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Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump's Voters Have "relatively low information" And Are "not that engaged"
CBN News ^ | March 10, 2016 | David Brody

Posted on 03/10/2016 6:23:01 AM PST by VitacoreVision

GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz tells The Brody File that the reason Donald Trump is performing well in the GOP race for president is because his voters are uninformed and not engaged in the process. “Donald does well with voters who have relatively low information, who are not that engaged and who are angry and they see him as an angry voice. Where we are beating him is when voters’ get more engaged and they get more informed.” Hunch: I’m thinking Trump and his “Silent Majority” may push back on this just a bit don’t you think? Lots to unpack here but for now, here’s the clip.

Our interview was done Wednesday afternoon in Miami.

[Video in Link.]

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.cbn.com ...


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To: VitacoreVision
Nothing like calling your potential voters STUPID. Michael Meds - who claims he is a 'conservative' - comes to mind.
61 posted on 03/10/2016 6:54:24 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Majority of FR are low information.
I thought lying Canadian Cruz follower are nasty here.


62 posted on 03/10/2016 6:54:37 AM PST by jennychase ( Vote Trump Or get Ready for President Hillary)
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To: Baldwin77
Just like the Carson supporters will remember the “IOWA LIE” !

Hey did you hear Thy Royal Majesty King tRumpf last weekend, he said he had heard Rubo was dropping out! Yeah Really, it's on tape. DONALD LIES!

63 posted on 03/10/2016 6:55:05 AM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: odawg

Guess Cruz looks down his long nose at people in NH, Massachusetts, and Hawaii also. Next week I predict he will add several more states.

Did Cruz look at the Demographics of those who supported him in Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Kansas? They are the same hard working demographic of people as Trump’s. Is he putting them down too? Does Cruz see them as gullible rather than uninformed?

We are share the desire in a change of direction of government. We disagree on the best person to achieve that. Cruz, please do not try to further divide us by putting down supporters in a personal way. Too much of that is happening on FR now.


64 posted on 03/10/2016 6:55:25 AM PST by georgiarat (Obama, providing incompetence since Day One!)
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To: Beagle8U

In context with all the other demographic groups he lists across the spectrum. Cruz’s statement is easily refuted, which is a thing he doesn’t seem to care about, which means what? What does that tell you of his opinion of his own supporters?!


65 posted on 03/10/2016 6:55:47 AM PST by BlackAdderess (Brexit, Grexit... USexit???)
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To: VitacoreVision

I liked Cruz and he was my second choice.

I guess since I am a “low information” voter, I should study up and reconsider that.


66 posted on 03/10/2016 6:56:12 AM PST by AC86UT89
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To: John Valentine

Given the level of ignorance and self delusion rampant among the Trump supporters, it would be far preferable if they weren’t so engaged.”

“self delusion”??

I am so glad I read your post, because maybe you can explain Cruz’s votes to me. I have been trying for months, and asking the same question, but no one has even offered an attempt.

First, of course, is the TPA vote. TPA is an Obama/globalist agenda initiative. Cruz worked with Paul Ryan, Mr. Establishment, to get it rolling. He wrote pieces for the media extolling it. When Sessions warned him about language in the bill that usurped Congress’s authority over immigration, he said Sessions did not know what he was talking about. The bill was completely toxic even without that in it.

He voted for cloture to get TPA to the floor for a vote, and as Cruz himself has pointed out, a vote for cloture is a vote for the bill. Then he voted for the bill. So that is TWO votes for TPA.

When the bill passed the House and returned to the Senate, he voted against the bill because his vote was no longer needed for passage. It also afforded him the opportunity to go about the country and tell all the low-information types that he voted against TPA. Or, more famously, he was for it before he was against it.

He later told Levin on his show that he had to vote against the bill the second time because he did not know about the immigration language and that “leadership” had promised him they would remove it, but did not. Cruz lied.

Next, he voted for the Corker bill, an Obama/globalist agenda initiative, a bill that was written by the White House that plainly and quickly enabled the Iran treaty, which contravened the Constitution. Cruz, Mr. Constitution, never blinked an eye.

Can you explain these votes by Cruz, a man highly touted that just will not bow to the Establishment, a man who stands rock-ribbed in defense of the Constitution, except the natural born clause, of course.


67 posted on 03/10/2016 6:56:21 AM PST by odawg
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To: John Valentine

“It’s not that the Trupettes don’t know much, even though that’s true, it’s that so much of what they do know is wrong.”

You’re so wonderfully smart. You should know that when you quote Ronald Reagan, even changing a few words, you should cite that at the end of the quote.

“It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant. It’s just that they know so many things that aren’t so.” - Ronald Wilson Reagan.


