Whatever the case, it’s important for Cruz to have his conservative credibility intact.
Interesting...but I bet this is right.
What's more conservative than uniting to stop Hillary from controlling our economy, military and courts? :pondering:
What's more conservative than uniting to stop Hillary from controlling our economy, military and courts? :pondering:
What's more conservative than uniting to stop Hillary from controlling our economy, military and courts? :pondering:
I agree that Cruz should have gone after Trump early on. The crowded field did not help and the billions in free advertising Trump got made it impossible for Cruz this year. He has my full support as my Senator and I hope he will run in 2020.
Unity isn't possible this year, RIV. I wish it were otherwise. It's not so much Trump's ideas or priorities. Otherwise I'd concede the majority and practice solidarity. It's Trump the man. There are things worse than Clinton, things worse than liberal SCOTUS appointments. Trump has an unstable personality; he holds grudges, he conducts politics like a schoolyard bully. He appeals to our prejudices, he's a political grindhouse operator.blij26
IMO, it is morally necessary to oppose Donald Trump. Cruz apparently believes it is politically necessary as well.
Unity isn't possible this year, RIV. I wish it were otherwise. It's not so much Trump's ideas or priorities. Otherwise I'd concede the majority and practice solidarity. It's Trump the man. There are things worse than Clinton, things worse than liberal SCOTUS appointments. Trump has an unstable personality; he holds grudges, he conducts politics like a schoolyard bully. He appeals to our prejudices, he's a political grindhouse operator.
IMO, it is morally necessary to oppose Donald Trump. Cruz apparently believes it is politically necessary as well.
Got anybody in mind?
Uniting behind the lying, Democrat-until-five-minutes-ago Trump is out of the question.
Besides, there's the very personal reason that a man shouldn't endorse a cad who lied and insulted his spouse. Someone that despicable deserves nothing but contempt.
Some time is February or March the Trumpdavidians will realize that he is a much of an empty suit as Obozo. Buyers remorse will set in and hopefully they will be mature enough to admit their error and support Cruz in 4 years.
The assumption is that Cruz is going to win reelection to the Senate. A lot of Former Cruz supporters came to dislike him during the primary, losing their trust in him. Admit it or not, he damaged himself with things he did and said in the Primary and still is harming himself to many conservatives now with his actions. He barely won his home state... that's a massive red flag.
The assumption is that Cruz is going to win reelection to the Senate. A lot of Former Cruz supporters came to dislike him during the primary, losing their trust in him. Admit it or not, he damaged himself with things he did and said in the Primary and still is harming himself to many conservatives now with his actions. He barely won his home state... that's a massive red flag.
By the time the election rolls around they will be Cruz supporters again.Not if he helps to elect Hillary with his #neverTrump antics.
The assumption is that Cruz is going to win reelection to the Senate. A lot of Former Cruz supporters came to dislike him during the primary, losing their trust in him. Admit it or not, he damaged himself with things he did and said in the Primary and still is harming himself to many conservatives now with his actions. He barely won his home state... that's a massive red flag.
I would wager that not only will Cruz win re-election in 2018 but he will win it handily. After two years of Trump's incompetence and after standing up to him time after time to keep him from growing government and running up the deficit Cruz will be looking like a winner again.
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Unity isn't possible this year, RIV. I wish it were otherwise. It's not so much Trump's ideas or priorities. Otherwise I'd concede the majority and practice solidarity. It's Trump the man. There are things worse than Clinton, things worse than liberal SCOTUS appointments. Trump has an unstable personality; he holds grudges, he conducts politics like a schoolyard bully. He appeals to our prejudices, he's a political grindhouse operator.
IMO, it is morally necessary to oppose Donald Trump. Cruz apparently believes it is politically necessary as well.
No, I don't think Cruz will ever endorse Trump. I'll be shocked if he does, even if Trump apologized. Some things cannot be undone with an apology.
I'd be shocked if Trump apologized. In his own narcissistic little world he doesn't think he's done anything to apologize for.
The problem is the ideologues making up the "conservative base". The so-called conservative base of the Republican party is relatively small. The fact is, the base needs moderates and independents if they ever expect to win another national election.
The solution to the problems which ail the nation is not moderation. The nation needs, in fact, to go in the direction that only the most arch conservatives currently articulate.
Any thing else is merely rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
"Moderation" is merely compromising with Liberal Democrats. It might help get you elected, but it won't solve any actual problems.
There may be hope for that here. The issues of Morality are intertwined strongly with The Courts, Education and Religious Freedom
The solution to the problems which ail the nation is not moderation. The nation needs, in fact, to go in the direction that only the most arch conservatives currently articulate.
Any thing else is merely rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
"Moderation" is merely compromising with Liberal Democrats. It might help get you elected, but it won't solve any actual problems.
Trump has made it personal. He has said things that cannot be taken back, and cannot be forgiven.
That's the key right there. It's one thing for candidates to attack each other, but to attack the opponent's family members is another issue altogether. And included in that context of attacking Cruz' family members are the smears on Heidi Cruz, the Trump-abetted National Enquirer character assassination on Ted Cruz' marriage, and the accusation that Rafael Cruz assisted Oswald in the assassination of JFK.Cruz camp started the personal attacks -h ere is where it started.
