I can and have made the political and principled case for Ted Cruz above all other candidates. It is, in fact, quite easy to do if principled conservatism and Constitutional adherence is one’s motivating factor in political decision-making.
That said, the #NeverTrump attempt can only become reality if conservatives immediately recognize another reality that is critical to embrace now, and that is simply this: Only Ted Cruz can stop Donald Trump; Marco Rubio cannot. And this is NOT going to be an attack on Rubio- very much the opposite.
If stopping Trump is critical to the life of our Republic,and it may very well be so, conservatives must hang together- before, as Franklin once said, “we shall all hang separately.” Considering Trump’s obvious authoritarian tendencies, this undesirable consequence of opposing big-government Statism seems less “tinfoil hat-ish” than it might have a few years ago.
Let’s get to the facts here. Why can only Cruz stop Trump? This can get a tad weedy trying to explain all this, but hang with me!
Consider these facts:
1. Polls show in the Super Tuesday states, Cruz is by and large running second to Trump in most states, and leading in a few states; Rubio, conversely, trails in third in many of these states, and enjoys a slight lead only in one- Utah- where very few delegates are at stake
2. Texas has a very large number of delegates, nearly 10% of the total number needed to win the nomination. Favorite Son of Texas Cruz currently has a large lead over Trump in post-Nevada Texas polls, within striking distance of 50%.
In Texas, if a candidate reaches 50% statewide and in some congressional districts he will take all the delegates, whereas if he is held under 50%, delegates will be awarded proportionally. Cruz will win at least a large majority of the delegates from Texas and could potentially take them all.
3. Marco Rubio is trailing Trump badly in Florida (votes on March 15) by as much as 15-24 points in most recent post-Nevada polling. It is fairly obvious to even the casual political observer that one cannot lose one’s own home state, especially in a landslide, and live to tell about it. (politically speaking, of course)
4. Cruz currently is even with, or has a slight lead over Rubio in the delegate count according to most tallies of the last four nomination contests.
5. Cruz has already defeated Trump in a state (Iowa), a feat no other candidate has accomplished.
6. In the first four contests, in order of placement, Cruz finished #1, 3, and effectively tied for second twice; Rubio finished #3, 5, and effectively tied for second twice.
7. Almost every poll run on the topic has Cruz defeating Trump in a landslide in a hypothetical head-to-head race, while not one has shown Trump defeating Cruz; Not as many show Rubio doing so, and in fact some show Trump defeating him, and the ones that do show M.R. defeating D.T. are not by so large a margin as Cruz.
8. Political momentum and herd mentality being what they are, it could difficult to stop Trump if he does well on Super Tuesday.
9. Trump has a sizable lead in many national polls, and the reality is that Rubio, and perhaps to a lesser extent Cruz, would have ground to make up even in a head-to-head race.
Here is the problem: We don’t have an effective two-man race! Conservative votes are being split largely between Cruz and Rubio, leaving the nationalist/blue-collar angry guy vote to Trump, hence his lead in the polls, and wins in three of the first four states.
For the reasons I laid out above, it is clear that Cruz has the better chance of defeating Trump.
Perhaps the most telling and critical stat to suggest Cruz should be our consensus conservative is that according to recent polls, 46% of Cruz’ support would go to Trump if Cruz were not in the race; Conversely, 44% of Rubio’s support would go to Cruz if Rubio were not in the race.
This means that if Cruz got out and endorsed Rubio it would effectively ensure a massive victory for Donald Trump. However, if Rubio got out and endorsed Cruz, T.C. would have a very good shot at defeating Trump.
If this doesn’t happen before Super Tuesday, Trump could have a good night, and leave T.C. and M.R. out in the cold just in time for the winner-take-all states and sew up the nomination.
No sane American who values conservative principles as the best hope for freedom should desire this outcome;
So to prevent it, allow me to suggest an antidote to Trumpmania:
Rubio should get out tomorrow or Monday, endorse Cruz and campaign with him all over the South and especially Texas, with a Gentleman’s agreement of a VP spot on the ticket.
With such a talented tag team, Texas should go to Cruz with 50+% of the vote, giving Cruz an entire 10% of the needed delegates to win added to what he already has.
Cruz/Rubio 2016 would generate such media coverage, love and goodwill from both camps, and momentum seldom seen before to put Cruz/Rubio 2016 over the top in the majority of Super Tuesday states and potentially overcome Trump’s large lead in Florida on March 15.
