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To: Starboard
This is pure BS. There is no fracture in the conservative movement. There are conservatives and there are pseudo-conservatives. Two different things altogether.

Trump is no Conservative, let's not delude ourselves. He's a populist with some Conservative leanings. A true Conservative at least in diction was Ted Cruz and he was soundly defeated, even in Pubbie only primary states. Constitutional Conservatism is not a majority school of thought in the US and it will be hard to get a true Conservative elected. The mushy middle mouthbreathers buy too many cliches and watches too much reality TV. In addition they suck on the teat of government somewhat also.

9 posted on 10/04/2016 1:49:24 PM PDT by pburgh01 (We need to repeal the XIX Amendment.)
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To: pburgh01

“A true Conservative at least in diction was Ted Cruz”

If conservatism is a no fly zone over Syria, handing out soccer balls to invading Mexicans, being an ineligible candidate for President, and co-writing TPA to ensure TPP... then yes.


13 posted on 10/04/2016 2:09:08 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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To: pburgh01

Please explain to what exactly is a “Constitutional Conservative” and why T. Cruz is one and D Trump is not?

It certainly has nothing to do with their positions on issues. They are running on.

I’m not being snarky I just do not understand people can say that D Trump does not stand up in the right way for constitutional issues.


14 posted on 10/04/2016 2:15:30 PM PDT by Fai Mao (PIAPS for Prison 2016)
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To: pburgh01

“Trump is no conservative.”

I hear people say that. And yet the Republican Platform for the Trump candidacy is the most conservative in the Party’s history.

So who’s a “conservative?”


23 posted on 10/04/2016 3:29:06 PM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: pburgh01
After watching these short video's, I throw up every time someone calls Cruz a conservative, much less a constitutional type.

Pushing path to legalize illegals

Fox host shreds Ted Cruz

32 posted on 10/04/2016 5:22:22 PM PDT by entropy12 (GO DONALD J TRUMP! MAGA!!!)
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