republican family but the problem is that Jeb is simply no longer Republican. Jeb may have been a Republican at one time in the past, but the fact is that Jeb has now become a liberal wanting to go even further left.
Jeb is playing a charade, pretending to be Republican, because being Republican is his only gateway to power.He is circumscribed by hos family hostory yet has devolved far away from his Republican roots.
What Jeb has said is that it is an act of love to NOT enforce current immigration laws. Next will it be an act of love for a man to murder his cheating wife?
Jeb Bush is a piece of work, hardly presidential material. He should be content with his smuggler wife and stay home eating Chimmichangas, and just go away for good.We would not need his potential first lady influencing any national policies of the United States on immigration or any other national interest. Why watch Leave it to Beaver? Thats just an old boring TV show.
If we wanted her, we would be nominating Mrs. Jeb Bush.
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posted on
04/07/2014 9:07:53 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
To: sickoflibs
RE :Cruz: Washington elites won't be effective at picking GOP nominee So far they been great at it.
Yes they have, and they will certainly give it the old college try again.
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posted on
04/07/2014 9:24:05 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
To: SoConPubbie
Oh come on, look at the great picks they have had for us in the past. They gave us Doyle, Mcain and Romney! Ok, all 3 lost but they were great candidates, weren’t they?
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posted on
04/07/2014 9:24:51 PM PDT
by
logic101.net
(How many more children must die on the altar of gun control?)
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