Ted Cruz does not endorse Trump Based on Principles

Posted by $ Olduglycarl 8 years, 9 months ago to Politics
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Aside from the issues and facts that Mark presents; what about the constitutional values we expect our presidents, our presidential candidates and our representatives to pledge unswerving dedication to...their fortunes, their most sacred honor or their lives to. Isn't that much more important than the "Party"?

I have to laugh even though it's a bit sicking, they booed when Cruz said: "Vote your conscience" "Vote for the candidate you trust and a candidate that will adhere to the constitution.
Kind of makes one think. By the way...that pledge?...was discarded March 29th by the Don himself...

We find ourselves here in these times because we haven't adhered to the constitution...have we not?

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  • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Cruz who I did vote for previously started that drag in family members first.
    He should have known that Trump is someone who hits back.
    Trump would have welcomed tickedf-off Ted's endorsement.
    I found myself nodding in agreement when I heard Bill O'Reilly say if Cruz was not going to endorse Trump he should have stayed home like Kasich.
    Also previously yesterday I heard some minor pundit on talk radio opine that Cruz was with that speech trying to set himself up for a run against a President Shillary but instead committed political suicide.
    I'd hate to see how all that "setting up" plays out with a Supreme Court stacked with libtard judges who will be thinking, "Constitution? What Constitution? We don't need no stinking Constitution!"
    Good luck with that run, Ted.
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  • Posted by term2 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Its Hildebeast OR Trump, PERIOD. Can you actually say that Hildebeast is better and will inflict less damage on the USA?
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  • Posted by term2 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    He didnt have to endorse, but he should basically have shut up and not given the speech he did if he really wants to be the repub nominee in 2020. Who wants to vote for a sore loser. He should go back and see that his constitutional message isnt resonating in this basically socialist culture.
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  • Posted by term2 8 years, 9 months ago
    My problem with Cruz is that he acted like a low class spoiled brat taking his marbles and going home.
    He didnt have to endorse Trump, BUT he shouldnt have gone to the convention to try and upset what the people had selected.
    It was obvious that his hidden agenda was to have Trump lose the election, and then he sets himself up to run in 2020. The problem is that he stiffed the very party he would run under, and they are NOT going to support him next time.
    He is a sore loser, thats all.
    His "constitutional" mantra just isnt resonating with the mob rule voters. Socialism is resonating more than what he is promoting right now in this culture.
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  • Posted by scojohnson 8 years, 9 months ago
    That was just the real Cruz, he doesn't have any friends in the Senate because of his politics, he doesn't have any friends because he's a jackass. Read what his college classmates have said about him.
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    Posted by $ CBJ 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Win or lose, Trump has already taken over the Republican Party and has the opportunity between now and November to reshape it to his liking. His supporters will not go away and, combined with Tea Partiers and the libertarian wing, will act as an effective brake on any attempt by “establishment” Republicans to reassert control. Even if Trump loses, can you imagine a majority of Republicans saying “Oops, we goofed, Jeb in 2020”?

    Meanwhile, Gary Johnson is working very hard to reach the 15% goal and is still rising in the polls. After the events of the last few days he may pick up several more percentage points as protest votes from both establishment Republicans and Cruz supporters.
    http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/...
    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2...
    http://www.post-gazette.com/local/reg...
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/op...

    The bottom line: Voters, especially those in non-swing states, can safely support Gary Johnson without helping Hillary win and without derailing Trump’s makeover of the Republican Party.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 8 years, 9 months ago
    I predicted more than two months ago that Ted Cruz - if he spoke at all - would do just exactly what he did: he wouldn't explicitly endorse Donald Trump and that he would speak about the importance of the Constitution of the United States.

    What to me is so telling is that Cruz was booed for standing up for Constitutional principles by those there in attendance. Tells me all I need to know about the Republican Party right there.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    And no one pays attention, no one realizes the
    "Pledge" was disregarded by donny boy himself on Mar. 29...no one pays attention to the vial idiotic attack on Cruz's wife and Cruz's Dad...And the ignorant creatons expected him to bow down after That?
    Trumpet asked Cruz to speak and speak about the principles the party should endorse, Knowing full well he wasn't going to endorse. They all knew! and so did Fox!

    The Fix is in...the establishment wins and we lose again...
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    One operating under the principle of citizens as the source of power over government as employees. Libertarians may espouse that principle the two candidates do not They are by far the best choice objectively but for the moment helping Trump take over and destroy or take over and remake the Republican party is a more important step. Once they and the extreme leftists are seen to be of the same recipe the truth of a one party system in power at present and the myth of the Republicans as separate party will become self evident to all but the most dim witted. The enemy of my enemy is my friend....temporarily. Simply following the same path will get you ..will make you a target for as it did the Populists. The establishment Republicans will not disappear they will just don a new set of clothing and along with their buddies in the extreme left figure out a way to restrict the system even more

    You have to follow what will inevitably happen through objectively and plan for it. Trump like Perot could afford to skip a lot of the roadblocks. Can you do the same? All I see is your still focused on marijuana as a primary http://objective.No one to speak of is hanging on your every word. Nothing of importance has been stated in terms strong enough to make a dent.

    Meanwhile opportunity after opportunity is passed up or frittered away including getting to 15% what's happening to that all important step? Close will only get the bar raised to 20% the next time.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    My "system" is protection of individual rights by a limited government, as spelled out by the Objectivist philosophy. I think Gary Johnson would be a much better protector of individual rights than Ted Cruz. You're saying that my system doesn't work? What "system" do you propose instead?
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Your last sentence is correct. However anyone or any group that puts government over people is left of center. That includes far as I can see all three candidates . Left is government over citizens, Center is the Constitutional Republic and the Constitution and right is where you find the divine right which is not kings anymore but citizens over government. i don't accept the center of the left as valid nor their definitions much less yours. Saying one thing and doing another by my definitions are what counts. My system works. Yours doesn't
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Having hung with the tea party community for a few months and seen their rabid, say anything Alinsky loyalty to DT, I can honestly say it doesn't take much or anything, for that matter, to get then worked up.

    DT is hope and change revisited, this time for those who think they align on the Right. Scary times.
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  • Posted by $ Suzanne43 8 years, 9 months ago
    We might have the Law of Unintended Consequences going on here. I came across a few people today who were angry that Cruz didn't endorse The Trumpster. They were not enthusiastic Trump supporters, but they are now. Maybe party unity trumps (pun intended) principles for a lot of people..
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I think in 20 years or less, Cruz will be an historical footnote. In 50 years, maybe not even that.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 8 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Individual liberty is a "leftist" position? For the record, I have been a Libertarian Party member since 1972. The LP exists outside any conventional political paradigm. Individual liberty is the highest political value. The left/right dichotomy is bogus.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 8 years, 9 months ago
    I value individual liberty more than Ted Cruz's interpretation of the Constitution, thank you very much. Cruz lost me when he supported Kim Davis' refusal, as a public official, to issue marriage licenses to gay couples because of her religious beliefs. Fortunately, Cruz is toast after last night's performance, and good riddance.
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