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re: So Ted Cruz will likely not get any significant GOPe challengers for 2018
Posted on 4/2/17 at 4:20 pm to Sentrius
Posted on 4/2/17 at 4:20 pm to Sentrius
Teddy Sell Out. He has no backbone. After Trump humiliated him, his wife, his father, and make fun of him as a lying Bible thumper, Ted still came back to suck up to Trump which shows that he is just another arse-licker like Paul Ryan who talks tough, but carries a twig.
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Posted on 4/2/17 at 4:21 pm to Quidam65
Just saying, demographics are changing in Texas. It's been the ultimate crown jewel in the eyes of Democrats for the past decade in terms of flipping. Remember, even up until 1998, Democrats owned statewide races. Just not so safe as some would think.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 4:22 pm to 5thTiger
2016 is a bad data sample for Texas. Trump is a horrible fit for the state. Rubio would have won by huge margins
Posted on 4/2/17 at 4:32 pm to CoachChappy
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He needs to be on the SCOTUS. Lib heads would explode
No way Trump would give him that status.
Could Cruz possibly be further right than Thomas?
Posted on 4/2/17 at 7:09 pm to gthog61
My comment had nothing to do with him being " a principled conservative". I was referencing the fact the GOP cann't stand him, can't trust him, but knowing who & what he really is, they put up with him. And if he's anything like his father, I call to question just how sincere he is as a principled conservative. He would never get confirmed for the Supreme Court, he has too many enemies on both sides of the aisle.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 7:36 pm to Keltic Tiger
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He would never get confirmed for the Supreme Court, he has too many enemies on both sides of the aisle.
Disagree. Republicans would vote him in just to get rid of him.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 8:02 pm to 5thTiger
lol. There is no way a liberal - even a messican liberal wins in Texas for a statewide office. You can dream all you want to, but it isn't happening.
Posted on 4/2/17 at 11:49 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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2016 is a bad data sample for Texas. Trump is a horrible fit for the state. Rubio would have won by huge margins
Yep.
People keep forgetting that Ted Cruz absolutely crushed the GOP presidential primaries in Texas so he obviously still has quite a lot of leeway with republicans there even as Trump was barnstorming throughout the country.
The only way a democrat wins in Texas is if enough republicans vote for him and there's no evidence that can happen.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 2:26 am to Bullethead88
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Could Cruz possibly be further right than Thomas?
Being an originalist =/= "right" in my opinion.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 2:48 am to 5thTiger
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Texas is changing. It used to be so blue people never thought it would go red. It isn't what it was 10 or 15 years ago. South and West Texas are Blue. Presidential was less than double digits. Cruz's coffers are empty and people don't forget how unlikable he has been. Not great chances by any means, but there is definitely a shot at a pickup.
It is "shifting" but slowly. Beto is from El Paso, for a dem to have a shot statewide in Texas they need to be popular enough in either the metro of Houston or Dallas to run up the score significantly
Posted on 4/3/17 at 6:31 am to ChineseBandit58
Senate dems would conform easily
Posted on 4/3/17 at 7:47 am to Sentrius
Ted is an embarrassment.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 7:58 am to Big12fan
quote:Premillennial dispensationalism is wrong but not ridiculous. Ted just has a bad eschatology.
Sorry, but I don't trust anyone who says "Stand with Israel or God won't stand with us". It is an absolutely ridiculous statement, but that shite sells in the Bible Belt.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:16 am to 5thTiger
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He's got a legit challenger for the Dems though. Beto O'Rourke. Got the look. The Spanish. The likability.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 8:37 am to Sentrius
Yes, I remember the people here predicting Cruz would suffer an embarrassing defeat if Trump was elected. Cruz has done in office what he campaigned on. Texans appreciate that as Abbott pointed out. The Trumpkins who derided Cruz won't admit they were wrong as were the liberals who believed they could win the seat. As far as Cruz supporting Trump after the primary race, yes, another commitment made by Cruz during the primary race to support the nominee. Trump didn't deserve Cruz's support with his personal attacks, but Cruz was the good soldier. The GOP is better with someone like Cruz as one of its leaders.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:38 am to FooManChoo
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Premillennial dispensationalism is wrong but not ridiculous. Ted just has a bad eschatology.
If Ted is so damn smart, why hasn't he figured it out yet? He's basically allowed this child-like belief to override his intelligence.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:43 am to 5thTiger
As someone who has lived in TX for 25 years, No way it comes close. He is for open borders, virtually an unknown in DFW and HOU area.
Cruz beats him bigly...
Cruz beats him bigly...
Posted on 4/3/17 at 2:54 pm to 5thTiger
A lot of the Hispanic population is conservative and like Cruz. He is pretty safe but then again u never know
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:00 pm to AggieDub14
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Ted is an embarrassment.
Coming from you, this is an endorsement.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:33 pm to Big12fan
quote:Doctrinal belief in Christianity isn't a smart vs. stupid thing. There are brilliant theologians who fall on all sides of the spectrum and I doubt Cruz has studied it in depth, anyway.
If Ted is so damn smart, why hasn't he figured it out yet? He's basically allowed this child-like belief to override his intelligence
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