They would go into the winner-take-all states with a bunch of victories under their belt and a tsunami of momentum behind them. They can then gang up on Trump again in the three remaining debates and put him on the mat by continuing to expose the authoritarian insider that he is.
If Cruz and Rubio see the threat that they certainly indicate they do, and are willing to make a deal; and if we are all willing to put aside our possible first preferences to save this nation from another totalitarian thug, we can do this.
If we don’t, we will be sentenced to the unenviable punishment of being forced to choose between two narcissistic Statists who use the power of government to punish their political rivals, and who have zero respect for the Constitution and the liberty it protects for us all, or supporting a third party candidate whom history suggests would be doomed to fail.
The time for old rivalries, personal preferences, and political silliness has passed; we face an existential threat to our liberty not only from the Democrats, but from Trump and all-too-many slavish and devoted Trumplings who seem more than happy to have a totalitarian in the White House so long as his initials are Donald Trump…..
It could be nearly impossible to stop Trump with a split conservative vote; therefore, Movement Conservatives- and for that matter, anyone who is thinking with brain instead of sheer rage- must come together immediately to ensure a President who will put Scalia-like constructionists on the Supreme Court; Anything less will just equate to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
In summary, Rubio must get out and endorse Cruz; Cruz must agree to put him on the ticket as Veep; Cruz and Rubio then will defeat Trump, then Hillary, and will gang up on the Senate to ensure confirmation of the strict Constructionist jurists we all can know with complete certainty President Cruz will nominate;
Rubio will then be the defacto nominee eight years from now and will be richly rewarded for his unselfish commitment to liberty, the conservative movement, and yes, the very existence of the United States as we know and love it.
Cruz/Rubio 2016! Now, before its too late!
(disclaimer: I have endorsed and support Ted Cruz for President)
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ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT DONALD TRUMP; is self funded and therefore cannot be corrupted, right?
Not TRUE. He says that to the gullible.. Trump has PACS running ads.. he has hardly spent any money. they have spent millions. He also has a unspoken deal with the MEIDA… he goes on to give them RATINGS and they give him 15 times more free media than anyone else. ALSO his billions has come from his CRONY connection being bought by the politicians by their FAVORS to help him get rich… The people he screwed to get where he is is still in around about way, the ones funding him also to a degree.. ALL OF THIS is establishment.. THEY KNOW without a doubt they can DEAL with him, because they have done it. Trump is not the Establishment 1st choice, because he is somewhat of a wild card.. but notice as soon as he thought the establishment wanted him. He made it clear that he could DEAL with them.. as he said, “I KNOW ALL THESE PEOPLE.” Why? because he has always dealt with them. That is why the MARXIST Robert Reich said the below:
https://youtu.be/6W5e7AwqksU
How can anyone even consider such a liar….
Cruz a TPP supporter, taking jobs away from America.
Cruz did not vote for Fast Track, though Rubio did. On what basis, therefore, do you assert this against Cruz?
This seems like the only viable solution. Someone needs to make a deal quickly. Otherwise we end up with a liberal megalomaniac as a candidate, who many Republicans can’t support because of his utterly outrageous behavior.
I can’t, in good conscience, stand behind Senator Cruz who said Senator Rubio is a “conservative” and a friend of his and would make a better president than Trump.
Cruz lost my vote for that nonsense. Done. I may not vote for Trump, but Cruz is dead to me after that.
I am surprised that statement By Ted Cruz didn’t get more attention . I would never support Marco Rubio .
Exact opposite from me. I will support Cruz or Rubio, but never Trump.
Weak past on immigration ? My friend have you not paid attention . Did you Miss when Harry Reid hugged Rubio on the senate floor for his amnesty vote ? Did you skip over the New York times article this weekend ? Lied to Florida voters .
Weak past on immigration, no more and no less.
If Trump, as his supporters say, can suddenly turn away from his past support of dozens of Democrats, the Clintons and the Gang of 8, who he donated quite a bit of money to, why can’t Rubio make a mistake and come back from it?
The difference between them is that Rubio genuinely made a mistake and is coming back from it, whereas Trump’s Conservatism is fake. Case in point, PP and the KKK.
