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How Cruz can win
Hot Air ^ | March 10, 2016 | Allan Bourdius

Posted on 03/10/2016 2:58:55 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: tatown
How about he begin by NOT calling blue collar Trump supports dumb?

Cruz is my choice of the current group based on the issues, but rather than stick to the issues, he made the mistake of attacking Trump. As we have seen, attacking Trump has not worked out very well for anyone. Even Bill Clinton was shut down by him.

Calling Trump supporters dumb will only hurt his campaign further.

41 posted on 03/10/2016 3:33:57 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
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To: pollywog
The AUTHOR is spot ON!!! GO TED GO!!!

Back to Canada.

42 posted on 03/10/2016 3:35:14 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Liz
And he does not have Palin to save his undeserved butt.
43 posted on 03/10/2016 3:39:44 PM PST by samantha (keep up the fight....)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

was this written by Karl Rove???


44 posted on 03/10/2016 3:41:58 PM PST by dware (Everybody wants to be a patriot, until it's time to do patriot stuff.)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues
Who would Trump pay off if the "establishment" were destroyed? People seem to forget that it is folks like Trump that established the establishment. Nothing like having the politicians in your back pocket by making donations to their war chest. People make donations for a reason and i'm sure it isn't to make sure the politician's children are not starving.

I don't know why some of you treat Trump as he has been a politician all his life. He has not been. Totally 2 different things. He's already admitted his donations were just business like any savvy businessman would and he has been a very successful businessman. He didn't hide any of that so we know what we are getting with him.

Trump is not a career politician like so many in the establishment are. It's a totally different ball game and at this point, it is a risk, but it may be all we have. I believe it is worth the risk. The GOPe talks a good game during the elections, for so many decades, but pretty much do the opposite of what the American people want. We give them majorities and they turn and stab us in the back by giving the democrats and 0bama everything they want.

Cruz is just revealing he is more of the same coming from the GOPe. He still may be conservative but there is no doubt he compromised his principles for a seat at the establishment table. There is also no doubt the whole establishment, including GOPe, dems, media, etc., is doing everything it can to try to take Trump out as they fear a true outsider that could potentially expose all their corruption (I for one, hope and pray he does).

That's exactly why I said if we elect Trump, we can have both. A true outsider outside of all the DC corruption and we could destroy the GOP establishment, as we know it, at the same time.

CGato

45 posted on 03/10/2016 3:44:24 PM PST by Conservative Gato
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“The conservative/conservatarian/liberaservative/libertarian movement needs a politically intact Marco Rubio for the future.”

Why? In case amnesty doesn’t pass in the next eight years?


46 posted on 03/10/2016 3:47:49 PM PST by ModelBreaker (')
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To: PROCON

He brought Neil Bush as a bigger more corrupt screw up. You’re not supposed to notice Beck anymore due to the odor of Bush.


47 posted on 03/10/2016 4:01:29 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: PROCON

2 questions...why do you want a Cuban
why do you want a Canadian

This year lets keep the questionable Natural born citizens on the sideline. Vote Trump or Kasich. Democrats, keep felons and communists on the sidelines also. Leaves 2.


48 posted on 03/10/2016 4:06:14 PM PST by sanjuanbob
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

[full disclosure - Cruz supporter]

The ONLY way for Cruz to win before the convention is going to require a significant alteration of the voting pattern from the GOPe and their supporters. This year, the GOPe is the one that has to hold their nose when they vote and they dont like it.

The problem is that they still feel that things will turn around and their guys can win. No one appears to be ready to let go and gravitate behind a single candidate. As such, it is Trump’s to win. And I still predict about 1,300 delegates for Trump going into the convention.


49 posted on 03/10/2016 4:06:39 PM PST by taxcontrol ( The GOPe treats the conservative base like slaves by taking their votes and refuses to pay)
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To: irishjuggler

That’s pretty clear evidence.


50 posted on 03/10/2016 4:13:54 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: pollywog

Even with the Jenner comment? Really?!


51 posted on 03/10/2016 4:15:36 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: pollywog

I suspect he’d lose a lot of the non-Activist Left.


52 posted on 03/10/2016 4:18:47 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
There's one huge takeaway from Tuesday's primaries results: Ted Cruz overperformed in a state where conventional wisdom says he shouldn't have had a chance, namely Michigan. His overperformance - edging out John Kasich for second place, in a state where Kasich should naturally be stronger - is way more significant looking forward than his once-again second place finish in Mississippi, which is another of those southern states that Cruz's campaign based their dubious "evangelicals who don't vote because no one is conservative enough" strategy upon.

Yes, that .6% margin of victory will thunder down to the last syllable of recorded history!

You can't have it both ways.

You can't have Ted Cruz in second place, and then crow because he beats the guy in fourth place.

You can't say Kasich can't win and then make him out to be "naturally stronger" in a state when he's undercovered and underfunded everywhere.

53 posted on 03/10/2016 4:26:11 PM PST by x
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

2nd place means you are best of the losers. Nothing else.


54 posted on 03/10/2016 4:26:56 PM PST by lp boonie (Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment)
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To: ModelBreaker

Because we need a natural born Cuban on the national ticket, to go along with the natural born Cuban / Canadian?


55 posted on 03/10/2016 4:34:55 PM PST by JoeA (JoeA / Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est)
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To: Donglalinger
I know it's a longshot

C'mon, did you HAVE to do that?

I mean, we FINALLY got rid of the Paulbots this election...

56 posted on 03/10/2016 4:45:54 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: 867V309

Judging by his hires in the recent past, Cruz reads it that way too.


57 posted on 03/10/2016 6:15:38 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: pnut22

I’m pretty sure Trump was talking about education, not low info voters, because that’s how pollster break up the voters. So Cruz don’t want high school graduates to vote for him? What an elitist


58 posted on 03/10/2016 6:25:41 PM PST by 4rcane
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