CRUZ or LOSE!
What You Need To Know About Ted Cruz ( 1:46 )
Posted on 04/19/2015 6:01:28 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
"...Walker expanded the stump speech he had given in Iowa back in January, a coming out party of sorts, that propelled him to co-frontrunner status in national and early-state polling. The new content made clear that Walker is a hawk and that in a Walker presidency the United States would not only reengage with the world but would project its power without reservation. He called the war on radical Islam and “generational” war and scorched Barack Obama for his ambivalence on the threat. “We’re going to bring the fight to them and fight on their soil and not ours."
Walker’s speaking style may lack the romance and inspiration of a Marco Rubio speech or the fire and intensity of a Ted Cruz, but he was both engaging and energetic. The last quality was especially notable because Walker showed no signs of fatigue from his travel over the previous 36 hours. He had returned to Madison from a trade mission in Europe on an overnight flight that arrived early Saturday morning and he then flew from Wisconsin to New Hampshire that morning.
“I was very impressed,” says Barbara Dunnington, from Dover, New Hampshire who, despite having lived in the state since 1972, was attending her first political event. “He stated his case very well and he has some great ideas. I like what he’s done in Wisconsin and I like that he was able to turn his state around economically and I really like the idea that he’s interested in reducing the burden of taxes on us.”
Another Republican activist has seen Walker speak three times in recent years and said the speech Saturday was easily his best effort.....
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So, what is up with Cruz? Drudge omits him, most reports omit him, even from more conservative media, and one has to search around to find out that, yes, he did attend. Is Cruz playing stealth candidate or what?
Walker impresses in New hampshire.
FReep mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
Co-front runner?
As to Walker’s robust constitution: a guilty conscious keeps you up. Walker, unlike most pols, can sleep easily and in peace.
There are a lot of pundits in the conservative media who just don’t like Cruz. There is something about him being a smooth talking Harvard Lawyer with a Goldman Sachs Investment Banker wife that makes them suspicious.
If the RINO “The Weekly Standard” is writing glowing reports on Scott Walker, shouldn’t that tell us something.
Ted Cruz is a great plus for the Repub primaries.
By fearlessly attacking Obama and his record of failure, he’s encouraging others in the race to the same - something that might not have happened otherwise (especially if Big Media had any say). He’s forcing others to up their game. And he does it politely!
Compare that with the Dem side, where Hillary has no opponents - result? Her campaign is fat, lazy, and tired - and voters can see that difference in energy.
Not sure if Cruz can win - let’s be honest, he’s still a novice - but it’s great to have him in.
Walker and Cruz are my dream ticket...
Walker impresses me consistently, he has battled the left and won over and over again.
Walker is not a declared candidate at this point...
Have you seen any straw polls from the NH GOP event. I”ve looked but don’t find any.
It would seem they would have taken some type poll amongst the attendees.
Do we know if this was a ‘public’ event?
Many of these ‘summits’ are invitation-only or otherwise highly restricted and have very few ordinary voters attending.
It’s a conference held every four years. Tickets range from $45 - $199.
Regardless of attendees it would be interesting to see how the group voted
with the large number of speakers on hand.
http://nhgop.org/events/event/1705-2015-fitn-republican-leadership-summit
D) Hillary Clinton - 1% (857 votes)
(R) Ted Cruz - 54% (45625 votes)
(R) Rand Paul - 42% (35667 votes)
(R) Marco Rubio - 2% (1691 votes)
None of them - 0% (411 votes)
Total Votes: 84,251
CRUZ or LOSE! Supposedly there were 600 attendees but when Cruz was speaking it looked like much less to me. Maybe a hundred or so. He gave a really good speech and got a lukewarm reception. I didn’t make it for Walker’s speech but figured he would get a big reception. These were the establishment GOPers in attendance. I’m concerned Walker is the Establishment default candidate. Jeb is just not flying so they will likely get behind Walker. If so that’s who we will get. Hopefully he will be better than I think he’ll be.
Fat, tired and lazy... sometimes I resemble that remark
>>I’m concerned Walker is the Establishment default candidate. Jeb is just not flying so they will likely get behind Walker. <<
I think you’re right in thinking that people who would prefer Bush will settle on Walker if Bush fails to gain traction, but I see that as more of an advantage to Walker than a disadvantage to conservatives. Romney had no such opponent and we saw where that led. Walker’s presence in the race (even though he’s not yet announced) has been sufficient to keep Bush from gaining significant ground.
If Walker remains strong and eventually picks a VP from one of three junior Senators (Cruz, Rubio, Paul), I think we’ll be set for 16 years. Each Senator brings something different to the table, but what they bring is in the right direction.
Now, if Walker picked Bush for VP, or someone similar, that would be a different matter entirely.
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