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Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner

12:34 AM, Feb 26, 2016 | By Jonathan V. Last

Over the course of the last 48 hours, the Rubio campaign pulled one of the great head-fakes in recent political history by telegraphing that they weren’t at all interested in attacking Donald Trump at tonight's debate.

Technically, this wasn't a ruse because Rubio didn't just attack Trump. He went after him with a chainsaw. And Ted Cruz brought a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.

If the normal laws of politics applied to the 2016 race, it would have been a catastrophic night for Trump. By any reasonable measure, Trump had a meltdown. He was exposed as a policy lightweight on a host of issues: A health care repeal plan which consists entirely of "removing the lines." He defended Planned Parenthood (again!) by claiming that abortions are only a small part of what the organization does. Most amazingly, he claimed that his sister, who is a judge, "signed a bill" with Judge Sam Alito. Two judges . . . "signed a bill." It's enough to make you wonder: If a single exchange between Rubio and Chris Christie two weeks ago cost him several spots in New Hampshire, how could this two-hour demolition not cost Trump a great deal?

But will it hurt him? Probably not by itself. But if tonight's debate is the beginning of a sustained counterattack against Trump—by Cruz and Rubio themselves on the stump, by their campaigns on the air, and by reluctant donors who now see that there's a blueprint for dismantling the orange menace—then it could mark the beginning of the end for Trump.

What's the blueprint? Stylistically, Rubio showed that you don't need to out-argue Trump. You can mock him. And over the course of the debate, Rubio and Cruz put into play a number of issues that are real problems for Trump:

* His fishy tax returns, which he falsely insists he can't release because he's being audited.

* His total lack of a plan for replacing Obamacare.

* His lies about supporting/opposing both Iraq and Libya (which he repeated during the debate).

* The continuing charges of fraud (and lawsuit) concerning Trump university.

* Trump's use of illegal immigrant labor to build Trump Tower.

Why are these problems? Because the average voters doesn't know about most of them. Because they go to the heart of Trump's appeal. And because some of them—such as the tax returns and Trump University—are ongoing stories in which there are plenty of details still to be reported. The Cruz and Rubio campaigns ought to push these issues relentlessly at campaign stops, through surrogates, and in ads because their attacks will, in turn, force the media to finally confront (rather than enable) Trump.

Trump's rise has been powered by his dominance of earned media—and not just his perpetual access to it, but the obsequious toadying of TV hosts who don't want to lose their ratings chum. But a sustained campaign which focuses on these specific and detailed charges about Trump will force the media to start actually asking questions and pushing back against Trump when he dissembles or evades. In short, a real campaign against Trump will force the media to start treating him like a real candidate. And once that starts happening, Trump will be much less eager to submit himself to real questioning.

The final step to beating Trump is that his rivals have to tie their attacks to a central idea of what Trump really is. As effective as Rubio was in torching Trump at the debate, Cruz did a better job of this tonight. Cruz used all of Trump's problems to support the argument that Trump is a liar and a negotiator who is going to sell out his supporters the first chance he gets. (And believe it or not, that's the most charitable interpretation. Throw in his squeezing grandmothers to build casino parking lots, his penchant for bedding married women, and his four bankruptcies and you can grope your way to much worse characterizations.)

Yet Trump cannot be destroyed in a day. No matter how disastrous tonight's debate was, defeating him will require time, resources, discipline, and initiative. Cruz and Rubio have, finally, shown how it can be done.

But if this debate isn't followed by a pro-longed counter-offensive, then it will serve as nothing except a preview of what the Democrats will do to Trump in July.
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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2016, 03:18:42 pm »
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He was exposed as a policy lightweight on a host of issues: A health care repeal plan which consists entirely of "removing the lines." He defended Planned Parenthood (again!) by claiming that abortions are only a small part of what the organization does. Most amazingly, he claimed that his sister, who is a judge, "signed a bill" with Judge Sam Alito. Two judges . . . "signed a bill."

Trump is completely out of his depth when discussing policy.  He just makes stuff up and his "poorly educated" fans cheer because they don't know any better.  They probably think judges sign bills.
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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2016, 03:34:49 pm »

Everyone is talking about Donald Trump's 4 bankruptcies. Oh, the indignity.

But, somehow they forget to mention the 576 Donald Trump companies that were boffo! Stellar! Huge! Creating at least 35,000 American jobs (more, world wide) and stimulating local economies across America, in nearly every major city.

Try this. Print out the information on Trump's failed companies. It's a one page printout.

Next, print out the information on Trump's successful companies. Don't bother, you don't own enough printer paper.

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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2016, 03:41:28 pm »
Everyone is talking about Donald Trump's 4 bankruptcies. Oh, the indignity.

But, somehow they forget to mention the 576 Donald Trump companies that were boffo! Stellar! Huge! Creating at least 35,000 American jobs (more, world wide) and stimulating local economies across America, in nearly every major city.

Try this. Print out the information on Trump's failed companies. It's a one page printout.

Next, print out the information on Trump's successful companies. Don't bother, you don't own enough printer paper.

Trump steaks, Trump University, Trump watches, Trump ties, Trump clothing, Trump Ice, Trump Drinks, Trump Mattresses, Trump Magazine, Trump Casinos, Trump Pageants, Trump Restaurants, Trump Vineyard.