Rubio has proven that he cannot be trusted to do what he said. I do not believe it was a mistake. His campaign promises had been clear as day. Had they been backed by principle, he would never have done what he did with Gang of Eight.
Accordingly, the voters have no basis for trusting him this cycle either. His word has been greatly devalued by his actions. Maybe if elected he’ll do what he promises, maybe he won’t, but I do not believe his word can be taken to the bank.
I believe him when he said he was mistaken. I will forgive an honest mistake when I think the speaker is sincere.
I’d probably end up voting for Rubio if it came down to it, but I believe he’s the least electable of the front-runners, so he would almost certainly lose the general election.
I mean, come on, are we really to believe that the GOP establishment’s pick, the TPP/Amnesty guy, could possibly win in the current election cycle?
Vote for Rubio if you want the election to go to the Democrats. I actually believe the same about Donald Trump at this point, though I’ve only gradually reached that conclusion.
Rubio would need some polishing, some toughing up, before the general but I think he’d do pretty well.
Rubio was the so called “Prince of the Tea Party” before TPP and amnesty, and he has been working to redeem himself of the amnesty issue. Like I said, a mistake. And to his credit, one he’s admitted. He’s still got some work to do on it but I think with the right VP he could convince people that he’s good on immigration after learning from his mess up.
Cruz is the best conservative in the race, hands down. And a man I’d be very glad to have as my President. Cruz is my guy, Rubio is the runner up.
Trump will hand the election to the Democrats on a platter. Many Republicans, like me, won’t vote for him due to his moral failings, support for PP, and repugnant conduct. And Trump’s got so many issues that the Democrats can take shots at it’s not even funny.
Well, I agree with you on Cruz. And increasingly on Trump. I have very little confidence in Rubio and I hope we don’t have to go down that road.
Trump or no one for me.
Terry McAuliffe is doing some work on combatting illegal immigration through illegal employment , Republicans remain in the caboose , complicit.
No Rubio , No Cruz time tested failures.
Trump is no one to me. If he’s on the ballot, I’m not voting for him. KKK and PP? Too much.
Trump is just the vehicle for me that is all. would be very interesting for Cruz to call out Trump / Times interview on illegal immigration.
Once again Republicans just use the issue though to have political gains not for the justice of the issue.
All of this circus and Republicans don’t want to get it.
Is Terry McAuliffe a ” nativist ” for enforcing the same laws that
” constitutional conservatives ” refuse to enforce ?
I want Cruz, Rubio , and Trump to go after each other on the illegal employment of illegal immigrants , let’s see what they have. I bet it is far less than enforcement.
No Rubio you are wrong , last night you said that you were the party of Lincoln , 100% Bull Crap !
Did Lincoln exploit slaves for politican and financial gains like the childeren of the Regan Revolution have for over 15 years now?
Joseph , Trump is here because of theineptitude , lies and the lack of representation nothing more.
Republicans suffer from ED { Enforcement Disfunction }.
Oh and yes they lack fortitude also.
I’d be glad to see Cruz versus Trump, on immigration and any other issue.
That’s not true, that Trump is the candidate of protesting against the Establishment. They checked that out in Arkansas. Cruz won with people who felt used by the inept moderates, Trump won with others, including moderates.
The fine people may not have been screwed by a ” Constitutional Lawyer ” ,
like the Virginia Construction Industry was by Ken Cuccinelli { Cruz supporter }.
Werrell wrote of the Oilers , rightfully so . Va Republicans are the ” chuck and duck ” representatives .
That was the reference used to describe those lame Oilers.
Republicans are blowing that same 24 to 3 halftime lead.
Now how come the name calling Republicans can’t measure up to McAuliffe on enforcement ? Because they will do not one damn thing on illegal employment.
Heading out now {6 am } and watch illegal aliens work as unlicensed contractors , I do this for a living.
Republicans Abort the enforcement of Virginia Employment and Contractor law.
Good matchup there .
What if Cruz is the nominee and Cuccinelli is around him , does Cuccinelli become a liability ?
If Clinton chooses McAuliffe , McAuliffe will be able to shame the Cruz camp with Cuccinelli’s lack of desire to enforce Va. Law that allowed a flood of illegal aliens to Va. under his watch?
Dump the baggage before it is to late. Men make concious decisions to lead or be complicit , and they are responsible for those decisons that cause a political party harm.
God has a plan and we are here to see it unfold.
Joseph , why don’t Republicans get onboard with employment enforcement , we know that E-verify will not work when elected officials do not verify audits or violations ?
What is up with that ? Why don’t local republicans call for the enforcement of the Va. laws { we discuss } to help stop the flow of illegal / exploitated labor?
No, because as I said, so many times it isn’t even funny, nobody cares about Cuccinelli’s local issues in the Cruz national race. If Ken was the candidate, or the VP, they’d care. Because he isn’t, it’s a non-issue.
God has a plan and we are to help it unfold, that’s part of the privilege of being a Christian.
Do you want the link to the rest of Cruz’s immigration plans?
Yes, post Cruz’s Immigration plan.
Cruz as a Constitutional Lawyer ; would he {Cruz } find it unconstitutional for states Attorney Generals to have thier State employment Depts. classify illegal immigrants violating these States Professional and Occupational and Employment Laws as ” bona-fide independent contractors ” ?
When you post the link please post the area in Cruz’s Immigration plan that goes after the employers exploitating illegal immigrants.
You just can’t seal the border , you must go after where ther santurary is given , and that is illegal employment.
Or by not going after the illegal employer is this the ” free market ” Cruz is discussing?
McAuliffe working with the AFLCIO is doing a great job in combatting this.
I think Trump will work well with the unions in combatting illegal employment.
Will Cruz just rely on that sorry E-Verify program that is NOT subject to all forms of employment.
I think Republicans will drop the ball , history repeating itself.
Joseph, I am the only one { except Governor McAuliffe} combating illegal employment , fraud.
Will Cruz combat illegal employment ? Please show me where, McAuliffe is an example that it is not ” Nativist “.
thanks!
i have to respond again, because of your sarcastic way{ so many times it ain’t funny}.
I looked at Cruz’s immigration plan it has not one thing about employee misclassification. It ain’t funny that Cruz or you do not understand or lack the knowledge of this issue.
To be President he better learn quick
VP Biden does , you see Joseph it is a National problem that exploitates illegal aliens.
So Cruz in Va. has allowed himself to be partnerned with the previous Republican Attorney General that allowed Virginia to welcome illegal aliens to be exploitated threoufg employee misclassification.
I know for fact that Trump understands unlicensed contracting , illegal immigration and employee misclassification.
How will the Lawyer Cruz handle Employee Misclassification and illegal aliens.
Not all bussiness are or will be subject to e-verify or employee misclassification.
There are only 2 Republican Presidential candidates that understand Trump and Kasic.
What can Cruz bring to the table on employee misclassification ? As much as McAuliffe ? I really doubt it , there is no evidence Cruz understands tiered employment.
Ahh, yeah, I get a bit snarky when I’m irritable.
Did you look over his entire plan?
Trump admitted to employing illegals en mass in Florida. He knows about it because he’s broken it and is breaking it.
And did you watch the last debate? Trump flip flopped on his stance on illegal immigration. He’s already walking back his promises on that.
Congrads on Cruz wins.
Like I say , I don’t like Trump I am just voting for him because of Republicans as a whole lack the fortitude to do anything about the illegal employment, so build thr wall no matter the cost or whatever lame environtmental inpact study harming toads.
I trash the only the illegals I find with a criminal record , and America must stop being the country men run too while leaving the parental responsiibilities.
Joseph, as I told McKelvey { Contractor } 5th Dis. Congressional candidate today ; If employee misclassification is not addressed properly there is nothing the Congress can do , I can 1099 illegal aliens as unlicensed contractors and no one will know or care.
You must remove the underground market , for years the Virginian skipping child support and many other obligations werte 1099ed as to skirt the Commonwealth .
I tell you the loophole because it exist.
Comphresive means everthing , I doubt Republicans mean real comprehensive.
When Va and other States leave these loophooles these States are a financial burden through unemployment funding to the Nations budget.
I am not just talking about the
” brown people ” taking American Jobs , the brown people flying planes into buildings will create revenue unabeted and won’t have to send their money to the local Mosque { 9/11 Commission Report } .
In the nastyist way Trump is saying get a grip , and only true leadership will.
I don’t care if you are R or D , understand it good , don’t you are ignorantly creating a public safety and a National Security risk while selling out working class families.
