Donald Trump makes a SURPRISE move to emulate Ted Cruz

[libertybele]

If the orange orangutan truly wanted to win. He would publicly apologize to Cruz and his supporters and ask for their forgiveness, support and help AND step down and let Pence and Cruz take over.

Donald Trump makes a SURPRISE move to emulate Ted Cruz

Donald Trump is losing, and he's losing so badly that even he's making excuses for why he's losing.

To turn it around, Trump and his team are looking to how Ted Cruz ran his campaign.

Ted Cruz made his campaign data-driven from the start. Even before he won Iowa, it was getting widespread attention. It paid off, too, as Ted Cruz won many states that the mighty Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio could not.

At the center of the Ted Cruz data operation was Cambridge Analytica, a firm that is getting dismissed sharply by the establishment despite helping Ted Cruz and the British Leave campaign overperform greatly.

But Donald Trump has hired Cruz's data wizards at Cambridge despite those complaints, reversing from his previous claims that he didn't need a data mining operation.

Trump's fundraising is terrible, and that he's gone back on his word to sell a building in order to keep up with Hillary Clinton's fundraising. Given all that, this actually seems like a smart decision for the Trump campaign. He's going to have to try to win votes on a shoestring, and microtargeting is a good way to get the best value for your money.

Hillary Clinton probably won't be worried by this, but she should be.

http://www.redstate.com/neil_stevens/2016/08/15/donald-trump-makes-surprise-move-emulate-ted-cruz/

[TomSea]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

What a pain Trump did his street fighting routine on his own party but he's still a million times better than Hillary, questions can be made about Ted's campaign.

[ABX]

I saw the title and wondered if he was going to accuse his own father of being involved in the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

[Cripplecreek]

At the center of the Ted Cruz data operation was Cambridge Analytica, a firm that is getting dismissed sharply by the establishment despite helping Ted Cruz and the British Leave campaign overperform greatly.

Something that many Trumpers denounced as being no better than domestic spying but as with all things Trump, Its different when he does it.

[Crazieman]

TOS on suicide watch?

[musiclady]

I saw the title and wondered if he was going to accuse his own father of being involved in the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

 

[Gov Bean Counter]

TOS on suicide watch?

Is that a ticketed event???

[skeeter]

TOS on suicide watch?

Heck no. It was slimy when Cruz did it.

Its a brilliant six dimensional chess move when Trump does it.

[geronl]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

One thinks Planned Parenthood does great things and abortion laws should stay the same
One thinks Christians should bake the dang cake and shut up
One thinks men should be able to share bathrooms and showers with the little girls
One thinks corporate subsidies and handouts are great and should be expanded
One wants to raise the ethanol mandate
One thinks deficit spending is a good thing
One thinks we need more "stimulus"
One thinks a trade war would be fun
One thinks its fine if Russia invades its neighbors
One thinks government should punish business who do, well, business
One supports racial affirmative action
One has dissed Justice Scalia
One thinks the Kelo decision was great
One has slept around on his wives
One has embraced smut and perversion
One has hired lobbyists
One has been caught funding a media smear campaign against competitors
One has hung out with mafioso
One has praised Obama and Hillary
One has given 6 figures to the Clinton Foundation

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I don't think they have similar ideas.

[JustPassinThru]

One thinks Planned Parenthood does great things and abortion laws should stay the same
One thinks Christians should bake the dang cake and shut up
One thinks men should be able to share bathrooms and showers with the little girls
One thinks corporate subsidies and handouts are great and should be expanded
One wants to raise the ethanol mandate
One thinks deficit spending is a good thing
One thinks we need more "stimulus"
One thinks a trade war would be fun
One thinks its fine if Russia invades its neighbors
One thinks government should punish business who do, well, business
One supports racial affirmative action
One has dissed Justice Scalia
One thinks the Kelo decision was great
One has slept around on his wives
One has embraced smut and perversion
One has hired lobbyists
One has been caught funding a media smear campaign against competitors
One has hung out with mafioso
One has praised Obama and Hillary
One has given 6 figures to the Clinton Foundation

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I don't think they have similar ideas.

Yes

 

[Suppressed]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

LOL!

Explain to me when Ted Cruz became a Big Government, anti-Constitution, Crony Capitalist, anti-American-consumer, pro-tax, ethanol-loving, ethnicity-insulting liberal like Trump, please!  I missed it.

[Cripplecreek]

One thinks Planned Parenthood does great things and abortion laws should stay the same
One thinks Christians should bake the dang cake and shut up
One thinks men should be able to share bathrooms and showers with the little girls
One thinks corporate subsidies and handouts are great and should be expanded
One wants to raise the ethanol mandate
One thinks deficit spending is a good thing
One thinks we need more "stimulus"
One thinks a trade war would be fun
One thinks its fine if Russia invades its neighbors
One thinks government should punish business who do, well, business
One supports racial affirmative action
One has dissed Justice Scalia
One thinks the Kelo decision was great
One has slept around on his wives
One has embraced smut and perversion
One has hired lobbyists
One has been caught funding a media smear campaign against competitors
One has hung out with mafioso
One has praised Obama and Hillary
One has given 6 figures to the Clinton Foundation

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I don't think they have similar ideas.

