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Ted Cruz, In New List of Endorsements, Includes Lawmaker Who Didn’t Endorse Him
nytimes.com ^ | February 7

Posted on 02/08/2016 12:00:14 AM PST by Helicondelta

Ted Cruz announced on Sunday the endorsements of six state representatives who had previously supported Rand Paul.

At least one representative was surprised to see his name.

The representative, J.R. Hoell, had met with Mr. Cruz, senator from Texas, on Friday, he said. "I made it clear I could not support him," Mr. Hoell said in a phone interview on Sunday evening

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TOPICS: Canada; Cuba; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: New Hampshire; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; busted; bustedcold; canada; cruz; cuba; didntendorse; dirtytricks; dirtytrickscruz; election2016; endorsement; iowa; jrhoell; luzer; luzers; newhampshire; tedcruz; trump
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To: RummyChick
who knows what is intentional and what is a mistake

Back in the day when I worked on campaigns a few times, sometimes what happens is some directive or event occurs and staff gets over-zealous. That's why Cruz's campaign taking Carson votes wasn't an issue until it came out that the rumor was spread and embellished by campaign headquarters.

Cruz's campaign has gotten snarky and lawyerly. They seem to bring things right to the legal edge, and figure they're in the clear or can talk their way around things. What they didn't factor in is that after the primary runoff was stolen for Cochran, people want decent campaigns.

JMHO, but it's another case of Cruz being so smart that he outsmarts himself.

61 posted on 02/08/2016 5:16:54 AM PST by grania
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To: Helicondelta

Interesting tweet...thanks for posting.


63 posted on 02/08/2016 5:47:18 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

On caucus night Team Ted lied, “principled” died.

It isn’t the first time Jeff Roe has done that, so we know it was deliberate.

Eckersley calls e-mail a hoax, says he’s still in the race (AUDIO)
“You know this is dirty politics. This is Jeff Roe-style management. That’s who Billy’s retained. That’s who he writes the big checks to,” Eckersley tells Missourinet affiliate KTTS. “This is Kansas City management doing what they do best, which is playing dirty.”
http://www.missourinet.com/2010/10/29/eckersley-calls-e-mail-a-hoax-says-hes-still-in-the-race-audio/


64 posted on 02/08/2016 5:47:38 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Helicondelta

At this point it is expected from Tricky Ted. Politics as usual.


65 posted on 02/08/2016 5:51:31 AM PST by proust (Texan for Trump! The Art Of The Comeback!)
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To: dynoman

No doubt, this is why Cruz hired Roe. He needed a dirty tricks operator in the shadows. And this doesn’t even count his psy-ops/shill guy.

These are plumbers: 2016 style.


66 posted on 02/08/2016 5:54:09 AM PST by proust (Texan for Trump! The Art Of The Comeback!)
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To: dp0622

Perhaps youi should take a few days off?

Embarrassing meltdown.


67 posted on 02/08/2016 6:08:52 AM PST by dforest
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To: dforest

embarrassing is your fake conservative candidate.

you see, a meltdown would contain lies.

find one


68 posted on 02/08/2016 6:11:04 AM PST by dp0622
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To: miss marmelstein

If Ted could ever pull a dirty trick and not get caught, maybe you’d have a point. But so far, he’s dirty and incompetent too. Not good.


Tricky Ted..


69 posted on 02/08/2016 6:16:12 AM PST by AFret.
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To: Helicondelta

This is the latest Cruz dirtytrick trending on twitter. Fake endorsements.

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Heck if that is the worst it gets then not to worry. Politics is a cut throat endeavor
at best and dirt resides with all of the candidates.


70 posted on 02/08/2016 6:16:39 AM PST by deport
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To: Helicondelta

Why would Cruz list a supporter that wasn’t a supporter knowing that he would be subjected to ridicule? Strange? Funny business?


71 posted on 02/08/2016 6:26:08 AM PST by Rock N Jones (s)
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To: nopardons

I know that, but 2ndDivisionVet put that out as a straw man argument that Donald Trump had some kind of special privilege. But even if you take his straw man and run with it, what Donald Trump has done is pretty amazing.


72 posted on 02/08/2016 6:43:03 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: dp0622

I believe the topic is about the obvious lie that a person endorsed Cruz when they did not.

There is your lie and you cannot handle it.

Get a grip.


73 posted on 02/08/2016 6:51:28 AM PST by dforest
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To: dforest

bro, if ONE of you can admit that Trump has done ONE thing wrong in the past, i’ll admit it happily :)

that NYer, and i can attest as a fellow NYer, is conning the heartland with such ease he must be dying laughing every night before he goes to bed :)


74 posted on 02/08/2016 6:54:09 AM PST by dp0622
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To: DB

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75 posted on 02/08/2016 7:00:39 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: Helicondelta

Beats the heck out of fake ‘ ME, ME, ME, I WILL WIN, EVERYONE ELSE IS STUPID’ uncouth covert dem candidate.


76 posted on 02/08/2016 7:07:24 AM PST by X-spurt
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To: grania

another case of Cruz being so smart that he outsmarts himself

Like in Iowa?

Everyone here knows there was no lies or deceit in repeating the message originating from Ben’s dumbass Armstrong Williams. Had Cruz’s team pretended their message regarding Carson, asking his voters to instead vote for Cruz, was issued by Carson, that would have been deceitful or a lie.

Now the real deceit and lie is by DONEald and his swarm of lemmings trying to use a nothing to gen up something.

You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.


77 posted on 02/08/2016 7:20:40 AM PST by X-spurt
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To: X-spurt
There was no lie or deceit in repeating the message (from CNN)...

Repeated, questionable, unless it was specified that it wasn't verified by another source. Embellishing it and spreading it without checking with Carson's headquarters first? No....that crosses every line.

The there's this other oddity. Whenever there's an article that's unkind, Cruzers dismiss it because the source is unreliable, so we should ignore what is written. So on this they trusted an unconfirmed CNN story and drew conclusions from it? C'mon.

How does it feel? The 'pubs are trying to expand their base and Cruz stole the votes of the only black guy in the race. Nice framing of the discussion.

78 posted on 02/08/2016 7:43:57 AM PST by grania
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To: grania

Thanks.


79 posted on 02/08/2016 8:21:06 AM PST by Monty22002
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To: grania

Repeated, questionable, unless it was specified that it wasn’t verified by another source. Embellishing it and spreading it without checking with Carson’s headquarters first? No....that crosses every line.

The there’s this other oddity. Whenever there’s an article that’s unkind, Cruzers dismiss it because the source is unreliable, so we should ignore what is written. So on this they trusted an unconfirmed CNN story and drew conclusions from it? C’mon.


I find it interesting no other Iowa campaign blasted out the “CNN report” to 1,500 precincts. It was only Team Cruz that twisted it to fit the narrative they were pushing. Ted Cruz obviously has a boundaries and ethics problem.


80 posted on 02/08/2016 8:24:51 AM PST by lodi90 (TRUMP Force 1 lifting off)
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