Ted Cruz: 2020 election is a 'coin flip' for Trump

[sneakypete]

   I'm satisfied @sneakypete that had the Trumpers not cut off their nose to spite their face a President Cruz would have secured the Southern Border and eliminated ocare by now and would not have appointed Gorsuch and Kavanaugh to the SC, granted I am drinking earlier and earlier, or so it seems.

@corbe

So,you are in the majority of the Trump haters,who hate him because he beat Cruz?

BTW,did you see Cruz on the PBS political talk show this weekend? There is,and always has been,something about Cruz that really creeps me out,but I think he did a very respectable job of sounding conservative  and pretending to support Trump,while keeping his options open for a run for the WH himself in 2020. He is obviously trying to position himself as an option to Trump in case his support drops between now and the primary,while still staying respectable towards him and mostly supporting his positions.

He definitely needs to finish eating that goat that is smeared across his face before the elections,though. There is no way that is going to help him come "cast your vote time".

Yes,there ARE some people who can really pull-off wearing a beard. None of them are named Ted Cruz.

[corbe]

 
            It's a Texas thang @sneakypete

[Applewood]

   I have it on good authority @Applewood that Haley doesn't shave either, like they all do now. 

LOL

[cato potatoe]

No, the RIGHT answer is that he should have figured he'd need a vote or two before pissing off absolutely everyone who might have formed a coalition.

If Trump had not made the hideous remark about McCain, he may have gotten an Obamacare repeal, among other things.  Coalition-building is a minimum expectation for someone in his position.  I don't understand why he gets a pass on his incompetence, and don't see any evidence that he has learned from his experience.

[Applewood]

@sneakypete

Yes,there ARE some people who can really pull-off wearing a beard. None of them are named Ted Cruz.

Well, on that at least, you and I are in agreement.   

[txradioguy]

Oh here we go -- the "Deep State" and "globalists" excuse.  You do know those labels are conspiracy theory BS, don't you?

Bottom line is that neither Trump nor the Republicans wanted to work together because neither of them had any intention of keeping their promises to the voters.  It's not some bogus conspiracy.  Just plain, simple  lying to the voters and sitting on their butts doing nothing but collecting their pay and enjoying the benefits of their offices.

@Applewood

Like the Left...there are certain people on the right that have to create boogeymen to mask the fact their guy hasn't delivered half of what he promised.

[HoustonSam]

The 9th Circuit ... miracles are happening there.

I’m with @Right_in_Virginia on this one.  Trump has outperformed my expectations on the judiciary.  That will earn him my vote in 2020.

[DCPatriot]

@Applewood

Like the Left...there are certain people on the right that have to create boogeymen to mask the fact their guy hasn't delivered half of what he promised.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/for_being_such_an_idiot_trump_is_pretty_smart.html

Here's an article about some of you 'Dudes' ... at the top of American Thinker.   

[libertybele]

Oh come on, as far as Ted's beard; I absolutely love it on him!!!  Just look at those 'puppy dog eyes'.

[DCPatriot]

Oh come on, as far as Ted's beard; I absolutely love it on him!!!  Just look at those 'puppy dog eyes'.

Absolutely agree, @libertybele

If President Trump didn't exist, I'd accept him as the Booby Prize.  Nothing wrong with him.

He had to go home every night and sleep with his wife....WTF did anyone expect him to do at the convention??

Politics is a contact sport.

[txradioguy]

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/for_being_such_an_idiot_trump_is_pretty_smart.html

Here's an article about some of you 'Dudes' ... at the top of American Thinker.   

Thanks for once again proving to everyone here you have no clue about me...much less who my "dudes" are.

Try harder next time.  It will save you from spreading fake news about a TBR member.

[DCPatriot]

Thanks for once again proving to everyone here you have no clue about me...much less who my "dudes" are.

Try harder next time.  It will save you from spreading fake news about a TBR member.

My post wasn't meant as any insult, @txradioguy    Just meant to be informative.

That said, no matter how hard you try to distance yourself from them.... you'll NEVER wash the association off.

Stop kicking yourself in the ass for not picking the winner out of the gate.   

It's not a reflection of your intellect.  It's a reflection of one's ego.   

