Posted on 01/13/2016 2:36:15 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
NEW ORLEANS - Striding up the sidewalk of one of this city's most affluent neighborhoods on Monday evening, S. Scott Sewell seemed an unlikely figure to be attending a fund-raiser for Senator Ted Cruz. An oil industry executive, Mr. Sewell served in President George Bush's administration, lent a hand to George W. Bush's 2000 presidential recount, and was twice a chairman for Mitt Romney's Louisiana campaigns.
But if such a creature of the Republican establishment appeared an odd fit to support a candidate whose political identity was shaped challenging his party's leadership, the candlelit, art-filled setting for Mr. Cruz's reception was even more surprising: the elegant home of the longtime Bush loyalist Mary Matalin and her husband, James Carville, the Democratic strategist.
The vast majority of Republican elites remain bitterly opposed to the prospect of Mr. Cruz's becoming the party's presidential nominee, some even preferring to take their chances with Donald J. Trump. Yet, to the strains of a jazz trio a block from St. Charles Avenue here, over Texas barbecue at his Houston campaign office and in one of Washington's see-and-be-seen steakhouses, Mr. Cruz, Washington's chief anti-establishment agitator, has quietly begun wooing some of the party's most entrenched donors and officials.
"We're working hard to consolidate a lot of support," Mr. Cruz told a reporter as he mingled with guests arriving at Ms. Matalin's home.
Some in the old guard have started signaling to their reluctant right-of-center brethren that it is time to face the possibility that the hard-line Mr. Cruz could be their standard-bearer.
"If Cruz makes it, which is very doable, every one of the establishment crowd who is now eviscerating him will line up, salute smartly and get on board," Ms. Matalin said, offering a mix of prodding and prophecy. "No one will want to be responsible for a G.O.P. defeat."
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Sounds like great news...Ted teaming up with the GOPe and crony capitalists. Not good. Thanks for the heads up!
Praise GOD.
Ted Cruz is the real deal!
Your concern would be a bit more credible if your prince were not a crony capitalist himself.
That is coming from a supporter of one of the biggest crony capitalists on the planet, who has actually boasted about buying ( bribing ) Democratic Party elected office holders in New York to get contracts and whatnot?
What if Trump dropped out and started donating to Cruz? Trump IS a crony capitalist.
Thanks for posting.
I can only imagine how these articles turn around on Cruz the minute it looks like he could actually best Trump. He’d have to pick Kasich as veep just to even have a mathematical chance of winning. Then he’d have his proud amen corner of support on the way to losing 40 states.
Who do you think Trump has to pick?
Hmm?
Anyone one who picks that idiot Kasich as VP deserves to lose the election.
Agreed.
“Who do you think Trump has to pick?
Hmm?”
Wow, that really sounds ominous. Can you cite any traditional political wisdom that has hamstrung Trump?
This whole primary could be quite an allegory. A man names Cruz (cross), the rightful heir to the movement, is usurped by a man named Trump (upstage), who comes from the enemies camp speaking comforting lies. All the people turn away from Cruz (turn away from the cross). Too bad Bunyan is long departed.
Sounds like great news...Ted teaming up with the GOPe and crony capitalists. Not good. Thanks for the heads up!
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Hey NOOB, while you were likely a Gore and Kerry supporter, a number of us were actively working the phones for GW Bush once he got the nomination. We were bitterly disappointed with many of the things he ended up doing AND WISHED HE HAD THE CORE BELIEFS OF A TED CRUZ.
Well NOOB, we finally actually have a TED CRUZ and what are you doing—supporting a Trump who is the epidemy of a crony capitalist—supporting politicians of ANY stripe who will get in bed with him.
Yep. As predicted, Cruz becomes the latest GOPe flavor of the month.
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Hey NOOB, did you come out of the same August 2015 TROLLING CLASS as ‘patq’ to help install YOUR crony capitalist?
This only means that the GOPe has TOTALLY GIVEN UP on Bush and Rubio and Cruz is the only left that can stop Trump, so they’re now ‘supporting’ or at least accepting him. And then once Trump is out, the GOPe will quickly dispatch Cruz, and we’ll again be left with one of their losers.
Sorry, but this conservative isn’t taking the bait.
Funny. So you are a supporter of the National Enquirer candidate? The dems have a lifetime of nastiness they are saving for the general election. They are begging for Trump to be the nominee.
The press will help. It will be the most eloquent, ethical, compassionate, and idealistic candidate on one side, against a sleazy philandering strip club owner from New York.
Oh, so you are conservative?
i do not believe the NY Slimes.
GOP-e hates Cruz as much as Trump.
It also hates Carson.
Cruz would be dumb to believe the lie that the GOP-e would help him.
Just like McInsane was stupid to believe the NY Slimes would “like” him...
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