Rush Limbaugh on the Split in the GOP [video of Fox News Sunday 3/6/16]

Youtube ^ | 3/6/2016

[iowamark]

National Radio Talk Show host Rush Limbaugh joins Chris Wallace for an exclusive interview discussing his take on the Republican Party and the Election of 2016. 12 minute video.

[iowamark]

CHRIS WALLACE (HOST): You have not endorsed a candidate, but you talk very favorably about [Sen.] Ted Cruz [(R-TX)]. In fact, the other day you said he's the closest we're going to come to Ronald Reagan in our lifetimes. Now, I didn't know Ronald Reagan as well as you did, but I did cover him for eight years as president. I've got to say that I felt that Reagan was more inclusive than Cruz is, more about trying to soften the edges to get more people inside the tent.

RUSH LIMBAUGH: I don't think that's strategic. I think you're talking about personalities. I said this on the air the other day, I think Senator Cruz's strategy is, there's four and a half, five million Republicans that didn't vote in 2012. This is the conventional wisdom. And they didn't vote because they didn't like the nominee, wasn't conservative enough, or there was a religious component. Who knows what? Anyway, Senator Cruz thinks that if he can get those voters, that -- and everybody else votes the same way they did in 2012, that he can win in a landslide. So he's tailored his message for a specific conservative evangelical. I think it's limited his appeal. I think he has the ability to appeal to everybody. That debate the other night that you guys did -- I don't mean this to be insulting to anybody, I'm just telling you what I saw -- he was on a different league. He was in a different league, on a different planet. Everybody says "we need substance in these debates," you got it. You got it from Cruz. The other guys are doing what they were doing. At one point, [Donald] Trump even had to say, "Yeah, whatever Ted said, I agree with." He's in a different league. He understands conservatism because he is. And he is a nice guy, he's a likable guy. He's not crazy. He's not nasty and he certainly is -- he's not a liar. He's a down the middle guy that anybody could trust. He has got plenty of integrity. This is what happens in politics. Establishment doesn't like him either. It's not just Trump. And that's because he is who he is. He is conservative. He does want to get government out of people's lives, and that, we can't have that if you're the establishment.

[ghosthost]

yes there is a split between the 61 rich people who own half the world’s wealth and actually want the cheap illegal labor, and the other 359 million of us in the US who don’t benefit from them nor want them around. We don’t fancy getting raped/robbed/killed by 60 IQ savages. I do not wish those 61 people long, happy lives.

[MNJohnnie]

Sure, Cruz is the candidate of Rush’s heart. However Rush also is intellectually honest enough to admit to himself that Trump has caused a major earthquake in the political process.

Problem for Rush, and a lot of old Conservatives, is they simply do not like, or trust, Trump. To me it is odd since how Trump is being treated pretty much echos how Rush was treated from 1988 to 1994 by the Political Machine.

Without Trump Cruz would of been simply ignored or slimed with 10s of millions in attack ads into irrelevance.

To use a sports metaphor, Trump is the lead blocker who blew a hole in the opposition line so Cruz, the ball carrier, could run thru the hole.

In my heart, based on nothing but 40 years of pent up battered Conservative emotion, I wish the ball carrier could run for the touchdown now.

But my head tells me there is a lot more blocking for Trump to do yet.

[Helicondelta]

“they simply do not like, or trust, Trump.”

LOL. Speak for yourself. Trump is winning and Cruz is about to fade into the sunset.

[House Atreides]

For those of you who don’t know it, Rush was smart enough to make sure his segment was done “live” (Rush did it remotely from Florida) so they couldn’t play any video editing tricks on him.

Good job, Rush.

[MNJohnnie]

Well as I tell Team Cruz daily, CONTEXT matters.

Here is what I said.

Problem for Rush, and a lot of old Conservatives, is they simply do not like, or trust, Trump.

[TTFlyer]

More of Limbaugh’s hot air.

You want some no-holds barred truth telling, watch Judge Jeanine Pirro’s “Opening Statement” from last night.

[Logical me]

Rush has lost his way. He must feel like a fool when Americans by the millions believe in Trump. Rush is acting like one of the elites. I’m really getting tired of this crap. I’ve lost one hell of respect for Rush.

Trump for President.

[jimbo807]

The Republican Party could very well be reconstituted and that is a good thing.

Rush is right about that.

[Logical me]

You want some no-holds barred truth telling, watch Judge Jeanine Pirro’s “Opening Statement” from last night.

Judge was perfect. This woman is so far above most of Fox stupid liberal jackasses. She hit Romney and she is right.

[litehaus]

Iman Hussein, Al Chi Cago ,is saying ‘Praise be to Allah’

[HarleyLady27]

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/03/06/this-is-a-movement/

[Windy City Conservative]

I agree, Trump is the lead blocker here. I don’t agree with Rush about the whole GOP Kumbaya at the end of the day. If the GOPe puts someone in other than Trump or Cruz, that ain’t gonna happen. It’s Trump or Cruz when it comes down to delegate math, if the GOPe fixes the rules to their benefit, it’s over.

[deweyfrank]

Rush failed to get across one of the biggest points in this whole debate. That is that the GOPe can't afford to NOT support either Trump or Cruz and they can't go third party. The reason being is the GOP can't let the democrats win because the Scalia vacancy absolutely needs to be filled by a conservative. There is no hope for this country if a liberal is appointed to the SCOTUS.

[FarNorth]

Awesome - Let’s ALL make America Great Again! Thanks for sharing.

[Lopeover]

Republican Party will not be unified if an establishment candidate is brokered at the convention.

The base will not accept it, not even to stop Hillary.

It is the Establishments turn to hold their nose and vote for the grassroots nominee.

[Lopeover]

The establishment democrat/republican oligarchy does not care if a leftist judge gets nominated to SCOTUS. That will just mean the status quo, and a leftist SCOTUS will govern from the bench.

[Balding_Eagle]

Judge Jeanine Pirro’s “Opening Statement” from last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMZSXzy7O0

[JudyinCanada]

IMHO, this election is NOT Republican vs. Democrat. It’s NOT conservative vs. liberal.

This election is Ruling Class vs. We The People. Both Trump and Cruz are speaking for We The People. It would be unstoppable if they could unite.