68 posted on 03/10/2016 6:58:22 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( If the word, "SENATOR" is before his name, he is part of the PROBLEM.)
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To: VitacoreVision

FUTC. You trying to burn the last bridge remaining with a lot of voters you would need in November should the nomination miracle happen? This is good way to do it.


69 posted on 03/10/2016 6:58:25 AM PST by Kudsman (Restore the Republic. Repeal the 17th.)
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To: Lopeover

Trumpbots are emotionally attached to flipping the bird and thinking Donald can get away with his lack of civility on their behalf. Suckers for sound bytes.

When supporters are attached emotionally, they act emotionally. Mature adults recognize the foolishness of feeling rather than thinking.


70 posted on 03/10/2016 6:58:25 AM PST by X-spurt
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To: VRWCarea51

“Well he tells it like it is.”

He did, now he’s telling it like it’s GOPe.

“Many don’t want to even look at Trumps history or record on any political action.”

This is “He’s a NY Liberal” argument. Most of Trump supporters are forced to look at it every night on CNN, ABC, NBC, NYT, etc etc.

Everyone is well aware of it, it’s not the issue that matters.

“Nope that would dilute the image of thy Royalty King tRumpf.”

Mindless insults.

“As to insulting, who was it that called the Iowa voters Stupid?”

Trump, and he lost.

Get it?

Next.


71 posted on 03/10/2016 6:59:15 AM PST by JPJones
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To: VitacoreVision

Engaged enough to know that Cruz continues to side-step the potentially fatal issue of his natural born citizenship (NBC) eligibility, avoiding settling the issue one way or the other in federal court. There is a genuine dispute of material legal issues about his status at the time of birth and the effect of his foreign citizenship.

The original purpose for NBC was a heightened loyalty to America, greater than naturalization, which purpose may have been legally compromised by his foreign citizenship even if he was a NBC at birth. Both his NBC status at birth and his Canadian citizenship are material legal issues which need resolution in a federal court.

IMO, CRUZ is not paying attention.


72 posted on 03/10/2016 7:00:15 AM PST by Jim W N
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To: MayflowerMadam

“And what he didn’t say, but is clearly understood, it that because Southerners are, for the most part, evangelical Christians, he’s insulting Christians, too. It’s sour grapes; he thought he’d have them hook, line, and sinker. And he was wrong.”

I am glad you added that. I thought about that just after I posted. This will come up in the debate tonight. Cruz will use lawyer talk to try to wiggle out of it, and then will go off on a tangent to filibuster it.


73 posted on 03/10/2016 7:00:29 AM PST by odawg
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To: VitacoreVision

Either they’re uninformed, or they’re incredibly horrible people. He’s paying them a compliment. Uninformed is not really an insult.


74 posted on 03/10/2016 7:00:47 AM PST by demshateGod (Trump: We will have to leave borders behind and go for global unity)
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To: VitacoreVision

“47 percent”.


75 posted on 03/10/2016 7:01:23 AM PST by DungeonMaster (the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)
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To: VitacoreVision

Now that video clip is on CNN on Carol Costello’s show.


76 posted on 03/10/2016 7:01:48 AM PST by BlackAdderess (Brexit, Grexit... USexit???)
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To: VitacoreVision

wow, now his elitism is coming out too.

Keep going Cruz because you are pissing a hell of a lot of voters with this crap. Why not state the issues instead of just keep parroting the same crap talking points like they need to drop out, don’t vote for them vote for me as I will beat Trump.

Yea and how are you going to do that when you can’t even get cross over voters or non party voters?


77 posted on 03/10/2016 7:02:21 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: VitacoreVision

What a disgusting, vile person.

He sits there cutting Trump’s throat about business giving, and who the businesses gave to, while he himself was ALSO a recipient of that giving! HE received Trump money too, and stands there now cutting the throat of a man who was good to him????

Those people whom he’s criticising, Trump’s supporters who received a bad education? That’s the American educational system! Trump wants to fix that. They are also TAX PAYERS and Cruz wants their money as well...and obviously, he will cut their throats once he gets it.

What a horrible POS, and his supporters think Trump’s supporters are stupid??????

I can’t listen to that man’s voice or endure his crooked mask anymore.


78 posted on 03/10/2016 7:02:21 AM PST by PrairieLady2 (If you Cruze, you looze. Bye, Bye Miss American Pie...)
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To: VitacoreVision

Shorty wants to insult the very people he needs to win. Smart move, not.


79 posted on 03/10/2016 7:02:52 AM PST by deport
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To: MNJohnnie

Excellent post. Appreciate the Reagan quote, it is spot on.


80 posted on 03/10/2016 7:03:16 AM PST by Jim W N
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