An Actuarial Look At GOP Politics - Glenn Beck Endorses Ted Cruz, and Prefers Bernie Sanders?

The Conservative Treehouse ^ | 1-23-2016 | sundance

[smoothsailing]

HA! 8^)

[Jim Robinson]

Beck, Lowry and The National RINO Review’s Gang of 22 have led Cruz to his Waterloo. Crying shame that Cruz teamed up with these stalwart GOPe wannabee kingmakers.

[smoothsailing]

It’s disappointing to have Cruz fall for it. It diminishes him at a time when I was looking forward to a Trump/Cruz ticket.

Ted needs to disassociate himself with Beck and that bunch ASAP in order to salvage his credibility.

[Jane Austen]

I agree. His leftist side is revealed. Also, he is a loser desperate for attention, for anything that gets his name mentioned.

[x]

Of course, it's crazy to say "Ted Cruz, or if not him, Bernie Sanders."

If we were looking for an explanation or a rationale, it might be that one might make different endorsements based on whether a president would have a majority in Congress or not.

Sometimes, a candidate who'd be a disaster with a majority in Congress behind him, can function adequately as a caretaker president with a Congress to oppose him.

One problem with that is that we can't accurately predict whether a president will have a majority in Congress, and it's not something one would want to take chances with.

The other problem is that everything now is done through executive orders and Congress is becoming irrelevant.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Well put.

[smoothsailing]

Beck is reverting to his true calling, a drunken rodeo clown.

Cruz was foolish to get hooked up with him.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Has been in his entire career in radio.

[anymouse]

Trumpsters getting drunk off of the CT Trump koolaid.

[smoothsailing]

Koolaid or not, Cruz has had a lousy week.

[mbrfl]

“One problem with that is that we can’t accurately predict whether a president will have a majority in Congress, and it’s not something one would want to take chances with.”

Excellent point and worth repeating. Others may draw different conclusions from that point, but in my opinion, it bolsters the case for Trump. I’ve always felt that, just in general, Trump would be much more effective at pushing his agenda through than a President Cruz. If you consider the possible scenario of a non-GOP controlled Congress, the case for Trump over Cruz seems even stronger.

Looking at it objectively, I don’t see how anyone could argue that Cruz would be effective in dealing with such a scenario. Trump on the other hand would very likely find ways to still push much of his agenda through. He understands what motivates politicians from both sides and how to handle them.