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To: wideawake
Many people on FR assumed that weak candidates like McCain and Romney would never prevail in the primary.

The problem last time was that we couldn't unite behind a single conservative. We all knew that was the problem, but we couldn't avoid it, because there was no clear frontrunner.

This time, we have a frontrunner. Cruz' only competition is Paul. But I think Cruz will prevail over him fairly easily.

Another difference this time is that the Tea Party/Collaborator battle lines are drawn more clearly than at any time in my life.

The only thing we have to fear is Christie's money. But this time, the RINO money is surmountable. Cruz will receive an unprecedented amount of small, grassroots donations.

33 posted on 11/06/2013 2:58:35 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
This time, we have a frontrunner. Cruz' only competition is Paul. But I think Cruz will prevail over him fairly easily.

I'm sorry, honest, but ... wake up. If so, great -- but really, what are the odds? If the next primaries go forward like the last ones, we're going to be exactly where we were when Romney got the nomination in 2012. What are you going to do then?

I don't have as much faith in that system as you do. I'm saying that unless something drastically changes, be prepared for a Christie-like nominee in 2016. And consider the problem now because it's headed our way.

75 posted on 11/06/2013 4:58:26 PM PST by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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