Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Former Cruz Spokesman: 'It's Possible' O'Rourke Could Win
The Hill ^ | September 09, 2018

Posted on 09/10/2018 3:31:41 AM PDT by Helicondelta

Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) former campaign spokesperson said that it’s “possible” for Cruz to lose his reelection bid to Democrat Beto O’Rourke.

Rick Tyler, who served as Cruz’s former communications director during his 2016 presidential run, appeared on MSNBC Sunday and admitted that Cruz could lose in the red state.

“As the former Cruz strategist, it does seem as though the signs are that Ted Cruz might actually lose this race?” MSNBC host Kasie Hunt asked.

Tyler said that even in a predominately Republican state, O’Rourke is posing a real challenge for the senator.

“It’s possible

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister
KEYWORDS: 1morecruzislosing; 1moretime; 1sttime; 2018election; 2020election; betoorourke; cruz; cruzin4alosin; cubacanada; cubanfather; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2018; election2020; endorsement; fakemedia; fakenews; freepers4beto; freepers4democrats; goodgoingted; heiscanadian; kasichfreepers; kasiehunt; leftistpropaganda; losethesenate; lowenergy; mediabias; mediawingofthednc; melania; msnbc; naturalized; nevercruzers; nevertrumpers; notasmearfolks; notpossible; partisananticruzers; partisanmediashills; pravdamedia; presstitutes; ricktyler; smearmachine; tds; tedcruz; texas; thehill; trouble; trump; truth; veryfakenews; whyaminot50ptsahead; youwuahthuswasasmear
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100101-120121-140141-152 next last
To: Theo

Who here is opposing Ted Cruz?

I don’t see anyone here pushing Beta O’male.

The most I have seen is people citing consequences of 2015 behavior, which may be a reality, and others in Texas citing a lackluster campaign so far on Cruz’s part, which may be true, but I don’t know since I don’t live there.

I really don’t see how randomly bringing up your personal battles with whomever whenever helps anything.


101 posted on 09/10/2018 9:41:36 AM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 97 | View Replies]

To: Lurkinanloomin

I don’t really even know what to make of the NBC clause anymore.

It seems like it’s not going to be enforced in any way, except of course against a Republican candidate for president, I’m guessing.

Personally, I’m not going to hold this against Cruz, because imagine if we did have to choose our president between Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz.

I’d have no choice but to vote for him, Canadian or not.


102 posted on 09/10/2018 9:46:39 AM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 100 | View Replies]

To: Political Junkie Too

Too late, for that.

He just needs to thank his lucky stars that POTUS is coming to help his sorry azz.

I heard him on Fox, the other day, making it sound like POTUS is doing what cRuz tells him to do, for the economy, etc.

Ted sure had a lot of “We’re (he and PDJT) doing what we need to do for this country...ah, ah, and for Texas”.

He sounded like he was still campaigning for Prez, rather than Senator.

I’ve volunteered for the guy TWICE. I’ll vote for him, again.

He just needs to realize that running for Prez....as a junior Senator....and bashing the front runner, was never a good idea :-(


103 posted on 09/10/2018 9:46:46 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: chris37

On this thread, I found this anti-Cruz sentiment:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3686326/posts?page=69#69

On other threads, there are many anti-Cruz comments.

Trump is endorsing Cruz. He is supporting his campaign. We should get on the Trump Train and support Ted Cruz as well, without reservation.

I am calling for unity among conservatives. Butt-hurt anti-Cruz FReepers are promoting division.


104 posted on 09/10/2018 9:51:40 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 101 | View Replies]

To: chris37

You think Cruz is Canadian?


105 posted on 09/10/2018 9:52:30 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 102 | View Replies]

To: Lurkinanloomin

I should have said “President Trump” rather than just “Trump”.


106 posted on 09/10/2018 9:58:24 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Trump: "I am Batman!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 71 | View Replies]

To: Theo

He was until 2015.


107 posted on 09/10/2018 10:01:49 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 105 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long

He needs to realize that Democrats may vote for ineligible candidates, but enough Republicans won’t so he should concentrate on being a good Senator, he’s not going to be President.
If he is a natural born citizen, then so are Anwar al-Awlaki’s kids, born in Yemen to one citizen parent.


108 posted on 09/10/2018 10:05:07 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 103 | View Replies]

To: Windflier

Ok....

Not sure what the hell is with the fan-fiction, but I only give a damn about not losing seats to Democrats, not the fee fees of anyone in Texas or anywhere else.

