Ted Cruz: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[Cyrano]

IMO, Trump will soon be gone and Senator Ted Cruz will become #1 in the polls.

A senator is someone who is usually respected (for the most part) by his fellow senators. Yet, from everything I've read, the other 99 senators, (Democrats and Republicans), loathe him. As in: His 99 colleagues really hate his guts.

Imagine what it takes for a senator to earn that kind of venom. But in the case of Cruz, it seems to be deserved.

He's well educated, (a Harvard grad), yet his education has taught him nothing about human interaction, empathy, or basic human decency. The man peddles poison like a 19th century huckster selling snake oil. And in the area of religion, he seems to be following in the footsteps of his fundamentalist father. Cruz's religious beliefs seem to be mostly about hatred.

For the past six months, we've been either laughing at, or fearing Donald Trump. But the real danger in this election is Cruz. And it's necessary for everyone to understand this before the GOP establishment shrugs their shoulders and anoints him as their candidate.

Ted Cruz is dangerous because it's conceivable he can be elected president. And imagine what that would mean in terms of his being "The Commander in Chief", not to mention the kind of people he would appoint to the Supreme Court.

We can't let this happen.

[spanone]

1. he's the most dangerous imho.

trump is a buffoon, cruz is evil.

[yeoman6987]

4. I almost want him as the nominee

If you don't have support of the congress as a whole, how can you be elected? Many in congress go out and support the candidate but if Cruz doesn't have that, it'd be very difficult to win. Rubio is the only Repug to have a chance and thankfully right now he's not even really a factor.

[Rockyj]

45. NO fanatic religious Zealot of any faith...

Should ever govern ANYTHING!

[Scuba]

47. He's just what we need: An "end times" President.

sarcasm thingy here for those without the gene

[Orrex]

2. It would almost be interesting to see...

Given their hatred of him, would GOP Senators swallow their bile and work with a President Cruz?

Such an experiment is not worth the destruction that it would wreak, of course, but it's interesting to ponder.

[n2doc]

3. So long as they got their slice of the pie, they would

They will be all too happy to work with cruz on destroying the safety net, environmental protections, rights, etc. etc. He gets to take the criticism and provides cover.

Hope I never find out. And I do not think Trump is so easily dismissed. Cruz has the Taliban, but Trump has the skinheads.

[nruthie]

5. Both are terrifying.

[Hekate]

35. "Cruz has the Taliban, but Trump has the skinheads." Yes indeedy. nt

[Cyrano]

6. It should be obvious that the GOP

has no "values." Regardless of their personal hatreds, they'll do anything to gain power.

Other Republicans may hate him but, as Richard Nixon said: "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog."

The Republicans would put up Charles Manson if they believed he could win.

[sharp_stick]

7. Pretty much everyone that's ever met him

learns to hate him pretty quickly. I'm an acquaintance with someone at the law firm where he used to work (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius) and he tells me that Cruz was the most despised person in the entire company.

There is absolutely nothing about that man that I find in the least bit laudable, he's a scumbag Dominionist from the ground up and the most dangerous SOB to ever run for the Presidency.

[YoungDemCA]

8. I agree with you 110%

Cruz is a snake. And of all the top GOP candidates, he's the most sincere in his crazy. At least with Trump, you get the sense that he doesn't believe half of the loud bullshit that comes out of his mouth. But Cruz....

This election will absolutely matter.

[Orrex]

9. This is frankly why it's absurd when people complain about "loyalty oaths."

If one's favored Democratic primary contender doesn't make it onto the ticket, then your choice is between the other Democratic contender or someone like Cruz. Even the most hardcore supporter of one Democrat or another must recognize what's at stake here.

[glinda]

13. +1

[Hekate]

38. +2

[Katashi_itto]

46. Oh I think people do. However the fear of getting something like

like Cruz has just stopped scaring me anymore. If he gets in, in America deserves what it gets.

Maybe being a young country, it's just a matter of repeating the same errors like anybody else. Even though it in all likelihood would annihilate us.

[Blanks]

10. When was the last time a republican senator...

Was elected president?

Nixon served in the senate, but he was Vice President for 8 years. A Senator's record is too easy to attack. The republicans run a senator, they lose.

If the republicans want to win the White House, they'll need a governor as their candidate. However, they don't need the executive branch. They've got the government shut down because they'll probably control the House of Representatives for at least a decade because of all the gerrymandering. They know they'll lose the senate in 2016, they don't care.

It's all just a distraction, they know they won't win the White House, but they can keep us from talking about the issues as long as the 'carnival barker' is in the news every day.

Cruz may win the nomination, but he won't win the general election.

[Cyrano]

11. "... but he won't win the general election."

From everything I've read, people said that about Reagan and George W.

Somehow, the amiable imbecile named Reagan, won. Twice.

And the total imbecile, George W. occupied the White House twice. (Once through a Supreme Court appointment and the second time, through the theft of the election in Ohio.)

Never say never. Cruz can end up in the White House. And if he does, we are FUBAR. (If you weren't in the army, it means "fucked up beyond all repair.&quot

[LynneSin]

20. Reagan at least was personable

say what you will about Reagan but at least he wasn't a psychopath on the surface.

Cruz just oozes psychopath from every pore of his body!

[Nyan]

28. I have no doubt though,

that he has absolutely no boundaries, and that he can and will do anything including an outright stealing of votes, should he get to the GE.
George W. Bush pulled it off. Twice. Cruz can do that, too.

[LynneSin]

31. I don't think Cruz can because even the Republicans do not like Cruz

I think in the end the Republicans would rather let the Dems win it again and try again in 2020 than to steal it for Cruz

[Blanks]

39. Reagan and Bush were both governors...

Executive branch experience is apparently worth something in the minds of republicans. Democrats elected Kennedy and Obama, but republican candidates with only senate experience are merely sacrificial lambs. Dole, McCain - there was never any expectation that they were gonna win.