Yet... suddenly, Trump wants Cruz just to drop the whole matter and endorse him.
Besides, what's the gain with smoothing the waters with Cruz? Trump has already stated party unity isn't necessary.
It doesn't work that way... What Trump should do is something he's never done -- apologize in public about that character assassination of Cruz.
How does the link to the story of Trump's buddy dumping the story of the #CruzSexLies in the NE equate to Cruz starting the personal attacks?
DC Whispers has received information that suggests an effort by the Cruz Campaign to prepare for the now burgeoning scandal has been in the works for “several weeks” and includes, but is not limited to, the most recent back and forth social media spat between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump that was initiated by a Cruz Super PAC using a sixteen year old modeling photo of Mr. Trump’s wife which was then distributed to Mormon-dominated voters of Utah just prior to that state’s caucus election:
... do we need a POTUS (Trump) who can barely speak in complete sentences?
Give him some time. I read that he has received speaking sessions from Sarah P. with additional lessons scheduled between now and the GOP convention this summer. I'm told the lessons include simple sentence structure, repeating key words/phases for the low info voter, dialect inversion, etc since his key voter demographic is bubba and bubbette. There is also a rumor that he has enlisted a key Bernie linguist in an attempt to sway over the Burnie millennials and coastal socialists.
The problem is the ideologues making up the "conservative base". The so-called conservative base of the Republican party is relatively small. The fact is, the base needs moderates and independents if they ever expect to win another national election.
I disagree.
The conservative base is at least 25%, probably 33%, possibly as high as 40%.
You will need those 25 to 40% of "relatively small" base to win in November.
Their just aren't enough moderates and independents out there to cover those types of percentages, and they tend to split both ways, anyway.
Let's say you may be half right, and you will need moderates and independents,you will probably need both.
If you ignore, ridicule, or anger the conservative base, you will lose for certain.
The conservative base are the people most likely to get involved and actively campaign.
The moderates and independents, not so much.
And that was debunked, but you already know that.I have seen nothing credible i.e. from other then Lyin' Ted or the or the Bush Cabal (GOPe) that has debunked it. As I said real voters do not buy the PAC alone argument. This is proven by Cruz losing so badly.
Doesn't matter. I'm done dealing with such silliness today. I have the flu and am not in the best of moods. Not going to get into the argument with you that I suspect has been had with you by many others over the last few months. It's pointless. If you want to keep floating BS out there, then have it.
Posted on March 25, 2016 by DCWhispers
To be accurate, Liz Mair's PAC was not a Cruz PAC. It was an anti-Trump PAC, and she was originally a Rubio supporter.To be more accurate the FEC is still looking into the half million dollar transfer...
Some time is February or March the Trumpdavidians will realize that he is a much of an empty suit as Obozo. Buyers remorse will set in and hopefully they will be mature enough to admit their error and support Cruz in 4 years.
Well, maybe, but I think awareness will occur in about September... You know, when the begging and pleading phase begins...By the time September rolls around the few remaining sore losers will be stuck mumbling to stuffed animals in a corner somewhere as a single digit group of malcontents still reading Red State. Trump is going to win this.
By the time September rolls around the few remaining sore losers will be stuck mumbling to stuffed animals in a corner somewhere as a single digit group of malcontents still reading Red State. Trump is going to win this.
I disagree.
The conservative base is at least 25%, probably 33%, possibly as high as 40%.
You will need those 25 to 40% of "relatively small" base to win in November.
Their just aren't enough moderates and independents out there to cover those types of percentages, and they tend to split both ways, anyway.
Let's say you may be half right, and you will need moderates and independents,you will probably need both.
If you ignore, ridicule, or anger the conservative base, you will lose for certain.
The conservative base are the people most likely to get involved and actively campaign.
The moderates and independents, not so much.
I'd be shocked if Trump apologized. In his own narcissistic little world he doesn't think he's done anything to apologize for. Other than that I agree completely with your analysis.
Cruz should never endorse that monster, no need to sully his good name and character.
What character? Cruz signed a pledge and didn't keep it because he lost---a third place loser in 10 primaries. Any attorney worth his law degree would understand it is this action that sullies a "good" name.
There is no benefit to anyone for Ted Cruz to endorse Trump. It would only hurt Ted to endorse such a horrible phony who has lied about him consistently. Plus, he would be betraying his own principles and his future to endorse Trump.
I hope he doesn't do it. I don't think he will.
And there would be no particular upside for Trump either. People are set into one of three camps now and, barring something really dramatic happening, I don't see that changing.
One camp is the trumpers who worship Trump and will vote for him with or without any endorsements.
One camp is the NeverTrumps who cannot bring themselves to vote for this man for reasons we all know too well.
The third camp is the better than Hillary camp. I consider myself a member of that camp.
We know what Hillary will do. We have good reason to know that and it will be horrible.
There is a chance, however slight, that Donald Trump will somehow blunder into or be persuaded to do a few things right. With that hope, I will vote for Trump if it looks close in Hawaii.
The only time Hawaii went for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1984 and Trump is no Ronald Reagan.