Posted on 01/19/2016 6:22:15 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
CONCORD, N.H. -- Donald Trump says Ted Cruz is a "nasty guy." The Texan's Senate colleagues agree. Yet here's the surprise from watching Cruz on the campaign trail: Ideology aside, he comes off as ... rather likable.
To watch Trump and Cruz campaign here is to witness the difference between a reality TV performer and a disciplined politician. With apologies to the artists, Trump is Jackson Pollock to Cruz's Rembrandt. One splatters paint with no coherent pattern, the other dabs with evident skill, albeit in notably dark tones.
Trump's riff of a stump speech is all poll numbers (terrific) and crowd sizes (record), interspersed with millimeter-deep detours into policy. Common Core is terrible; the border wall will be great; he knows how to negotiate trade deals.
At one point at Concord High School on Monday, Trump paused when interrupted by a loud, high-pitched yelp. "What was that, was that a dog?" he asked. "Hillary," an audience member shouted.
A more experienced politician -- a more politically correct one, Trump would say -- would have known to stand down. Not Trump. "Uh oh, it's Hillary," Trump repeated, laughing and smiling. "Aaah," shaking his head, "only in New Hampshire, huh?"(continued)
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BRAVO! YOU NAILED IT. GO DONALD
Trump is pandering frantically to every group.
Said he was an Evangelical. LOL!
Now he’s defending McConnell to pander to GOPe.
Claims he’s conservative but he’s not.
Trump is throwing everything up to see what sticks.
Pandering to everyone. Now pandering to GOPe by defending McConell. McConnell!!!!
But the Trump Kool Aid Drinkers will make an excuse. They always do.
Trump is throwing everything up to see what sticks.
Pandering to everyone. Now pandering to GOPe by defending McConell. McConnell!!!!
But the Trump Kool Aid Drinkers will make an excuse. They always do.
Hope you weren’t one of us complaining about DC Repubs
giving up their Conservative principles.
Humans are just weak and foolish.
Hope you weren’t one of us complaining about DC Repubs
giving up their Conservative principles.
Humans are just weak and foolish.
Read these;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/3385760/posts?page=25#25
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3385854/posts?page=133#133
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/3385760/posts?page=144#144
Give it up homie. Your boy’s ego cost him the VP slot, and he will never get a position in the Trump administration.
How sad. The anger and rage of Trump has contaminated the thinking of so many who so admire him.
This lady has spoken from her heart about what she saw in the two front runners in this critical race.
She does not deserve the kind of attack many of you are now making.
Do you really expect such speaking as you now offer to persuade anyone of you the justness of your cause?
He’s a US Senator from one of the most important states in the Union and he just turned 45 years old. I’m sure he’ll be just fine.
For the ping list : http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385894/posts?q=1&;page=1#1
Backing off Trump a little....guess you just have to wait to see how it goes...they are both the only ones I’d vote for...
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Agree with all in your posting, including that last sentence. Trump is getting down and dirty recently, but I don’t think Cruz should be the target. Trump is demeaning Cruz because Cruz has been making headway.
Cruz should use some antiperspirant then:-)
Then why did Savage give the maximum allowable campaign contribution to Brown when he was running for Attorney General?
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