[yuiyoshida]

12. He is scary...

Hopefully if this country doesn't go too stupid, we will have a Democrat in the White House.

[Atman]

14. There are still many, many clowns to fall from the car.

It's good that Cruz will be next week's front-runner. With 11 months to go before the election, that means there will be a new GOP front runner every week or two. They have the attention span of a grapefruit. Every single one of the clowns in the 2012 car also held the front runner spot -- for a week or so. The sooner they put Nutbag Cruz in the spotlight, the better. One by one the clowns will fall down, spill their buckets of confetti, shoot water from their lapel flowers, and Jeb Bull will be the nominee, as the only "sane" one left.

[malthaussen]

22. Pretty much how I see it, too.

Let's hope our crystal balls are in focus.

-- Mal

[Cyrano]

24. Jeb! will be the nominee?

If only you were right.

I've been calling Jeb! the Fredo of the Bush family for months now. If we can make a name like that stick, he's finished. As a matter of fact, I think he's finished already and has no chance of bouncing back.

My advice to Jeb! is to stay out of row boats.

[Atman]

41. He's laying low, as the others make him look reasonable.

No, he doesn't have the fire. He's "low energy." But he doesn't talk crazy talk. He's not from Canada or Cuba, he's not a lunatic evangelical, he's not a racist hater. Love him or hate him, when all is said and done, he will appear to be the only "reasonable" one left. The media wants the Bush/Clinton showdown. Wall Street and Corporate America will certainly love it.

The general is a long way off. We're still being treated to the opening acts. Just like in 2012. It will be a new front runner every other week until they just settle back on who they wanted in the first place.

[oldandhappy]

15. Agree. Cruz is loathsome. I cringe to think of him as prez.

[Nyan]

16. He really is a special kind of psychopath.

He's been hated by everyone around him, and yet they couldn't get rid of him from positions of power.
Somehow he made his way into Washington. That's frightening to me.
Hell, he was born in Canada, and he's running for president. Fuck.

[Lucky Luciano]

17. Fun Cruz anecdote

In law school, he refused to study or participate in team projects with those who did not go to Harvard, Yale, or Princeton as undergrads.

Douche...

[Cyrano]

18. Looks like Ted avoids "lesser humans."

Imagine a mindset like that in the White House. And then hope that it's just a terrifying dream from which you'll soon awaken.

[TeamPooka]

37. That's good attack meme to show his Ivy League Elitism. GOP voters hate that. nt

[LynneSin]

19. THE GUY WAS FRICKING BORN IN CANADA

Which yes I know to an American mother which would make him qualified. But after all that birther bullshit how is this guy running and no one is giving him shit for being a fricking CANADIAN!!!!

Hell we could have had Jennifer Granholm running for President!

[Hekate]

32. Aw, c'mon. He's white. His daddy was a Cuban, not a Kenyan.

[kairos12]

21. He a religious loon who would push the button to "save" the world. Beyond scary.

[lastlib]

23. We **CANNOT** Let. him. get. Elected!!

Not only the Supreme Court, but every other appointed office/judgeship in the Federal system.

Pull out all the stops if he gets ANYWHERE CLOSE to the White House!!

[Enthusiast]

25. Ted Cruz is one weird fucker.

[ProfessorGAC]

26. I Concur

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Last week someone posted a poll about which R candidate was the most dangerous. I picked Cruz and my reasons were nearly identical to your OP.
He's not selling a product, like Trump. He's a true believer and the craziness that comes out of his mouth is not for effect. He means it.

On Edit: I now recall the poll being about the type of conservative most dangerous. Because i used Cruz as my example, i went with Theocrats, but for the exact reasons as above and in your post.

[liberalnarb]

27. Some would disagree with you on his electability

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

29. I don't think he'll get many Trump supporters

The ones supporting tRump only like him.

[Hekate]

30. He really is the more dangerous of the two. Never forget that he is also brilliant.

After the Trump Show, Cruz will look sane to anyone who does not know his background. Fear a brokered convention that might anoint him.

In a general election I think he will have no problem lying in his teeth to make himself appear more palatable to voters -- after all, it will fall into the category of the Noble Lie. He is very hard right wing.

The more people here who wake up and stop savaging Democrats, the better. Democrats are NOT the enemy. Wake the hell up people -- the enemy is right before your eyes, and Cruz is the exemplar.

[NoMoreRepugs]

33. terrified is more like it - one word - "Dominionist"

somehow, someway, that FACT has to be explained to the American public

[TeamPooka]

34. He is actually a Princeton U. grad and then went to Harvard Law School.

Just want to make sure you have accurate facts when you debate Cruzites.

[saidsimplesimon]

36. On paper Cruz looks good. In reality,

he is an unlikable fellow sharing a bromance with the don.

I'm not afraid of the ted, his big donor, or the GOP this election cycle. I predict a very good year for Democrats who speak truth to fear.

On the other hand, those Democratic candidates who follow the "centrist" is best are toast. The center is dead, has been for a couple of election cycles.

[Omaha Steve]

40. Great post

K&R!

OS

[DavidDvorkin]

42. I think he would be a disaster for the GOP

If he were the candidate, I'd be sure of taking back the Senate, and I'd even be guardegly optimistic about the House.

He would be good for the Democrats in state-level races, too.

[Vinca]

43. It's hard to imagine someone worse than Trump, but Cruz fits the bill.

[Blue_In_AK]

44. I 100% agree.

He's a Dominionist and their ideas are very dangerous.