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Ted Cruz teaches Republicans a lesson
The Washington Times ^ | March 24, 2015 | Judson Phillips

Posted on 03/24/2015 8:22:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

On Monday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz taught the Republican Party a lesson it desperately needs to learn. Mr. Cruz taught the GOP something about winning.

The Republican Party, at least at the national level, is pretty pathetic. The Republicans have lost four of the last six presidential elections. Republicans have actually lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections. Even the two races that George W. Bush won were close. The 2000 election was not decided until weeks after Election Day and even in 2004, Democrat John Kerry kept it close enough that he did not concede until the next day.

Ted Cruz broke the rules with his announcement. A Republican candidate is supposed to play the game. He is supposed to be not interested. Then there are leaks from family and friends encouraging him to run. Then the candidate finally sets up an exploratory committee. Finally, he does what everyone knew he was going to do months ago. He runs.

Ted Cruz broke the model. He didn’t bother with an exploratory committee. He just ran. He went to Liberty University, the last place a Republican moderate would think about going. He made a speech that fit Ronald Reagan’s vision of a banner of bold colors, not pale pastels. He spoke for 45 minutes without a teleprompter.

By breaking the rules, Ted Cruz is showing the GOP something else.

He is the only candidate who can beat a Democrat in 2016....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; bush; cruz; democrats; gop; libeniversity; liberty; palin; republicans; tedcruz; teleprompter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I bet the commies are raging “how can anyone possibly speak without a teleprompter?”


61 posted on 03/24/2015 10:17:45 PM PDT by wastedyears (I may be stupid, but at least I'm not Darwin Awards stupid.)
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To: Democrat_media

Right now, we should FOCUS. Ted Cruz has made a bold move to put conservative values at the front of the discussion. I just don’t see the point of not keeping the emphasis on what’s going on in DC and how Cruz can have a positive impact by being there.


63 posted on 03/24/2015 10:58:00 PM PDT by grania
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To: Viking2002

Scared like that.

It’s what I sensed watching the five yesterday bolling, gutfeld and perino
Juan Williams was is wacky self. And guild pulse was just smiling and swinging her leg, saying, ‘I have no problem with Cruz’
But the other three - no wonder rush remarked on it.

It was so senseless. The comments were surprisingly baseless for people in that prime news time position who want to be taken seriously. Gutfeld was snarky and no more reasonable or compelling than a 16 year old girl mad at her prom date, bolling was babbling with a thousand yard stare. Periino seemed despondent. Her forte is PR so she was able to force a both sides statement but clearly passionless about Cruz

They all seem frightened Are they all pro bush? Or are they threatened in being forced to take a stand on conservatism?

What a disappointment to watch people choose the coward position

Cancelled the series record and erased the episode

They seem Frightened


64 posted on 03/24/2015 11:04:36 PM PDT by stanne
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He can speak to people instead of to the parties,mthat is where he is going to win over this BS bipartisanship, by crushing it with CRUZSHIP-Peopleship!


65 posted on 03/24/2015 11:10:26 PM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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66 posted on 03/24/2015 11:44:58 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz is accused of being self righteous, in it for himself, and not liked by his colleagues, yet he comes across as genuinely humble, soft spoken, articulate and without a mean bone in his body.

He might have to “up” his passion, in leiu of his measured tone. I realize he won’t allow the nasty, hateful media to “bait” him, but given that he’s at least a million times smarter than all of them put together, I’m happily waiting for him to put each in their place at his first opportunity, and we all know their “bait” questions are coming.


67 posted on 03/25/2015 3:31:13 AM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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To: Theodore R.
I fear America is too liberal for Ted, but he makes Jebbie look really, really pathetic.

I fear the Left has been too effective in draining the sap out of the Constitution when folks have bought into the "Cruz is too conservative for America" meme they push.

Take a deep breath and figure that you are not unique among the population when you believe in Freedom of the People and that the Federal Government has become corrupt overlords instead of servants of the People.

Do whatever it takes to get the "America is too liberal for Cruz" echoes to stop ringing around in your head - Cruz is the medicine America wants and needs and those who don't realize it will come to their senses as the Left howls and attacks like savage dogs and Cruz smiles and speaks rationally and honestly through it all.

68 posted on 03/25/2015 3:48:00 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Theodore R.

69 posted on 03/25/2015 4:51:33 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Isn’t that where most of the people live?


70 posted on 03/25/2015 4:54:51 AM PDT by hawkaw
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To: Theodore R.

‘Down and Out’

The Democratic Party’s losses at the state level are almost unprecedented, and could cripple it for a long time to come.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/12/democratic_party_s_losses_at_the_state_level_are_extraordinary_the_party.html


71 posted on 03/25/2015 4:55:02 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
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To: hawkaw

Large or small, they are still pockets of resistance...


72 posted on 03/25/2015 5:08:46 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

This is very true.


73 posted on 03/25/2015 5:13:09 AM PDT by hawkaw
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I agree. He is a courageous conservative. He even told everyone he and his family believe in God and gave their lives to Jesus. Now that is great. I like that.


74 posted on 03/25/2015 5:22:41 AM PDT by tillacum
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Votes and stated positions are not rumors.


75 posted on 03/25/2015 5:33:39 AM PDT by odawg
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To: stanne

They seem Frightened
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My take re The Five as well. But Brit Hume has softened a bit, a very small bit. I think the fix is in at Fox - they want to play ‘safe’ with Jeb.


76 posted on 03/25/2015 5:59:39 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (>http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

MN and Red Hampshire really stand out on the map, along with little pesky VT.


77 posted on 03/25/2015 6:20:19 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: trebb

Cruz is not “too conservative”; it’s the American people who are “too liberal” for Cruz; that’s what I suspect, but he is a great campaigner, and maybe he can make people listen.


78 posted on 03/25/2015 6:22:10 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Yaelle

Cruz could beat HRC in a debate, but the American people would still think HRC “won” because the moderators would say that she did “on points” if nothing else.


79 posted on 03/25/2015 6:26:15 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: wjcsux

They still do.


80 posted on 03/25/2015 6:30:08 AM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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