Ted Cruz team looks beyond Iowa, New Hampshire

Politico ^ | 06/10/2015 | Katie Glueck

[cripplecreek]

The saddest part of this whole episode is how easily conservatives are manipulated and led like sheep. Just look at who populates these threads. Among the regular Freeps are the RINO troll army. They consist if the n00bs who "used to support Cruz" and the primary season Freeps who may have been here for years but only show up for primary season to raise "concerns" about conservatives.

It is interesting how quickly this infighting starts when the Romney people start joining the campaigns. Honestly, if conservatives are dumb enough to continue falling for this crap election after election, we really do deserve a Bush/Clinton race.

As far as the candidates/potential candidates are concerned, I haven't looked at them all but so far Perry, Walker and Jindal have all supported TPP or equivelent treaties.

Amid Secrecy, Rick Perry Retracts Obamatrade Support: ‘I Would Rather Barack Obama Not Be Negotiating for Me’

In May a spokesman for Perry told Breitbart News that he supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—one of three largely secretive trade deals that would be fast-tracked by Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). But he’s changed his position.

TPP Proponents Close to Clinton Remain Optimistic About Her Support

Scott Walker had this to say.

Well, I talked about TTIP the other day in Germany in Hanover at the industrial fair there, and I think fair and open trade is a good thing on either side of the continent for the United States, whether it’s on the Atlantic or the Pacific. Obvious the details need to be worked out and there’s a lot of details including some specific to my state that need to be worked out. But I think in the end, having a deal that’s fair and offers fair and open trade would be a good thing for the United States and for our trading partners.

Bobby Jindal talks economic development, TPP with Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou

While the negotiations were discussed, Plotkin said Jindal will take a position on the agreement when final terms are agreed to: "We are optimistic and hopeful about expanded trade with this part of the world. So we are hopeful about the TPP.

For those who are OK with trashing Cruz to protect your candidate, Just remember, those Romney people on the campaign WILL eat your candidate before they're done and despite any fantasies to the contrary, you won't be able to stop it.

[napscoordinator]

Hey the only liberal here is you. You hate choice and demand following of your weak candidate. I refuse to do so. You can get behind a big time inexperienced candidate. It was done in 2008 by the Democrats I guess the Republicans are free to do so as well. Everyday Cruz becomes Obama....they both love TPP. They both first time Senator. They both born outside the United States. This isn't the first time you supported a loser. I suppose it won't be the last.

[Norm Lenhart]

Yea whatever. I don’t remember. Did you vote for Romney or tell anyone that principles didn’t matter? How about ‘we gotta win no matter what?’ Bitch about anyone’s ‘purity’?

If you didn’t, then good. But if you did, you got ZERO to bitch about Cruz. Either way, it’s a sick joke to rail him over TTP when the rest are either pro illegal, Pro USCOC, Pro Obama or anti America.

[Norm Lenhart]

I would say its the Romney CAMPAIGN teashing them. He ain’t done yet. Mark my words. At minimum he’s adopted the kingmaker fantasy. Either way he’s human garbage.

I know we have our differences about the 2012 election but I think we agree going ahead he’s a disaster.

[RKBA Democrat]

And you’re a dupe. So what’s your point?

[cripplecreek]

They don’t appear to have a lot to say about their candidates going to kiss Romney’s ring.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3299127/posts

[Norm Lenhart]

No, they don’t. They are gonna do it again, lose and bitch. On the positive side, Hillary or whichever the libs win with if they succeed in benching Cruz will ensure they lose a lot more because illegals need nice things. And I won’t be upset at all. They deserve what they get.

[cripplecreek]

I see some are adjusting their principles to fit reality. Past support of TPP and related trade treaties is OK as long as the candidates tell them what they want to hear today.

I just wish people would learn to do their own damned research rather than relying on one or two sources that have their own agendas.

[Norm Lenhart]

Yup. Totally agree.

“WE”(the Right) are supposed to be smarter than liberals. When we copy them in our info awareness/gathering, I don’t see how ‘we’ are any different.

I don’t know what it will take. I think a lot of people revel in willful ignorance.