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Rubio Campaign Plans To Paint Cruz As “Craven Insider Who Lacks Authenticity”
Red State ^ | December 19th, 2015 | streiff

Posted on 12/20/2015 6:54:51 AM PST by Isara

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"This attack is about bringing Jeb Bush donors on board. And the way to attract Bush and other establishment donors to the Rubio campaign is to give them attacks that they want to hear. Attacks that don't resonate with GOP primary voters but which are catnip to the establishment. And what better way to communicate to the GOP establishment that you are about to take out the most dangerous man in the race with a can't-lose-killer-strategy than to trumpet that strategy in POLITICO."
1 posted on 12/20/2015 6:54:51 AM PST by Isara
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A Craven Insider Who Lacks Authenticity.

Holy cow—Project much, Rube?


2 posted on 12/20/2015 6:56:04 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Biology is biology. Everything else is imagination.)
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I’m still waiting for Cruz to clarify his statement that Bush deported 10 million illegals.


3 posted on 12/20/2015 7:00:02 AM PST by Helicondelta
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4 posted on 12/20/2015 7:00:32 AM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: Arm_Bears

Rubio looked in the mirror and saw....Cruz! Remember how Clinton did this too? Rubio is turning into an authentic liberal right before our very eyes.


5 posted on 12/20/2015 7:00:36 AM PST by bioqubit (bioqubit: Educated Men Make Terrible Slaves - Aristotle)
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To: Arm_Bears

another thing...we know that Rubio screwed us at least once on Amnesty. Cruz has not.


6 posted on 12/20/2015 7:01:51 AM PST by bioqubit (bioqubit: Educated Men Make Terrible Slaves - Aristotle)
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To: Helicondelta

I think he meant 10 bazillion illegals deported.

Did this strategy come from the gal lobbyist that he’s having the affair with? Or from one of Bush’s advisers?


7 posted on 12/20/2015 7:03:14 AM PST by pepsionice
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There was a considerable amount of outward migration because of the economic crises that bookended the Bush administrations. 10 million sounds like a very high guess.


8 posted on 12/20/2015 7:06:30 AM PST by babble-on
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There was a considerable amount of outward migration because of the economic crises that bookended the Bush administrations. 10 million sounds like a very high guess.


9 posted on 12/20/2015 7:06:30 AM PST by babble-on
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When Obama announced another amnesty during the state of the union address.

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10 posted on 12/20/2015 7:07:38 AM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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This is basically a “nothing burger.”

Everyone I know will gladly vote for Cruz over Rubio. Cruz’s talks with certain donors around his amendment, as Rush even said this week, stated he supported legalization of the illegals, so this will bite Cruz a bit, but it’s not a deal-breaker.

We have so much more bad from Rubio that Cruz is a true boy scout.


11 posted on 12/20/2015 7:08:18 AM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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Does Rubio realize that these attacks are NOT working, and helping Cruz move up in the polls at his expense? Guess not.


12 posted on 12/20/2015 7:08:29 AM PST by montag813
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Just get him a parasol and he’s The Penguin.


13 posted on 12/20/2015 7:08:59 AM PST by Stentor (RIP -- Nicholas Thalasinos.)
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To: Isara

These attacks won’t stick.

The ironic thing is even if they did have an effect, the Rubio people are blind if they think any of Cruz’s supporters will turn their support to him. Hence, you’re going to see Trump supporters pushing the Rubio attacks even more than the Rubio campaign.

Disclaimer: Somehwere on here I wrote a vanity back in 2011 urging Rubio to run for POTUS, that was well before he went gang of 8 and establishment on everyone. Had he ran in 2012 he might have had a decent shot, but his unwillingness to take on the Establishment favorite (Romney) should have been the first sign something was off.

Still, I think when Cruz wins the nomination, he’ll appease the Establishment just like Reagan did by selecting and Establishment running mate to unify the party. I suspect despite all the mudslinging, Rubio is still in line for Cruz’s VP spot. People will try to paint it as a bad decision on Cruz’s part when in actuality he’ll be following the same strategy Reagan did.

Then again, if the Internet had existed back in the 1970’s, could Reagan have still have won in 1980 without every poster/blogger bringing up the name of Richard Schweiker (Reagan’s chosen VP for 1976 had he defeated Ford at the convention)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Schweiker


14 posted on 12/20/2015 7:10:11 AM PST by parksstp ("Truth is NOT Rhetoric" - Sen. Ted Cruz (The obvious conservative choice for POTUS))
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To: Arm_Bears

The kid is seriously lacking. Best I can tell, he has no boots and if he does is afraid to wear them

Flip flops are cool in florida, but real men wear boots


15 posted on 12/20/2015 7:12:21 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPyes but now I must concentratc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trumping.)
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Gone to the Dark Side, Rubio has....


16 posted on 12/20/2015 7:13:07 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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“Craven Insider Who Lacks Authenticity”

"Here, here! I say, he is a most uncouth sod!" Who the hell talks like this?

Trump is at 40% calling Jeb "dumb as a rock" and Hillary "a snake". Lesson there if rest of field would pay attention.

17 posted on 12/20/2015 7:13:31 AM PST by montag813
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Gang of 5 member targeting gang of 535 member and nobody gets punched in the face. (who do the other 530 align with?)

http://www.usdebtclock.org

The gang$ of America.


18 posted on 12/20/2015 7:14:06 AM PST by PGalt
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To: parksstp

Actually I think Walker would be a pretty solid bet for a Cruz VP pick.

No doubt there would be pressure from the establishment but Walker would be a widely acceptable compromise.


19 posted on 12/20/2015 7:15:18 AM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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Wow. The guy that lied to my face as a Florida voter and then joined the gang of donkeys to try to fleece us. Then, Rubio literally did a disappearing act and quit doing his job to lay low and run for President. I had high hopes for the guy. I still haven’t given up on him for good, but he’s completely underwhelming in this race.


20 posted on 12/20/2015 7:19:53 AM PST by ilgipper
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