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GOP sources: Rick Perry encouraged Michael McCaul to challenge Ted Cruz
WFAA 8 ABC ^ | 31 OCTOBER 2016 | TEXAS TRIBUNE

Posted on 10/31/2016 5:33:54 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) Late this summer, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry strongly encouraged U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's re-election bid in 2018, according to GOP sources.

The encouragement, which was relayed to The Texas Tribune by two Republican sources familiar with the correspondence, came around the same time that McCaul, an Austin Republican, emerged as a top potential challenger to Cruz's re-election efforts, amid an outcry among many grassroots conservatives over Cruz's decision not to endorse presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: canadian; cruzie; ineligible; tedcruz
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To: editor-surveyor

After his duplicity on TPA and at the convention, it is unbelievable that you could make that statement.


41 posted on 10/31/2016 6:18:24 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"Hey there, four eyes! You look like a really smart

problem-solving kinda guy! I bet you read a lot of books

or something! Ha ha ha"


42 posted on 10/31/2016 6:19:05 PM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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To: editor-surveyor
If this country is going to have any future, Cruz is the core of it.

Oh HELL no.

I will send $100 a week to whoever runs against the reptilian charlatan Cruz.

43 posted on 10/31/2016 6:19:35 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
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To: editor-surveyor

“Cruz is the only trustworthy candidate we have had in the last 16 years.”

By “trustworthy” I take it you mean a weirdo and a rat.


44 posted on 10/31/2016 6:19:44 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Je suis, Deplorables. Marchons, marchons!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

http://www.heritageactionscorecard.com/members/member/M001157?search-name=Rep.+Michael+McCaul

https://www.conservativereview.com/members/michael-mccaul/liberty-card/

https://www.conservativereview.com/members/ted-cruz/liberty-card/


45 posted on 10/31/2016 6:20:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: outofsalt

“The anti Cruz crowd is the only thing that could keep me away from the polls in November.”

A shopworn gambit.


46 posted on 10/31/2016 6:20:51 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Je suis, Deplorables. Marchons, marchons!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

McCaul is a proud member of the GOPe.


47 posted on 10/31/2016 6:21:39 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: amnestynone

I’m not jumping on this guy’s train, just looking at the info. Not thrilled with his trade stances from the quick look I took.


48 posted on 10/31/2016 6:21:45 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: bigbob

I DO TOO!


49 posted on 10/31/2016 6:22:07 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That is not surprising Cruz fooled a lot of people including me.


50 posted on 10/31/2016 6:22:41 PM PDT by sport
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“Cruz-kick him upstairs to SCOTUS.”

But he has crapped on the Constitution. Not only with his own sealed record run, but his willful efforts to hand treaty making powers to the executive.


51 posted on 10/31/2016 6:23:22 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Je suis, Deplorables. Marchons, marchons!)
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To: LongWayHome

He’s a good, strong conservative.


52 posted on 10/31/2016 6:23:54 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I strongly prefer any Republican over Cruz.

who is this McCaul guy?


53 posted on 10/31/2016 6:26:16 PM PDT by RockyTx
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The Senate would never confirm Cruz for SCOTUS. He’s a constitutional conservative who actually believes in individual rights, Liberty, and a limited federal government.

McConnell wouldn’t even bring up Cruz for a vote.


54 posted on 10/31/2016 6:26:27 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: rockabyebaby

Rick Perry also called Trump a cancer to conservatism. This was before he dropped out of the presidential race.


55 posted on 10/31/2016 6:27:05 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: editor-surveyor

LOL @ you for believing that any professional politician is trustworthy.


56 posted on 10/31/2016 6:27:13 PM PDT by chris37 (It's time to burn the GOP down.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I can’t believe a deeply principled constitutional conservative would work in the Bush administration.


57 posted on 10/31/2016 6:27:33 PM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Texans will not vote for a man that lied to them about being a Canadian citizen when he was last elected.

Will not happen.

58 posted on 10/31/2016 6:28:07 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Conservative Review, Mark Levin and Amanda Carpenter, might as well be called the Ted Cruz Review.

Not all of us love being lied to.

He voted for cloture for TPA. Enabling TPP.
That was it for me.


59 posted on 10/31/2016 6:28:08 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: tillacum

I guess in time we will see where this goes. I’m not shocked to see that there is already talk about putting up someone in the primary against Cruz.


60 posted on 10/31/2016 6:28:18 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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