I think you need to look at the context of statements. Sometimes people say things in the presence of others to be generous. Like you, I happen to disagree with the claim that Rubio would be a better president than Trump – it could be true, but only if Trump’s policy claims right now are all a sham … which they may or may not be; we have no real way of knowing since the only actual track record Trump has does not support his current positions. So, it is quite risky to make predictions and certainly not prudent to bet the farm on him.
One thing we do know is that Rubio has a record of supporting Obamatrade, supporting the Gang of Eight Amnesty Bill, and pushing hard against enforcement of immigration law against current violators.
But Cruz – who when the rubber meets the road, that is, when he got to Washington, did everything he promised he would do and actually voted in near-perfect constitutional conservative fashion in the Senate, and actually fought to defund Obamacare and to end President Obama’s unconstitutional Executive Amnesty, etc – – when others stood idly by and said they opposed it but refused to ever act on those claims … You are willing to withdraw your support of such a man as this because he made an offhand comment that Senator Rubio is a conservative?
I don’t get it.
Face facts, Cruz supporters. It’s over. The SEC firewall was crumbling before with Cruz dropping to third in most southern states. Now with the Sessions endorsement, it’s over.
Get on the Trump train now.
It does seem over. I think we need to get behind Trump. Good enough for Sessions means Trump is good enough for me.
Not for me. I cannot and will not, as a matter of morality and principle, vote for Trump. It won’t happen.
Trump bribes his endorsers with money or promises of some higher position if he becomes president! That’s obvious here
Trump is not even a nationalist. He’s certainly not a conservative! I have really enjoyed him not being politically correct but it’s all talk. Time to get off the Trump train. Join the true conservative movement. CRUZ!
If Mr Cruz does not win the Primary, will anyone support the nominee?
all the trump supporters will. It seems it is a bit too late for all this whining? For next time, perhaps the GOP could find candidates that are not so obnoxious? Maybe someone who will not defend the status quo of feeding the rich and starving the rest of us? Maybe someone more focused on the economy and global safety instead of attacking personal liberties, the democrats, and each other?
It is as if the GOP decided a while back to throw this election and wait for next time, sort of what they did with McCain
It is un usual this time around….I am pretty simple,,,,fix the border and lower corp taxes for bsns 1st..open ins across state lines and end all this ME garbage..
If it is Cruz or Rubio, I’ll support for and vote for the nominee. I’ll probably volunteer as well.
If it’s Trump? No. I’m not voting for him, my morals won’t allow me to vote for him.
morals?
Standards of behavior and action. My Christian faith and belief in the sanctity of human life won’t allow me to vote for a man who supports Planned Parenthood and is being supported by the KKK.
Unborn lives are important, so are the rights of individuals of different ethnic and racial backgrounds.
That’s exactly where many of us are. I couldn’t support Trump and look my children in the face.
So you will give your children Hillary or Bernie?
No, she’s not, you are. You want someone other than Hillary or Bernie? So do I, so does Jeanine, so does practically ever Republican.
Give us a candidate, someone who upholds and represents our values, Christianity, Conservatism, small government, the Constitution, and who is a decent and thoughtful person.
We haven’t been given that. We’ve been given F-bombs, insults, support for PP and a candidate who is supported by the KKK.
Give us a decent candidate who is also a decent person and can take the fight to the Democrats while representing our values.
Placing the blame on us for Hillary or Bernie’s rise while the alternative you’ve presented is as unacceptable and immoral as they are won’t sway anybody. We know better. The impetus is on you, not us. You’re supporting a candidate that is unacceptable for moral and principled reasons.
You want us to vote for the Republican nominee? Give us a good person, a genuinely good person with our values, to vote for.
You make me LAUGH. You haven’t been given any of that by the GOP for decades, so get off your high horse, and moral faux Christian outrage. For years so called “conservatives” have screamed for someone to fight back, someone to show some spine, and now that there is a person w/the balls and courage to fight back, you are whining he isn’t being nice decent, thoughtful, should I add gentle and loving too? Have you ever been to war? You don’t win a war playing nice. Trump is a fighter, and that is what Americans want. Quit blindly repeating the crap that is put out by the MSM, and Trump haters, why don’t you do some research, and grow up a little while you are at it.
Your precious GOP pulls a Thad Cochran on Trump and you will get the fight of a lifetime so I suggest you be ready, because American Patriots are DONE w/all this nonsense. The corruption will stop one way or another. You can be on the winning side or the losing side, that is your choice.
And it isn’t on me, nor the thousands that show up at his rallies that are sick of being betrayed by the GOP, it is on the likes of you that refuse to abide by the majority rules process we have in place in this country. Just classic, you want everyone to vote for your candidate, but you refuse to do what you expect everyone else to do? Do as I say, and not as I do? And “We know better”???? Who the hell do you think you are that you think you know better? You stink every bit as bad as any Progressive as I know.
The GOP created Donald J. Trump, had they done all the things they promised Trump wouldn’t even be in the picture. So DEAL with it, Payback is a Bitch. If you prefer Hillary or Bernie over Trump, feel free to leave the country should Trump win, no one wants your kind here. Take your sensitive feelings, decent thoughtful genuinely good person play nice B.S. elsewhere while the rest of us attempt to save what little is left of the USA. Good God man, wake up and come into reality.
Lots of insults, little in the way of points.
First, it’s not a high horse or fake, it’s living by my faith and what I believe. Put Trump’s beliefs, actions, and ways of doing things against the Bible and he comes up not only short, but as someone who isn’t even trying to uphold the commands of God.
Conservatives wanted, and still want, people who articulate their values and uphold them in government. That’s all. If we had Senators and Congressmen that did that we wouldn’t be in this situation. That’s the fight we want, one where out side fights for what he believe. Not just fighting, fighting for the right reasons and causes.
Fighting for anything besides that is fighting for yourself, your own ego. It’s empty and filled with rage. It’s Trump.
I don’t watch the MSM, and I always think through my own posts and political positions.
Thinking for myself, through the moral lens of Christianity and love for my fellow man and country is why I oppose Trump.
It’s not that you have a problem with my not voting for the Republican candidate, your problem is that many thousands of people are proclaiming that they won’t vote for your candidate.
You want people to vote for Trump? This is the opposite of the way to do that.
Insults, threats, and demands to get in line don’t win votes. That’s why so many have said no to Trump, and their choices are confirmed every time a post like this is put up.
And again, I’ll say it but you won’t accept it, if Hillary or Bernie wins the fault is yours for giving us a candidate that we not only won’t vote but can’t vote. We can’t vote for Trump and uphold the principles that make us who we are. That people like Jeanine, myself, and thousands of others won’t vote for Trump is because of his lacking character as a candidate and a human being. You’ve empowered and encouraged a man who can’t defend Christianity, Conservatism, the Constitution, and who acts with little to no personal civility. Not only that, he opposes most of the tenets Conservatives hold dear. He’s unacceptable from a moral and rational viewpoint.
You want me to support the nominee? Give me a candidate worth supporting.
I am sorry, I cannot read your drivel.
I expected that you wouldn’t read what I said, and the insult. As I said, you’re hurting your own cause with that as it confirms the choice of people who won’t vote for Trump.
I am sorry I really tried, but I find you really out of touch w/what is going on in the world, our political system, and our gov’t. Your selfish needs over the greater good really turns me off and I simply couldn’t read it all.
We need a fighter not a Bible thumper. By the way, Sessions endorsed Trump, maybe because he understands the bigger issues we are facing as opposed to being concerned about Trump being a loud mouth w/big hair. Millions of Americans see the bigger picture, it is nice to be part of the people that are in the know and get it.
Somehow, I doubt your sincerity.
My desire to live by my Christian faith and values is selfish? I think not. If you aren’t fighting for what I believe, I’m under no obligation to vote for you. It’s that simple.
You couldn’t read it because it disagrees with, and disproves, your justifications for voting for Trump. That’s the sum of it.
A Bible thumper? That’s leftist rhetoric. Stereotyping and insulting to Christians in general.
As I said, we need someone who fits for the right reasons and the right causes, not just fights. Fighting for nothing but yourself is empty, and the vacuum rapidly gets filled by hatred.
Sessions is on his way out. This is likely his last term due to age, he’s got no future in politics unless he’s appointed.
Trump’s hair is a joke point. His character and his conduct are what people dislike about him.
Too bad you can’t read it . They are making a lot sense.
Wah! I am a Christian! Wah! I am not getting my way so I am not going to vote for Trump! Wah! Yeah, makes a lot sense.
! Wow! Well said my friend!
Nope. I can tell my children I couldn’t in good conscience support either Hillary, Bernie, or Trump.
That makes zero sense, one of them will be POTUS, and your children won’t have a future under Hillary or Bernie, not voting for Trump should he get the nomination, you and others like you that refuse to vote loyal to the party, something everyone else is supposed to do except when it doesn’t suit yourselves, will be giving your kids Hillary or Bernie.
And you think Trump has loyalty to the party? He’d dump it in a heart beat – he even said he would. Further more- you wouldn’t care if he did but you’re using that judgment on us?!?
Tell me has that party been loyal to you? The GOP thought they would be getting rid of us, but it looks like we will be getting rid of them. Better start thinking about your new name, because we will be Trump Republicans.
No-you will be doing that if you continue to support trump. Trumps morals are very similar to hillarys
If you supported Trump. More people may not have children to look in the face…..
Same for me
Lindsay Graham is right. Ted Cruz is that hated a person. Remember that. It will translate to the national election. He cannot be elected. He is completely un-likable to the vast majority of Senators and the American people. Notwithstanding his appeal to certain conservatives, we cannot nominate a candidate who has no chance. That is unless you want another Barry Goldwater fiasco. All the other candidates have a chance, albeit slim; Senator Cruz doesn’t have any chance.
False. Cruz polls higher nationally against Hillary than Trump. You might consider factoring actual data before making baseless assertions…and presenting them as settled reality.
Well I guess you better start factoring in the probability that Trump is going to be the GOP candidate, and the nearly settled reality that Hillery will be moving back into her Homestead On The Potomac.
That’s no surprise. Christians who stand strong for what they believe are often hated. Nothing new here. Cruz is not liked by the establishment. I can live with that.
Ridiculous. Cruz is not only the most presidential and principled candidate we have, but also the most electable.
This piece would be so much more compelling if you deleted the attacks on the Trump supporters. We don’t get them to cross over to our candidate by attacking them.
This has been a game changer for me. I have decided to support Mr. Trump in some ways because of the vitriol towards me when I mentioned I was even thinking about it. I of course, will vote for Cruz if he wins, but some of this stuff has made me hesitant…just sayin.
That’s probably unfair. Trump supports have just been shouting “liar liar” for a couple weeks now, and I’m called ignorant and uninformed when I post actual video of Trump’s own words.
There’s one thing that Trump’s candidacy has done very well…rip the liberty/activist movement in half, and set brother against brother.
Indeed, I’ve been called a fa* and had the F-bomb tossed at me repeatedly by Trump supporters in the past few weeks.
Disunity in a movement is what kills movements, unfortunately. When the dust settles from this election we’re going to have a lot of rebuilding to do. Or we’re going to have build entirely new bridges in place of the old ones.
the old purity tests will be used again with one addition: if you supported Trump, then you are not really a Republican.
sooner or later folks, RPV will be able to meet in a phone booth
Requiring you to uphold the principles you are supposed to be fighting for isn’t a purity test, never was and never will be. Hence why people get in trouble for not following the Republican creed they vowed to uphold.
Sooner or later the RPV will be Conservative, than these problems will be fixed.
None of this relates to my original comment, which was about the vile attacks Eric and I have suffered.
That may be exactly what we need! We may need to hit rock bottom and re-invent ourselves if we are to win again.
The republican party has needed rebuilding for a long time. I welcome it! How did Obama get in twice? May we be built on true values.!
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The lack of enforcement of Va Law was overseen by Ken C. , where are the values in that ?
Why allow illegal immigration to grow under your watch?
I’ve come to feel there’s a big difference between being a cynical liar and using colorful hyperbole.
true. so many in our party love to attack others in our party. So if Trump is elected (or even if he isn’t), his supporters–the newcomers–will not be inclined to remain with the party because of the shameless namecalling. Some have called them morons & worse.
And people supporting candidates other than Trump have gotten F-bombed, called fa*s, cucks, and more. If somebody is endorsing or displaying that awful behavior, why would I want him or her on my side?
Good! Why would we want those kinds of nasty people in our party? What kind of example of a Republican are they to our children?
I’m with you 100%, but I don’t think the puppet masters who control Rubio will allow this. Would be fabulous, though. I love Ted Cruz and have appreciated his being the adult in the room this week.