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BIG NEWS=> Former Cruz Texas Chairman Switches to Trump – Tells Stragglers to Get on Board (VIDEO)
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/09/big-news-former-cruz-texas-chairman-switches-trump-tells-stragglers-get-board-video/
Jim Hoft
Sep 17th, 2016
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is taking an official role with the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, serving as his Texas state chairman.
During the primaries, Patrick had chaired U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s efforts in Texas.
Patrick has a message for any hardcore Cruz backers who may still be on the fence about Trump.
“To all the Ted Cruz supporters out there, I’m a longtime friend of Ted, I was his campaign chair in Texas. It’s time to come on board. It’s time to come on board. We have to defeat her. You have to put everything aside and focus on that Supreme Court.”
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As usual Trumpfascists trying to tell others how to vote.
No way. never.
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Puke
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As usual Trumpfascists trying to tell others how to vote.
It's worse than that. They're telling us to vote for one of the New York liberals, something no self-respecting conservative should ever do. And I won't.
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It's worse than that. They're telling us to vote for one of the New York liberals, something no self-respecting conservative should ever do. And I won't.
Another of Rick Perry's faithful. What else would one expect? I remember saying on TOS that Perry's crew wasn't to be trusted.
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Another of Rick Perry's faithful. What else would one expect? I remember saying on TOS that Perry's crew wasn't to be trusted.
Dewhurst supporters.
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“To all the Ted Cruz supporters out there, I’m a longtime friend of Ted, I was his campaign chair in Texas. It’s time to come on board. It’s time to come on board. We have to defeat her. You have to put everything aside and focus on that Supreme Court.”
Brent Woodcox @BrentWoodcox Sep 15
Is it time to admit that backing Trump based on his SCOTUS pick is just Stockholm Syndrome for GOP at this point?
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I guess I'm a little old fashioned.
I always was under the impression that a candidate had to work for your vote and convince you why his or her policies are superior to the opposition. I didn't know begging, threatening, demanding, and insulting were now the new campaign strategies.
Times have indeed changed. Maybe not for the better
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Tell Dan, I haven't seen one iota of an example of how this left leaning loud NY obnoxious Yankee has earned my vote.
eom
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is taking an official role with the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, serving as his Texas state chairman.
Give Lt. Dan an ice cream cone! :laugh:
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Not a ****sheep**** and still don't care.
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#NeverTrump
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His choice, not mine. Grateful we still have individual choice.
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Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is a fine man, it's really the Governors and Lieutenant Governors who get things done.
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Patrick's only accomplishment so far is getting his panties in a wad over transgender bathrooms. He's pretty much worthless.
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I didn't join any little cliques in middle school either.
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His choice, not mine. Grateful we still have individual choice.
I'm having a hard time understanding when all these politicians and radio hosts got the impression that how they vote has anything to do with how I vote. Somehow they have been operating under the illusion that they somehow have an influence on what I should do. It is truly bizarre.
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Dan Patrick is a long time friend but I vehemently disagree with him on voting for Donald Trump.
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Republicans like Rick Perry and Dan Patrick, actually do something for the right to life;
Mike Pence has done more on social conservative issues than Mark Levin and those 3 GOP Senators who ran, Paul, Rubio and Cruz combined. God Bless them all for what they do; but the facts need to be pointed out.
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Republicans like Rick Perry and Dan Patrick, actually do something for the right to life;
Mike Pence has done more on social conservative issues than Mark Levin and those 3 GOP Senators who ran, Paul, Rubio and Cruz combined. God Bless them all for what they do; but the facts need to be pointed out.
Yeah. Patrick's abortion clinic restrictions are gradually being undone by federal courts.
If pro-life is your issue this year, Tom, you are on very thin ice supporting Donald Trump. He still advocates for Planned Parenthood and thinks women should be punished for abortions.
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Yeah. Patrick's abortion clinic restrictions are gradually being undone by federal courts.
If pro-life is your issue this year, Tom, you are on very thin ice supporting Donald Trump. He still advocates for Planned Parenthood and thinks women should be punished for abortions.
If you don't care to do anything for the right to life; that's your problem.
You are trying to pigeonhole him by taking quotes out of context; I'd look at the total picture.
Trump Pence has gotten the endorsement of pro-life leaders like Troy Newman, they know their stuff.
If you want to support pro-choicers, that's your choice, Clinton and Johnson are on the ticket.
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If you don't care to do anything for the right to life; that's your problem.
You are trying to pigeonhole him by taking quotes out of context; I'd look at the total picture.
Trump Pence has gotten the endorsement of pro-life leaders like Troy Newman, they know their stuff.
If you want to support pro-choicers, that's your choice, Clinton and Johnson are on the ticket.
I've been pro-life longer than you've been alive, buster.
Trump said, in response to a question, that he believed women should be punished for having abortions. That's how he really felt, until he was forced to walk it back by his campaign operatives. Just like his belief that Planned Parenthood does a "lot of good things."
Pro-life leaders have nowhere else to go, except to have the courage to not endorse either Trump or Hillary. They're cowards.
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I've been pro-life longer than you've been alive, buster.
Trump said, in response to a question, that he believed women should be punished for having abortions. That's how he really felt, until he was forced to walk it back by his campaign operatives. Just like his belief that Planned Parenthood does a "lot of good things."
Pro-life leaders have nowhere else to go, except to have the courage to not endorse either Trump or Hillary. They're cowards.
You are quoting words, Mike Pence has done more for the pro-life movement than the 3 GOP Senators who ran for President and Mark Levin combined.
As they say, actions speak louder than ???
And he's on the ticket, I'll err on the side of life if that is what it turns out to be; just like supporting Romney Ryan.
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Truth be told we have no idea how tRump feels about any topic. He changes his mind as often as a new mother changes her baby's diapers.
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We sure knows how Trump feels about terrorism and secured borders. And Patriotism.
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“To all the Ted Cruz supporters out there, I’m a longtime friend of Ted, I was his campaign chair in Texas. It’s time to come on board. (http://“To all the Ted Cruz supporters out there, I’m a longtime friend of Ted, I was his campaign chair in Texas. It’s time to come on board.)
He could be Ted Cruz himself. Or my late father. Or my husband. Or John the Baptist.
It wouldn't matter a single damn, because I'll never vote for Trump. :king:
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Truth be told we have no idea how tRump feels about any topic. He changes his mind as often as a new mother changes her baby's diapers.
Truth be told, you are willfully ill-informed.
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Another of Rick Perry's faithful. What else would one expect? I remember saying on TOS that Perry's crew wasn't to be trusted.
@Bigun, didn't Patrick lead the effort against Mike Lee's proposal at the convention?
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If you don't care to do anything for the right to life; that's your problem.
You are trying to pigeonhole him by taking quotes out of context; I'd look at the total picture.
Trump Pence has gotten the endorsement of pro-life leaders like Troy Newman, they know their stuff.
If you want to support pro-choicers, that's your choice, Clinton and Johnson are on the ticket.
@TomSea
Why don't you check out the famous video of Trump saying clearly he would do nothing to stop partial-birth abortion....you know, the practice of driving scissors into the skulls of infants.
Keep telling yourself that something good can come from allying yourself with such a person.
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Ronald Reagan signed abortion legislation; pro-abortion legislation.
Trump never did.
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We sure knows how Trump feels about terrorism and secured borders. And Patriotism.
@TomSea
No, we don't. All we have is a man with a lifetime of liberalism and a history of successful con jobs who said all of the things that appealed to a segment of angry, disenfranchised people. All we have is words. Sadly, some feel desperate enough to want to believe him.
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@TomSea
No, we don't. All we have is a man with a lifetime of liberalism and a history of successful con jobs who said all of the things that appealed to a segment of angry, disenfranchised people. All we have is words. Sadly, some feel desperate enough to want to believe him.
We know we have a pro-lifer on the ticket who has done more than Paul, Cruz, Rubio and Mark Levin combined. Sadly, some feel desperate enough to abandon innocents. As I said, I will risk erring on the side of life as I did with McCain, with Romney and so on.
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We have seen what we got with a "lifelong" Conservative in George Bush, open borders, Saudi favoritism and Middle East mayhem. Yet, Bush was rated high as a "Conservative".
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Ronald Reagan signed abortion legislation; pro-abortion legislation.
Trump never did.
Is Ronald Reagan running this year? What he did is irrelevant to this current election.
Again, nothing good can come from allying oneself with a man who would do nothing to stop partial-birth abortion and who supports Planned Parenthood. Trump has given you no reason to believe he is pro-life; you're projecting onto him the qualities you want to see.
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We know we have a pro-lifer on the ticket
@TomSea
What has he done to make you believe he's pro-life?
His dismissal of partial-birth abortion?
His support for Planned Parenthood?
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Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is a fine man, it's really the Governors and Lieutenant Governors who get things done.
LOL! Good one, TomSea.
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There's no faster way to get me to say no thanks than to tell me to 'get on board'.
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My vote is based on more than what Tejanos may think.
And per pro-life creds, learn the news, lifenews.com , lifesitenews.com , I've been outside of abortion mills in peaceful demonstrations, I know that the Governors, Perry, Walker, Christie, Pence and Kasich have done things, records of actual performance, action, is much higher than the Senators.
Trump has always had some conservative principles versus what people are trying to tar him with.
Bush listened to Neo-Cons, heavy persecution of Christians started during the Bush administration in Iraq; so I get it, Bush wasn't the right Texas Conservative.
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As usual Trumpfascists trying to tell others how to vote.
No way. never.
@geronl
@CatherineofAragon
@Oceander
@mystery-ak
@Bigun
This is not BIG NEWS. That title sounds like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has deserted Cruz, smashing him over the head, throwing him under the bus, etc.. Patrick is tied to, as every other Texas Republican official is, to the State Republican Party. The State Party is naturally endorsing their presidential candidate.
If Patrick didn't endorse Trump, it would cause him to lose favor with the state party and no state official can afford that to happen. I worked in that state party and know their mindset. In fact, I have lost contact with someone who is a state party official, due to my not endorsing Trump.
Patrick endorsing Trump is not news - if he publicly said he would NOT endorse Trump, THAT WOULD BE BIG NEWS.
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This is not BIG NEWS. .../
Actually, it is pretty big news. This endorsement furthers and deepens Cruz's political isolation @Victoria33
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Actually, it is pretty big news. This endorsement furthers and deepens Cruz's political isolation @Victoria33
@Right_in_Virginia
@Oceander
@CatherineofAragon
RIV, All your posts are Bovine Scatology.
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My vote is based on more than what Tejanos may think.
And per pro-life creds, learn the news, lifenews.com , lifesitenews.com , I've been outside of abortion mills in peaceful demonstrations, I know that the Governors, Perry, Walker, Christie, Pence and Kasich have done things, records of actual performance, action, is much higher than the Senators.
Trump has always had some conservative principles versus what people are trying to tar him with.
Bush listened to Neo-Cons, heavy persecution of Christians started during the Bush administration in Iraq; so I get it, Bush wasn't the right Texas Conservative.
@TomSea
What are those conservative principles Trump has always had? And again, what, aside from his support of Planned Parenthood and dismissal of partial-birth abortion, convinces you that he is pro-life? I'm trying to get at the concrete facts here and I hope you will provide them.
Also, though you've avoided answering this question before, what is a neo-con? A few days ago, you linked the term with what you described as Jewish domination of Hollywood. So, can you tell me who and what they are?
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Actually, it is pretty big news. This endorsement furthers and deepens Cruz's political isolation @Victoria33
You appear to feel that's a good thing. Why on earth would you feel that way?
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There was no problem of Cruz and Trump appearing together at that DC rally, was there?
There was no problem with the two being aligned during the campaign either until they turned against each other, was there?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bromance-trump-cruz/story?id=36312266
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34202856
But now, it's different.
I'll save posting more on that or the congenial photos of the two together or that Cruz's position on immigration moved towards Trump's position, Rubio did the same.
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Actually, it is pretty big news. This endorsement furthers and deepens Cruz's political isolation @Victoria33
@Right_in_Virginia
Once again we see that "big news" for some Trump supporters consists of anything which serves (in their minds) to diminish Ted Cruz.
They just can't get over the fact that he refuses to bend his knee to their man. Just. Cannot. Get over it.
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You appear to feel that's a good thing. Why on earth would you feel that way?
It's less about Cruz with them and more about his ideology. Constitutional, limited government, Conservatives are a threat to Trump's soft statism. Therefore, by extension, are a threat to them.