[bilo]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

What a pain Trump did his street fighting routine on his own party but he's still a million times better than Hillary, questions can be made about Ted's campaign.

Trump burned all his bridges. I doubt if he had publicly apologized for his behavior and lies that Sen Cruz would have accepted VP. I'm sure Sen Cruz would be gracious and accept the apology but I think that would have been it.

A lot of people got excited and fell in with Trump because he was so vicious in his attacks of other candidates. It was truly unusual to see. The other side of this is he cemented opposition to him within the party by doing this. Now he's seeing the consequences of it. IIRC, only 68% of Pubs are supporting Trump and over 90% of Rats are supporting hillary.

[musiclady]

One thinks Planned Parenthood does great things and abortion laws should stay the same
One thinks Christians should bake the dang cake and shut up
One thinks men should be able to share bathrooms and showers with the little girls
One thinks corporate subsidies and handouts are great and should be expanded
One wants to raise the ethanol mandate
One thinks deficit spending is a good thing
One thinks we need more "stimulus"
One thinks a trade war would be fun
One thinks its fine if Russia invades its neighbors
One thinks government should punish business who do, well, business
One supports racial affirmative action
One has dissed Justice Scalia
One thinks the Kelo decision was great
One has slept around on his wives
One has embraced smut and perversion
One has hired lobbyists
One has been caught funding a media smear campaign against competitors
One has hung out with mafioso
One has praised Obama and Hillary
One has given 6 figures to the Clinton Foundation

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I don't think they have similar ideas.

BRAVO!!!   BRAVISSIMO!!!!!

[Silver Pines]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

What a pain Trump did his street fighting routine on his own party but he's still a million times better than Hillary, questions can be made about Ted's campaign.

If Trump had picked Cruz, Cruz would have had to accept.  He never would have done so.  He understands that attaching oneself to Trump is a career killer.

The two men couldn't be more different.  One is a Christian conservative and Constitutionalist; the other is a lifelong liberal statist with no morals to speak of.

@TomSea

[guitar4jesus]

@geronl

[DiogenesLamp]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

I do not believe they have similar ideas.   Trump has always been a New York Liberal Democrat.  He is saying now what he thinks people want to hear so they will vote for him as a Republican.   


I believe Trump has been emulating the ideas of Cruz in order to win,  but I think Trump is mostly non-ideological.  That being said,  I am less worried about what he will do since he announced the sorts of Judges he plans on nominating to the Supreme Court. 



But Cruz was the genuine article. 

What a pain Trump did his street fighting routine on his own party but he's still a million times better than Hillary, questions can be made about Ted's campaign.

Trump could not have beaten Cruz without his unethical tactics.   Cruz would have won  but for the lies Trump Spread about him.   


That being said,  Trump is still better than Hillary. 


Almost anybody is better than Hillary. 

[libertybele]

I do not believe they have similar ideas.   Trump has always been a New York Liberal Democrat.  He is saying now what he thinks people want to hear so they will vote for him as a Republican.   


I believe Trump has been emulating the ideas of Cruz in order to win,  but I think Trump is mostly non-ideological.  That being said,  I am less worried about what he will do since he announced the sorts of Judges he plans on nominating to the Supreme Court. 



But Cruz was the genuine article. 



Trump could not have beaten Cruz without his unethical tactics.   Cruz would have won  but for the lies Trump Spread about him.   


That being said,  Trump is still better than Hillary. 


Almost anybody is better than Hillary.

Almost anybody except Trump.  Trump and Hillary are two peas in a pod.

[musiclady]

If Trump had picked Cruz, Cruz would have had to accept.  He never would have done so.  He understands that attaching oneself to Trump is a career killer.

The two men couldn't be more different.  One is a Christian conservative and Constitutionalist; the other is a lifelong liberal statist with no morals to speak of.
@TomSea

Worth repeating.  Like Day and Night.   Like Light and Dark.   Like Right and Wrong.

The two men couldn't be more different.

[cornfed]

This isn't about data usage.  This is about the candidate and his message.  One of these needs to change.

[EtX]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

What a pain Trump did his street fighting routine on his own party but he's still a million times better than Hillary, questions can be made about Ted's campaign.

What questions can be made about Ted's campaign? he would have been the nominee had he not come to realize that tRump's next assault would be to fire-bomb his home and rightfully dropped out.

[geronl]

@geronl

NICE, THANKS!!

[geronl]

Worth repeating.  Like Day and Night.   Like Light and Dark.   Like Right and Wrong.

The two men couldn't be more different.

Very true!

[Fantom]

I wish Trump had picked Cruz as his running mate, the two have such similar ideas.

What a pain Trump did his street fighting routine on his own party but he's still a million times better than Hillary, questions can be made about Ted's campaign.

There is nothing in common between Ted and trump.

Ted is an honorable man, a true limited government conservative.

trump is like Hillary.. a corrupt maggot.

[kartographer]

Is that a ticketed event???

Pay per view.