[Maj. Bill Martin]

I honestly can't believe the Cruz/Trump supporter wars are being revived three years after the primaries were over.

[DCPatriot]

I honestly can't believe the Cruz/Trump supporter wars are being revived three years after the primaries were over.

Some of us just aren't going to sit idly by while some of them wish to re-write history.  That's all.

It's says a helluva lot more about THEM however.   

[roamer_1]

@roamer_1

If Trump didn't exist you would have to invent him to explain your fantasy world.

It's bare fact, Pete. I just ain't drank the koolaid. Put away brightfart.com , set aside your hopes and loyalties, and look at the damn sign on the ground. You know how, and it ain't that hard.

[roamer_1]

I repeat ... this "gaudy waste of time" served Teddy well.  One would hope this would at least soothe your rage.   

I have no rage @Right_in_Virginia . And I don't care how it may have helped Cruz - If it did, it is far less than the slander and libel Tump did in the first place.

[roamer_1]

The 9th Circuit ... miracles are happening there.

Meh.

[roamer_1]

 
            It's a Texas thang @sneakypete

No @corbe It's a Western thang. Been cool enough here that I still have all my hair... If it keeps up, I will go into fall with a tail and beard already made...

[libertybele]

Some of us just aren't going to sit idly by while some of them wish to re-write history.  That's all.

It's says a helluva lot more about THEM however.

There seems to be a definite difference in opinion as to the history between Trump and Cruz.  I don't think there will ever be an agreement. 

The fact does remain of course that Trump is OUR President.  Cruz merely stated that Trump's re-election isn't a certainty; 50-50...more or less a warning shot.  I don't see his comment as any more than that.   

Since his election Trump has lost some of his base and he has lost some that were undecided and have vowed not to vote for him.  There is no denying that he has absolutely FAILED to keep his promise on the border and equally as troubling is the runaway deficit under Trump which is now at over $22 Trillion.  Outside of his character flaws, I believe those are the two issues that have turned voters away.

I find those issues troubling as well.  I am also concerned that IF re-elected there will be no reason for Trump to keep promises made or make attempts to keep those promises.  Once re-elected, I believe we will see the real DJT.  Though with some reservations about him, as of now, I still plan to vote for him as I feel that the agenda of the radical left will be even worse.

We all must make our own personal decision and vote our conscience.

[roamer_1]

If Trump had not made the hideous remark about McCain, he may have gotten an Obamacare repeal, among other things.  Coalition-building is a minimum expectation for someone in his position.  I don't understand why he gets a pass on his incompetence, and don't see any evidence that he has learned from his experience.

@cato potatoe
That's exactly right. This superman bullcrap just naturally has to stop. The whole game is deal making and bridge building, and he's got *nothing* done... And what he has got done - the stuff we get to keep - Is more tremendous debt... And anything else we may get is offset by that by an order of magnitude.

I don't think folks can even grasp what a trillion dollars is.

[GrouchoTex]

It may be a bit of crying wolf, but why not?
No one wants voters to be complacent.

[roamer_1]

I don't either.

However, it apparently is useful in terms of getting out the vote, encouraging people to advocate on your behalf to other citizens, etc....  The failure to do such events is something most of the political experts agree really hurt Hillary in swing states.

But...I still think most politicians are egocentric douchebags.

 

[aligncare]

I don't either.

However, it apparently is useful in terms of getting out the vote, encouraging people to advocate on your behalf to other citizens, etc....  The failure to do such events is something most of the political experts agree really hurt Hillary in swing states.

But...I still think most politicians are egocentric douchebags.[/b

Which is exactly why Trump caught on with voters. He’s not a career politician and has the impolitic habit of speaking his mind about the issues working Americans care about.

[txradioguy]

I honestly can't believe the Cruz/Trump supporter wars are being revived three years after the primaries were over.

Some people have never let them die.  You can tell which ones here like to stir them up every so often.  Out of the blue they'll toss the same old disproved lies about Cruz from the 2016 campaign as if they were somehow now the gospel truth.

[berdie]

Which is exactly why Trump caught on with voters. He’s not a career politician and has the impolitic habit of speaking his mind about the issues working Americans care about.

And he certainly is humble.