Lots of clunkers in there.
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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2016, 03:52:37 pm »
I thought Rubio, especially, was very effective but did not quite deliver the knockout blow.  Someone needs to so get under The Donald's skin that we see what happens after the face turns red.  Does it explode, or what? 

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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2016, 03:56:40 pm »
Trump is completely out of his depth when discussing policy.  He just makes stuff up and his "poorly educated" fans cheer because they don't know any better.  They probably think judges sign bills.


who could ever have imagined what we witnessed last evening....




 

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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2016, 04:01:05 pm »
I thought Rubio, especially, was very effective but did not quite deliver the knockout blow.  Someone needs to so get under The Donald's skin that we see what happens after the face turns red.  Does it explode, or what?

Trump took the blows from Cruz, from Rubio, from Wolfie, from Hugh Hewitt and walked away unscathed.

You won't have to take my word for it. Watch for the post debate polls to roll in. Another good night for TRUMPMAN...Oh, the indignity.

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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2016, 04:03:23 pm »


But, somehow they forget to mention the 576 Donald Trump companies that were boffo! Stellar! Huge! Creating at least 35,000 American jobs (more, world wide) and stimulating local economies across America, in nearly every major city.



35K American jobs being done by illegals at Trump Corp.

BTW, what are these 576 businesses? Trump Vodka? As a matter of fact, the only lucrative portion of his business is the licensing portion. He licenses out his name to developers for properties. Most of the buildings with his name on it aren't even his.



Vodka so fine no one bought it.

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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2016, 04:59:23 pm »
Which utterly failed last night. But I guess complete failure will be no barrier to their trying this over and over and over. When you have nothing to offer that voters want, all that is left is biting at the front runners ankles

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Re: Trumpageddon: Cruz and Rubio Unveil Plan to Mock and Dismantle Frontrunner
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2016, 05:01:24 pm »
35K American jobs being done by illegals at Trump Corp.

BTW, what are these 576 businesses? Trump Vodka? As a matter of fact, the only lucrative portion of his business is the licensing portion. He licenses out his name to developers for properties. Most of the buildings with his name on it aren't even his.



Vodka so fine no one bought it.

Ok I will play. Compare you math on this. Trump supposed 35k vrs 325k annually from Cruz's OWN website.

http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=137

Sen. Cruz Presents Measure to Strengthen, Improve Legal Immigration
Offers amendment to increase H-1B visas to help improve, retain high-skilled labor force
May 14, 2013
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today presented an amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration bill that would improve our nation’s legal immigration system by increasing high-skilled temporary worker visas, called H-1B visas, by 500 percent. The measure would effectively address the needs of our nation’s high-skilled workforce by helping meet the growing demand for workers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It will also make block grants available to states to promote STEM education efforts and increase domestic STEM professionals. The committee voted against the amendment 4 to 14 with every Democrat voting against it on a party-line vote.

“I strongly support legal immigration. Legal immigration is a fundamental pillar of our nation's heritage, and I was pleased today to offer legislation that would have improved and expanded legal immigration by dramatically increasing the cap for high-tech temporary worker visas. This amendment would not only improve the current system, but would also encourage economic growth and create new jobs in America. There is currently a serious shortage of workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, yet every year we send thousands of high-tech graduate students back to their home countries to start businesses and create jobs. This makes no sense. I’m disappointed in the committee’s vote to reject expanding high-tech immigration. Although the Gang of Eight's bill makes a modest step towards improving high-tech immigration, it does not go nearly far enough. There is no reason to arbitrarily cap high-tech visas at 110,000 when these jobs are going unfilled. We need economic growth here and now.”

Sen. Cruz’s amendment would:

Immediately increase the H-1B cap by 500 percent from 65,000 to 325,000.

    To truly fix our broken immigration system and take into account our nation’s economic needs, we must put more emphasis on increasing employment-based immigration. There is a current shortage of qualified high-skilled workers in the U.S., with an estimated 230,000 advanced-degree STEM jobs going unfilled by 2018.
    Additionally, more H-1B workers mean more jobs for American workers – according to a study by the American Enterprise Institute, for every additional 100 H-1B workers, 183 jobs are created for U.S. citizens.

Help retain the high-skilled workers that are trained in the U.S. by allowing “dual intent.”

    This would allow foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities to enter the U.S. on a temporary H-1B visa if they intend to get a Green Card once they complete their studies.
    Currently, about 300,000 students come to America annually to be educated, but are required to return home upon completing their education.

Create block grants for states to promote STEM education in their public schools by raising H-1B fees.

    These block grants will encourage educating our children in these high demand fields, opening more doors of opportunity to future generations. According to the Joint Economic Committee, between 2010 and 2020, demand for STEM graduates is expected to grow by 17 percent, while employment for those graduates will increase only 14 percent, partly because American graduates are not available or qualified to fill these jobs.
    The block grant program would be funded by raising H-1B fees from $750 to $1,250 for businesses with fewer than 25 employees, and from $1,500 to $2,500 for those with 25 or more employees.

Full text of the amendment may be viewed at http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/legislation/immigration/amendments.cfm
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