So when I hear that Texas of all places have the possibility of booting Cruz for some really petty and foolish reasons, you are darn right I will rip those people for being petty and foolish.

Now if you people can prevent that, then great! I’ll love to be shown incorrect.


109 posted on 09/10/2018 10:07:53 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 78 | View Replies]

To: ZULU

That’s true of nearly every major southern city from WWII ONWARDS

Many came for war training and after the war came back if they made it

The only ones without Yankee influx are the heavily black ones which are dying and don’t have the white suburban ring to sustain a black population in the city like Atlanta does

New Orleans hangs in too and has a lot of yankee hipsters moved in

Nashville is hipsters mostly non southern or southern traitors who move into the boho parts of urban Nashville

The Yankees from all over if family class come to the burbs or further out

Urban Yankee hipsters are lib

The Yankees who go to the burbs usually not...maybe 2/3 vote gop

Dallas was conservative once as was the DMN

That lasted into the early 90s I think

Open borders and white birth rate put Texas in this spot and only conservative Yankees are your only hope ironically


110 posted on 09/10/2018 10:09:48 AM PDT by wardaddy (Wake up and quit aping opinions you think will make you popular here)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Mariner

“There are at least a dozen seats in striking distance for the GOP. Does this one Senator, who should be a shoe-in, warrant the resources being devoted to him?”

First, he’s one of the most solid conservatives in Congress. Without a doubt. LOOK AT HIS VOTING RECORD! I don’t CARE if he isn’t “Mr Personality”. If you don’t realize he is VASTLY better than Beto the Fake-O, then you are blind as a bat. A Dembat!

Second, it is almost always easier to KEEP a seat than to flip one!

And third, if you want to claim to support Trump in any way, why would you feel good about Beto the Fake-O getting in? Hmmm? Trump is smart enough not to give a rat’s rear end about personality. He’ll suck up to North Korea if it gets him what he wants. And Ted is far, FAR more likely to give Trump what he wants than the Fake-O!

For this discussion to even take place on FreeRepublic is embarrassing. Cruz has a 99% ACU rating. 96% for this year. That ties him for the third highest rating in the Senate for this year and the second highest for his lifetime score.

AND THAT ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU? You want Fake-O to win instead?


111 posted on 09/10/2018 10:15:28 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 77 | View Replies]

To: HamiltonJay
Once we were west of Winnie (very nice area) on I-10 things got real wetbacky, real fast. After 3 days in San Antonio to visit the Alamo I now believe Crockett & Bowie died in vain. Onward to El Paso which is totally 200% gone, then into NM and AZ which are also overrun with wetbacks.

IMO the whole SW is lost and I have no plans on ever venturing west of LA.

That said, I know my own state of FL is becoming turd world.

112 posted on 09/10/2018 10:19:59 AM PDT by sailor76 ( TRUMP, is still my hero.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 83 | View Replies]

To: Lurkinanloomin

So he’s not Canadian, right?


113 posted on 09/10/2018 10:28:59 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 107 | View Replies]

To: VTenigma

Demographics in Texas are worse than you think, this seat could easily flip if Republicans are disgruntled or apathetic.


114 posted on 09/10/2018 10:31:06 AM PDT by Wayne07
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: Helicondelta

If the Democrats take Texas then they’ll take the Senate and the House. That is how unlikely a Cruz loss is.


115 posted on 09/10/2018 10:31:23 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Mozzafiato

Mozzafiato
Since Apr 25, 2017

SNIFF.


116 posted on 09/10/2018 10:35:10 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 73 | View Replies]

To: Helicondelta

How?

How did this sorry excuse of a day old editorial suddenly (right now) make it to Breaking News?

Sheesh!


117 posted on 09/10/2018 10:52:00 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Rats, RINO's and O-Tips. They all want Sessions to stay.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Helicondelta

I don’t know Texas, but I’m assuming that Austin is in his district? Where else would this guy pull votes?


118 posted on 09/10/2018 10:52:46 AM PDT by NImerc
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Theo

Not anymore.
Natural born citizens are naturally citizens because they cannot be anything else.
Citizens who are something else are not natural born citizens.


119 posted on 09/10/2018 10:56:35 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 113 | View Replies]

To: NImerc

Cruz’s district is the State of Texas.


120 posted on 09/10/2018 10:56:37 AM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 118 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100101-120121-140141-152 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson