Why the Political Establishment FEARS Ted Cruz

[Lonestar_logic]

The only ones who fear TeaTards are Republicans

Democrats look at them as a free seat

Just like in 2012?

 

[JoeB131]

He sure does make them nervous.

Of making the Republican Party an irrelevant force on the national stage.

Not really.

Heck, I could see a scenario where Cruz could end up as the 45th President.

Again- about 45% will always vote for the GOP, 45% will always vote for the Democrat. those are the floors.

All he has to do is convince 6 of the 10% that remains to vote for him.

And frankly, Cruz is a lot more articulate than Romney and a lot less inclined to look down his nose at working folks, so he could probably pull it off.

Also, no matter who the Democrats nominate, that person will not be as charismatic as Obama.

Now, I'm an old guy, but I remember in 1979 when Democrats WISHED the GOP would nominate a guy they thought was so radical they could easily win the election.

That guy was Ronald Reagan.

Damn, you got one mostly right.

Except the regular Democrat voters are closer to 35% of the population, and 45% of the popular vote. Big difference.

A three way split works to the advantage of a conservative party, but there runs a risk of demographics changing that before the political system reflects it.

Not really.

Let's look at the Democratic Performance in the last 30 years.


1980- 44% in a three way
1984- 41%
1988- 45%
1992- 43% in a three way.
1996- 49 in a three way.
2000 49.5
2004 49
2008 53
2012 51

The Democratic floor is pretty freaking stable... It's republicans who can be all over the map.

There are a lot of people who claim up and down to be "independents", and they vote for the same party pretty consistantly.

 

[The Rabbi]

And your lies continue by your dodging giving answers to honest queries.

Of course for any lurkers reading, you just acted like a big ****, but that's OK cause we know you are a ****.

For the lurkers, Lonestar is an outlier racist and reactionary. His time is almost over in America. Good riddance.

lol, you are such a fucking retard.

NO! He is not a retard! He is "Jake, King of the Unsubstantiated Statement." He doesnt need to prove or even defend anything he writes. It just IS.
All hail, King!

 

[The Rabbi]

He sure does make them nervous.

Of making the Republican Party an irrelevant force on the national stage.

Not really.

Heck, I could see a scenario where Cruz could end up as the 45th President.

Again- about 45% will always vote for the GOP, 45% will always vote for the Democrat. those are the floors.

All he has to do is convince 6 of the 10% that remains to vote for him.

And frankly, Cruz is a lot more articulate than Romney and a lot less inclined to look down his nose at working folks, so he could probably pull it off.

Also, no matter who the Democrats nominate, that person will not be as charismatic as Obama.

Now, I'm an old guy, but I remember in 1979 when Democrats WISHED the GOP would nominate a guy they thought was so radical they could easily win the election.

That guy was Ronald Reagan.

Damn, you got one mostly right.

Except the regular Democrat voters are closer to 35% of the population, and 45% of the popular vote. Big difference.

A three way split works to the advantage of a conservative party, but there runs a risk of demographics changing that before the political system reflects it.

The Dems figured out that a clean articulate black man promising free gov't cheese could get all the negroes in Cincinnatti, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Charlotte, and Miami to turn out and vote. That throws OH, PA, NC, and FL to the Democrats. The rest of it is easy for them.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Typical liberal can't prove his claim. You're dismissed!

Your "just one more time" is dismissed. I am no more a liberal than you are a non-racist mainstream Republican.

You are a foul racist far right reactionary hater.

You're absolutely a liberal, you're just too much of a coward or too ashamed to admit it.

Says a racist reactionary bed wetter? Oh, the shame of it?

 

[Toro]

He sure does make them nervous.

Of making the Republican Party an irrelevant force on the national stage.

Not really.

Heck, I could see a scenario where Cruz could end up as the 45th President.

Again- about 45% will always vote for the GOP, 45% will always vote for the Democrat. those are the floors.

All he has to do is convince 6 of the 10% that remains to vote for him.

And frankly, Cruz is a lot more articulate than Romney and a lot less inclined to look down his nose at working folks, so he could probably pull it off.

Also, no matter who the Democrats nominate, that person will not be as charismatic as Obama.

Now, I'm an old guy, but I remember in 1979 when Democrats WISHED the GOP would nominate a guy they thought was so radical they could easily win the election.

That guy was Ronald Reagan.

First, he was born in Canada, so that probably makes him ineligible anyways.

Second, the winning President in at least five of the last six elections have won moderates. Only Bush in 2000 won the election while losing moderates. It's hard to see Ted Cruz winning moderates.

Third, Democrats also wished Barry Goldwater would get the nod in 1964. He did.

 

[The Rabbi]

He's a US citizen. He has always been a US citizen. He is certainly eligible to be president.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Your "just one more time" is dismissed. I am no more a liberal than you are a non-racist mainstream Republican.

You are a foul racist far right reactionary hater.

You're absolutely a liberal, you're just too much of a coward or too ashamed to admit it.

Says a racist reactionary bed wetter? Oh, the shame of it?

Typical liberal response. I expected as much.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

He sure does make them nervous.

Of making the Republican Party an irrelevant force on the national stage.

Not really.

Heck, I could see a scenario where Cruz could end up as the 45th President.

Again- about 45% will always vote for the GOP, 45% will always vote for the Democrat. those are the floors.

All he has to do is convince 6 of the 10% that remains to vote for him.

And frankly, Cruz is a lot more articulate than Romney and a lot less inclined to look down his nose at working folks, so he could probably pull it off.

Also, no matter who the Democrats nominate, that person will not be as charismatic as Obama.

Now, I'm an old guy, but I remember in 1979 when Democrats WISHED the GOP would nominate a guy they thought was so radical they could easily win the election.

That guy was Ronald Reagan.

First, he was born in Canada, so that probably makes him ineligible anyways.

Second, the winning President in at least five of the last six elections have won moderates. Only Bush in 2000 won the election while losing moderates. It's hard to see Ted Cruz winning moderates.

Third, Democrats also wished Barry Goldwater would get the nod in 1964. He did.

Some think it's up for debate. What is the definition of a natural born citizen?

 

[Toro]

Not really.

Heck, I could see a scenario where Cruz could end up as the 45th President.

Again- about 45% will always vote for the GOP, 45% will always vote for the Democrat. those are the floors.

All he has to do is convince 6 of the 10% that remains to vote for him.

And frankly, Cruz is a lot more articulate than Romney and a lot less inclined to look down his nose at working folks, so he could probably pull it off.

Also, no matter who the Democrats nominate, that person will not be as charismatic as Obama.

Now, I'm an old guy, but I remember in 1979 when Democrats WISHED the GOP would nominate a guy they thought was so radical they could easily win the election.

That guy was Ronald Reagan.

First, he was born in Canada, so that probably makes him ineligible anyways.

Second, the winning President in at least five of the last six elections have won moderates. Only Bush in 2000 won the election while losing moderates. It's hard to see Ted Cruz winning moderates.

Third, Democrats also wished Barry Goldwater would get the nod in 1964. He did.

Some think it's up for debate. What is the definition of a natural born citizen?

I always thought it was you had to be born in the United States or American territory.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

First, he was born in Canada, so that probably makes him ineligible anyways.

Second, the winning President in at least five of the last six elections have won moderates. Only Bush in 2000 won the election while losing moderates. It's hard to see Ted Cruz winning moderates.

Third, Democrats also wished Barry Goldwater would get the nod in 1964. He did.

Some think it's up for debate. What is the definition of a natural born citizen?

I always thought it was you had to be born in the United States or American territory.

That is my opinion also. But advisers to Cruz — a Harvard Law-educated appellate lawyer who has argued dozens of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and knows a thing or two about constitutional law — say that because his mother had U.S. citizenship at the time of his birth, it transferred to him on foreign soil.

Read more: Ted Cruz draws presidential buzz, but is he eligible? - David Catanese - POLITICO.com

 

[The Rabbi]

"Natural born" as opposed to a naturalized citizen. When Cruz was born he was a U.S. citizen. He's never been a citizen of any other country.

 

[LoneLaugher]

"Natural born" as opposed to a naturalized citizen. When Cruz was born he was a U.S. citizen. He's never been a citizen of any other country.

I am an American citizen. My kids were all born in Japan. They are not eligible to become President.

 

[Toro]

Yeah, I don't know. It could be. I always thought it was born in the US. There is a guy at work who was born in Thailand to American parents who says he can't be President. But maybe he's wrong.

 

[The Rabbi]

"Natural born" as opposed to a naturalized citizen. When Cruz was born he was a U.S. citizen. He's never been a citizen of any other country.

I am an American citizen. My kids were all born in Japan. They are not eligible to become President.

What citizenship did they have when they were born?

 

[JakeStarkey]

You're absolutely a liberal, you're just too much of a coward or too ashamed to admit it.

Says a racist reactionary bed wetter? Oh, the shame of it?

Typical liberal response. I expected as much.

The typical reactonary response we all expected.

 

[EriktheRed]

Ted Cruz is unelectable outside of Texas. He will soon wear out his welcome there

It's obvious you have no idea what us Texans think of Cruz. He will be around Texas politics for as long as he wants and the majority of Texans support him. On the national front, just wait and see and I hope you like crow.

House Republicans are still steamed at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for what they claim is an apparent last minute retreat in an effort to defund Obamacare in exchange for funding the federal government.

House GOP aides exchanged angry emails and even cursed at "amateur" Cruz in the cloakroom Wednesday, according to a National Review Online report published Thursday.

“Cruz keeps raising conservatives’ hopes, and then, when we give him what he wants, he doesn’t have a plan to follow through,” one aide said, according to NRO. “Nancy Pelosi is more well-liked around here," said another.

In a joint statement Wednesday with Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), Cruz said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) "likely" has the votes to strip language defunding Obamacare from any bill that makes its way over from the House.

"This is outrageous," a senior House GOP aide told TPM on Wednesday. "They demand a fight for two months, supposedly on behalf of the grassroots and constituents and then within hours of getting the fight, they slink away, abandon those same people and do nothing."

Cruz explained to NRO that his intention was never to spark a defund effort in the Senate, but to galvanize the country into doing so instead.

“And on Obamacare, I’ve said, from the start, that if typical Washington rules apply, we can’t win this fight,” he said. “If the forums in which we make this case consist of the smoke-filled rooms of Washington, the votes aren’t there. The only way this fight will be won is if the American people rise up and hold our elected officials accountable.”

House GOP Aide: 'Nancy Pelosi Is More Well-Liked' Than Ted Cruz

 

[JakeStarkey]

The Raw Story headlines "House Republican leadership aide: ‘Wendy Davis has more balls than Ted Cruz’"

House Republican leadership aide: ?Wendy Davis has more balls than Ted Cruz? | The Raw Story

Ted, you gotta toughen up.

 

[EriktheRed]

It's obvious you have no idea what us Texans think of Cruz. He will be around Texas politics for as long as he wants and the majority of Texans support him. On the national front, just wait and see and I hope you like crow.

I will concede you are correct in that you can never overestimate the stupidity of the Texas voter. After all, they did elect Rick Perry Governor three times.
However, I have seen politicians like Ted Cruz my whole life. They exist solely to grab the microphone and appear on camera. They do not last long in the limelight

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Texas is kicking ass and taking names.... not bad for stupid people huh?

You forgot the part about being ranked the worst in healthcare in the nation.

 

[Shogun]

I wonder if Ted Cruz is better at cooking fajitas or poutine...