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To: newfreep
Lyin’ Ted’s “heartfelt” speech was read from teleprompters.

Really? Trump won and you're still trying to alienate Cruz supporters? It's about time that those of us who voted for Trump (as I did a week ago today) acted like adults.

This is not a difficult concept: Personal insults directed at Cruz or at his voters do not make it more likely for the 30% of republican voters who preferred Cruz to vote Trump in November. That conduct makes it more likely for Hillary to win. Please give it some thought and start acting like a gracious winner - even if it's an act.

45 posted on 05/04/2016 6:23:29 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Pollster1
This is not a difficult concept: Personal insults directed at Cruz or at his voters do not make it more likely for the 30% of republican voters who preferred Cruz to vote Trump in November.

Exactly. Insults at Cruz (and his family--an especially low blow) just make the insulters look like cretins, and it further alienates those who preferred Cruz.

Why on earth do Trump supporters, when hearing criticisms of Trump, instantly (and as reflexively as dog-drool from a Pavlovian experiment) retort with something like "You're just upset that your guy lost!"...? Is that really the only possible basis for criticizing Trump? That he's "not Ted Cruz"? That's insanity.

Trump has lots of flaws. We need to deal with them, not whitewash them.

57 posted on 05/04/2016 6:31:56 AM PDT by paladinan (Rule #1: There is a God. Rule #2: It isn't you.)
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