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Why Ted Cruz is now the Republican front-runner
The Washington Examiner ^ | February 9, 2015 | Philip Klein

Posted on 02/09/2016 10:43:20 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: JediJones
Cruz is far, far more than a social conservative. He is a brilliant, studied conservative on foreign policy, economic policy and the Constitution. He is a much more informed and reliable conservative than Trump on every issue.

Well there you go again, throwing that conservative term around...Is Cruz more conservative than Trump on removing illegal immigrants out and keeping them out??? Is Cruz more conservative on keeping terrorists out of the country??? Is Cruz more conservative than Trump on taking jobs back from China and Mexico??? Oh that's right...'Conservatives' don't care much about the average stiff who used to be called the middle class...

221 posted on 02/10/2016 12:42:00 PM PST by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: odawg
Exit polling in New Hampshire revealed that the vast majority of voters liked Trump’s Muslim ban. When Trump announced it, Cruz held back.

The number was like 64%...Seems he then should have gotten 64% of the votes...Maybe he did before they were counted...

222 posted on 02/10/2016 12:48:36 PM PST by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: fingers_crossed
If he beats Trump, it means he would have gotten a lot of votes and has a lot of momentum. He could then also produce a conservative tidal wave that should remake the House and Senate.

That's why Trump is doing so well and Ted is not...

First off, we don't give a flip about the "Party"...The world doesn't have time for Cruz to fix the Party...That'll take years; decades...We don't have time for that...And we who support Trump know that...

223 posted on 02/10/2016 12:53:22 PM PST by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: SmokingJoe

If Cruz crushed Trump in Iowa, Trump AND Kasich obliterated Cruz in New Hampshire...Has any one checked to see if Cruz is still with us???


224 posted on 02/10/2016 12:55:52 PM PST by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: BillM
70% did not vote Trump. All polls say that Trump has the lowest favorability rating they’ve seen. As the field thins most of the voters who weren’t for Trump will end up voting for the alternative.

Likely True...We can only hope the Cruz supporters don't throw in with Bush or Kasich...If they go for Trump, the Independents and many conservative Democrats will push Trump over the top...

225 posted on 02/10/2016 12:59:35 PM PST by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: Iscool

“crushed”

Look at the delegate count.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/


226 posted on 02/10/2016 1:12:00 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Iowa David; JWinNC; RasterMaster; SunshinesStormySummerSon; duffee; The Final Harvest; ...

If you would like to be added to the
TED CRUZ 2016 PING LIST drop me a FReepmail.


227 posted on 02/10/2016 1:26:29 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: HamiltonJay

You don’t know the voters in NC/SC like I do.

I’m telling you it’s very possible for Cruz to beat Trump in SC by 5-7% points.

Trump isn’t 1) A social Conservative/Evangelical Christian, that works against him

2) He’s not polite, and while that might carry him in some places with many voters, not in the South. I know many NC Republicans of different types and they don’t take to “crudity” and impolite demagoguery.

3) He’s not that conservative, and Cruz is and has a record

4) Though Democrats and Independents in theory ~could~ vote in the Republican Primary in SC, they’d have to have registered already as such as the deadline is Jan 20th.

5) I believe absentee balloting has already started which would favor candidates with the strongest ground game the most..that is reportedly Cruz.

4) The political dynamic with all the candidates still in I believe favors Cruz.

Disprove this if you want, I’d love to hear your arguments if you have any facts.


228 posted on 02/10/2016 2:14:17 PM PST by JSDude1
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To: Iscool
The difference between every candidate running and Trump. Trump is a conservative citizen...He doesn't care about either Party...He wants to fix America. Cruz is a Republican...He wants to fix the Republican Party.

Beautiful.

229 posted on 02/10/2016 2:15:10 PM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: JSDude1

My friend I grew up in North Carolina, most of my family still lives in North Carolina, my very first political event was a Jessie Helms rally in the town I lived in grade school, I am there quite frequently and I am telling you you are deluding yourself if you think in 9 days Cruz is going to double his poll numbers and Trumps are going to fall in half or more.

None of what you have put forth is anything new, do you think voters who are supporting Trump don’t know Trump? Trump is more known than anyone in the running, he’s been broadcast weekly into their homes for over a decade etc etc etc. Do you think any of what you have put forth isn’t something the majority of folks in SC supporting Trump don’t already know??? He isn’t some no name congressman that no one knows, you aren’t going to see him fall because folks have projected on him traits because they don’t know him.. This is part of why the many attempts by the press to Gotcha Trump have failed.

The arguments you are making don’t hold water, Cruz won’t get anywhere near Trumps poll numbers let along beat him by 7 or more points.

You are arguing on emotion not logic. Cruz has zero chance of suddenly doubling his polling, let along believe he’s going to do it at the expense of Trump.

Cruz will do better in SC than he did in NH, no doubt about it. But if you thing Cruz is going to double his numbers in 9 days while at the same time Trumps collapse you don’t know SC voters nearly as well as you think you do.

Time will tell, in 9 days we can revisit this thread and see who has to eat crow.


230 posted on 02/10/2016 4:24:55 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

We will see, I still believe that if Cruz plays his cards right he can pull it out.


231 posted on 02/10/2016 5:39:09 PM PST by JSDude1
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To: Salamander
GEEZ! I can't take you anywhere.


232 posted on 02/10/2016 6:20:43 PM PST by Daffynition (*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
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To: Iscool
Given that Ted Cruz spent only 500 K in very liberal NH and came third while Kasic spent $12M and Trump $3.7 M I'd say Cruz did pretty well in NH.
233 posted on 02/10/2016 6:55:56 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw

Tell us another whopper!


234 posted on 02/10/2016 8:32:20 PM PST by gbscott1954 (Why not a real Conservative?)
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To: arista

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

We don’t count Chickens we count votes!!!


235 posted on 02/10/2016 11:02:13 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: TigerClaws

Trump will do very well in the south.

They call Trump in the South A Yankee!!!


236 posted on 02/10/2016 11:03:27 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: Neu Pragmatist

Don’t bet on Cruz not winning Florida!!! As for the North if it becomes one on one Mr. Cruz will do nicely!!!


237 posted on 02/10/2016 11:05:22 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: DoughtyOne

Ok Trump won NH which is a Northern State/ Open Primary where everybody can vote. So Trump won Independents Moderates some Conservatives and Quit a few crossover Democrats.. Now we get to SC closed Primary and only Republicans can vote!!! Now Trump has a problem.. ^0 percent of the Republicans don’t like Trump!!!


238 posted on 02/10/2016 11:12:00 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: MHT

I have been catching up on my jazz listening, rather than the talking heads.


239 posted on 02/10/2016 11:22:10 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican (Angry yes, mad, no. Phyllis Schlafly "Donald Trump is the Last Hope For America")
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To: Iscool

If either Trump or Cruz win, think both with be strong leaders, with strong patriotism and a strong vision of what American should be restored to. They would be setting the agenda for the House and Senate to work on. So a house and senate brought in by their election will be helpful in turning the country around.

I agree we don’t want to take forever, but there are 3 branches of govt and you want them to be as much in sync as possible. We want to purge Washington of as much of the GOPe as possible, especially at the leadership level.


240 posted on 02/11/2016 11:14:19 AM PST by fingers_crossed
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