Trump spokeswoman: Cruz campaign being run by 'Bush people'

[mystery-ak]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/275348-trump-spokeswoman-bush-people-are-now-running-sen-cruzs

April 06, 2016, 11:50 am
Trump spokeswoman: Cruz campaign being run by 'Bush people'

By Rebecca Savransky

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's campaign says Ted Cruz's campaign is now being run by the GOP establishment and "Bush people."

“The Bush people are now running Sen. Cruz’s campaign — Neil Bush, who’s spent millions of dollars invested with Common Core, and all of these other special interest groups like Goldman Sachs, like hedge fund managers,” Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson told Fox News on Wednesday.

“This is going to be a very serious problem if Sen. Cruz continues to go down this path and then neither Trump or Cruz becomes the nominee.”

Trump's campaign accused Cruz, his chief rival for the nomination, of being "worse than a puppet" in a statement released after Trump's loss in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night.

"He is a Trojan horse, being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump,” the Trump campaign said.

Pierson said Wednesday it's clear that many people in the GOP establishment don't plan to support Cruz during the convention process.

Cruz can't win "on his own merits," she said.

“When you have the establishment backing you so reluctantly to the point to where you have people endorsing you that said that you would get murdered on the Senate floor and nobody would care and the difference between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz is being stabbed or shot, their loyalty is not with Sen. Cruz,” she said.

Pierson was referring to comments made by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a former presidential candidate who backed Cruz last month as the best candidate to take on Trump after a series of negative comments about the Texas senator.

“However, Sen. Cruz has now made himself that Trojan horse to push this to a contested convention, of which where the GOP and the RNC have no intention of supporting either one of them,” Pierson said.

Pierson said that if there is a contested convention, "You will see a lot of the rules changing again."

"Because this is how the establishment blocks the people's choice," she said. "They've admitted it. They're not hiding it."

[Sanguine]

Is this the same person who is having an affair with Sen. Cruz?

[Wingnut]

Trump Campaign is being run by bush leaguers.

[ArneFufkin]

Trump Campaign is being run by bush leaguers.

Nice!

With every ill-advised tweet or muddle-brained "statement" the Trump regime loses committed delegates in states like Florida, Texas ...  well everywhere ... in an open Convention.

Folks who care don't want a baby-emotioned idiot and his team of obsequious dimwits scrumming with the Clinton machine this cycle.

[Wingnut]

Nice!

With every ill-advised tweet or muddle-brained "statement" the Trump regime loses committed delegates in states like Florida, Texas ...  well everywhere ... in an open Convention.

Folks who care don't want a baby-emotioned idiot and his team of obsequious dimwits scrumming with the Clinton machine come November.

The one known certainty about Trump is he loves to hear himself talk. He can't help himself.  He even moves his lips when his thumbs are tweeting. 

I say give the SOB enough rope and he will hang himself.

[massadvj]

This is actually good news for Cruz.  Basically, Trump is attempting to reposition Cruz from "Lying Ted" to "Trojan Horse," which means that Trump considers "Lying Ted" a failed meme.  It's a desperation move.

[Free Vulcan]

Trump is literally the gift that keeps on giving for the Cruz campaign. The guy just can't stand to lose, yet doesn't realize he loses because of the very mouth he can't control and his subpar campaign team.

[Lando Lincoln]

This is actually good news for Cruz.  Basically, Trump is attempting to reposition Cruz from "Lying Ted" to "Trojan Horse," which means that Trump considers "Lying Ted" a failed meme.  It's a desperation move.

It is an effort to find something, anything that will stick. A spaghetti on the wall tactic.

[ABX]

Even if true, it is still heads and tails above being run by Roger Stone.

[Wingnut]

It is an effort to find something, anything that will stick. A spaghetti on the wall tactic.

I was thinking maybe something other than spaghetti to be thrown at the wall from the rump

[libertybele]

Team Cruz does not hate the Bush family like Team Trump seems to.  George W Bush was a great President in many ways, just too much of a big spender.  Jeb was a great Governor in many ways, just too liberal on immigration.  HW was great in many ways, too, but there was the broken "read my lips" promise.  Okay.  So we go on and try to not repeat mistakes.  That doesn't mean we stomp on them with ingratitude for what they have contributed that was good.  That does not mean they have nothing to offer our future or that we will refuse to listen to them at the table of ideas.

