Posted on 07/21/2016 12:11:31 AM PDT by RatherBiased.com
Cruz thinks of himself as the second coming of Ronald Reagan but in truth, he’s probably more like Ted Kennedy.
It’s mostly forgotten nowadays but in 1980 Kennedy fought to the bitter end against President Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination but ultimately came up well short of victory.
There are so many similarities between the two men's races. Both were senators who carried their cause to the party convention, each trying to force “conscience clauses” to allow delegates to avoid casting their ballots according to primary results. (Kennedy at least had the decency to make this campaign openly whereas Cruz and his supporters have said they’re only anti-Trump.)
Just like Cruz, Kennedy gave an impassioned speech about the values he had campaigned on. Just like today, ideological co-partisans thrilled to the speech. Both senators also pointedly refused to endorse the victorious candidate as well.
While Kennedy eventually came to be regarded highly by his own party, his petty behavior in 1980 made it so that he never was regarded as a serious contender for the presidency ever again. Many party elders blamed his dead-ender campaign for the Reagan victory even if they agreed with his policy stances.
As harmful as Kennedy’s behavior following his bitter loss was to his career, he at least endorsed Carter by urging fellow Democrats to “reunite on the basis of Democratic principles, and […] march towards a Democratic victory in 1980.”
Ted Cruz couldn’t even do that. (snip)
Ted Cruz thought that by lighting himself on fire he could burn Donald Trump. Instead, he’s just blown himself up.
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I wonder if ted had the permission of the dead Dallas cops family to use their 9 year old daughter as shamelessly as he used his own kids for political props
It was painful to watch and listening to his maudlin pandering using a child’s true lifelong tragic loss
Oh - and he had to give a shout out to Alton Sterlings family? ?
That wasn’t Trump, that was an inflatable doll named Heidi
Relax. Trump is getting 38 Electoral votes in Texas and Cruz could burn himself to death with gasoline in front of the Alamo in protest and not take away a single vote.
Good comparison.
God hardened Ted’s heart. He’s toast.
Correct. Mary Jo died for her country.
Except Trump will survive it. Cruz won’t.
The Cruz speech was just pathetic
That’s all
Realizing on being booed that he is not going to be back a la Reagan in four years, mumbling, “but but buh buh...my father’s underwear, a hundred dollars, orphaned children...”
Roger Mudd asked the question Ted couldn’t answer.
[Wow, two days later we landed on the moon. I had no idea they happened so close together.]
The Manson clan murdered Sharon Tate a few weeks later, August 8 or 9. A few days later, Woodstock, August 15. Then hurricane Camille made landfall August 17.
It was a busy summer.
“There are so many similarities between the two men’s races.”
One difference. Of course I’m no Carter fan, but Carter’s famous line: “If Kennedy runs, I’ll whip his ass”.
I loved it - and Carter did, just to get whipped by Reagan.
LOL! You wish!
I'm not sure he's done in Texas, but his national aspirations are over.
His ego caused so much static his brain never had a chance. Wonder if his sphincter actually let loose when he realized he had went from cheers to utter disdain....
Recognizing people who did the right thing is not inappropriate.
He's “plagiarized” himself into obscurity.then
You’ve bumped into them too?! They are so damaging to this election, it’s stunning to me.
I keep thinking how the dumb dems circle the wagons no matter what and we are stuck with the likes of levin/beck/et al who continue to fracture us.
My sense is they will marginalize themselves completely, I already see them as juvenile as paulbots historically are.
Yes, they are making fools of themselves.
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