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It's less about Cruz with them and more about his ideology. Constitutional, limited government, Conservatives are a threat to Trump's soft statism. Therefore, by extension, are a threat to them.
That appears to be the case. I've resisted believing it, but @Right_in_Virginia may have finally convinced me.
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Thanks but I think I'll listen to the this Lt. Dan and his band instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4PfkxJnyE
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We sure knows how Trump feels about terrorism and secured borders. And Patriotism.
Who has come out in support of terrorism? Who has come out against patriotism?
As far as Trump's mythical wall that Mexico will pay for...how long have you dreamed about that and did you believe all the other people who said they were going to build a wall?
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You appear to feel that's a good thing. Why on earth would you feel that way?
RIV, like a lot of other foam mouthing Trumpets have a deep hatred of a true conservative like Cruz.
Not surprised.
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His choice, not mine. Grateful we still have individual choice.
@ConstitutionRose
Foolish #NeverTrumper! Don't you know that your individual choice is invalidated by the choices of others? Clearly, you must sell out your principles and be just like this guy or you will become a laughingstock!
Also, why haven't you gotten on the gay marriage train yet? Don't you know that the majority of people are OK with it? Why, even the next Reagan, the most conservative candidate to ever walk the face of the planet, El Trumpo is a-ok with gay marriage. Therefore, you must be too!
Staaa-a-aaay with the flo-o-ock...
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Well at least we now understand how it is that an entire mob of people can be herded onto trains.
I don't care if Cruz himself endorses Trump and tells us to get on board his train.
Trump has done nothing to convince me to vote for him and his rabid death-threatening supporters have solidified my eternal hostility to them and their prince.
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There was no problem of Cruz and Trump appearing together at that DC rally, was there?
There was no problem with the two being aligned during the campaign either until they turned against each other, was there?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bromance-trump-cruz/story?id=36312266
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34202856
But now, it's different.
I'll save posting more on that or the congenial photos of the two together or that Cruz's position on immigration moved towards Trump's position, Rubio did the same.
No more problem than the Donald inviting the Clintons to his third wedding, donating money to her and other demonrats, and telling us all not to long ago what a great person the Beast is and how she'd make a great President. I guess times change and that was before he decided to run for President.
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Patrick's been peddling this line for months. Nothing new under the sun, just old news wrapped in pretty paper, tied up with a bow and packaged as something new.
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Actually, it is pretty big news. This endorsement furthers and deepens Cruz's political isolation
It's also old news from months ago.
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Patrick's been peddling this line for months. Nothing new under the sun, just old news wrapped in pretty paper, tied up with a bow and packaged as something new.
Exactly right!
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RIV, like a lot of other foam mouthing Trumpets have a deep hatred of a true conservative like Cruz.
Not surprised.
I don't like Cruz, mainly for two reasons:
1. He comes across as a used-car salesman to me
2. His doomed shutdown bid
That said, he earned my respect for his actions this election cycle. Depending on his behavior in the Senate over the next few years will let me know if he's gained some wisdom on how politics works.
(IE: You can't be a lone crusader, you need friends/allies. It's a quid pro quo world, you can't get anything without offering something. And that honey attracts flies better than vinegar.)
So I'm on the fence with him.
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It's less about Cruz with them and more about his ideology. Constitutional, limited government, Conservatives are a threat to Trump's soft statism. Therefore, by extension, are a threat to them.
Exactly right. It's Alinsky 101.....and their hatred of Cruz stems from fear of what he stands for....the exact opposite of what their agenda dictates.
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
I have to admit and confess.....my estimation of Cruz has gone up considerably since the convention. He lives, rent free - luxury suite, in their heads. I admire him for that.
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I don't like Cruz, mainly for two reasons:
1. He comes across as a used-car salesman to me
2. His doomed shutdown bid
That said, he earned my respect for his actions this election cycle. Depending on his behavior in the Senate over the next few years will let me know if he's gained some wisdom on how politics works.
(IE: You can't be a lone crusader, you need friends/allies. It's a quid pro quo world, you can't get anything without offering something. And that honey attracts flies better than vinegar.)
So I'm on the fence with him.
What I see in Cruz is typical for the very brilliant. They have to learn social skills and how to "work the knobs" so to speak. That's are not things that come naturally for them and the development of these skills are often ignored when they are younger because they live such a rich life through their intellect.