I agree to a certain extent ... the Bush family is nowhere near free of corruption, nor are they innocent of liberalism. They are part of the Washington cartel; the Kingmakers, the Country Club or whatever name you would like to place on them. While it seems they have made some positive contributions to this country and certainly they are a notch above our current leader; it was HW that drafted NAFTA and began the mass exodus of jobs overseas.  It was 'W' that neglected to close our borders after 9/11 and after BOTH houses of Congress approved a border fence.  It was Jeb who looked the other way while illegal immigration ran rampant.  The Bush family has been involved in several scandals over the years dating all the way back to Prescott Bush and the rumored association with Hitler.  Most of the Bush family 'scandals' have never been proven, but that doesn't mean that they are innocent.

While Cruz may be utilizing people that also served the Bush family it does not necessarily indicate Cruz is part of team Bush. 'W' most recently stated that he doesn't like Cruz.  Cruz went after him in the Medellin v. Texas case and won.

In looking at all that is happening; especially with the establishment starting to get behind Cruz, IMHO, it would appear that Cruz is slowly uniting the party.  Whether or not they turn on him at the convention after Cruz successfully stops Trump from getting the delegates needed is yet to be seen. 

[Frank Cannon]

At some point in a Presidential campaign, a GOP candidate needs to get everyone with an "R" after their name to support them. If you cannot get your base put together for the General you are screwed because there are not enough Rat defectors to limp you into the barn. I don't think Trump realizes that which is why he is easily one of the dumbest candidates to ever run.

[ABX]

This is actually good news for Cruz.  Basically, Trump is attempting to reposition Cruz from "Lying Ted" to "Trojan Horse," which means that Trump considers "Lying Ted" a failed meme.  It's a desperation move.

It may be one more example of Alinsky tactics. Once again, take your opponent's strength and make it a weakness. Take your own weakness and project it on your opponent.

In this case, Cruz is seen as an outsider (even Trump complained about his not being liked ("no one likes him")), so Trump is trying to make him appear to be an insider. On the other hand, Trump has been accused of being a Democrat "Trojan Horse" so he is taking that specific label and putting it on Cruz.

[Bill Cipher]

At some point in a Presidential campaign, a GOP candidate needs to get everyone with an "R" after their name to support them. If you cannot get your base put together for the General you are screwed because there are not enough Rat defectors to limp you into the barn. I don't think Trump realizes that which is why he is easily one of the dumbest candidates to ever run.

[Chosen Daughter]

What I want to know is how someone running in a Republican Presidential Race could have a Spokeswoman like this?

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/donald-trumps-national-spokeswoman-says-republicans-are-racist-idol-is-malcom-x

[Frank Cannon]

What I want to know is how someone running in a Republican Presidential Race could have a Spokeswoman like this?

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/donald-trumps-national-spokeswoman-says-republicans-are-racist-idol-is-malcom-x

WOW! That's is a real find there. Pierson must be bipolar because she also has a fair amount of racist tweets as well.

Obviously no one told this dim bulb loser that the internet is forever.

[Chosen Daughter]

WOW! That's is a real find there. Pierson must be bipolar because she also has a fair amount of racist tweets as well.

Obviously no one told this dim bulb loser that the internet is forever.

Obviously extreme far left.  Go Trump!

[Formerly Once-Ler]

It may be one more example of Alinsky tactics. Once again, take your opponent's strength and make it a weakness. Take your own weakness and project it on your opponent.

In this case, Cruz is seen as an outsider (even Trump complained about his not being liked ("no one likes him")), so Trump is trying to make him appear to be an insider. On the other hand, Trump has been accused of being a Democrat "Trojan Horse" so he is taking that specific label and putting it on Cruz.

Solid observation.  Trump does not impress me as quick to adjust his strategy when it is failing.  His modus operandi has usually been to attack, repeat attack, repeat attack again and again until he wins.  For Trump to reverse course is unusual.  I wonder if he decided himself that his attack was ineffective or he is actually listening to advisors.