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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFace it: Ted Cruz is as far from the Republican mainstream as Donald Trump is
I do think that the article minimizes how extreme the Republican "mainstream" is, but he is correct that Ted Cruz takes RW crazy to a different level.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-ted-cruz-is-not-a-reasonable-alternative-to-donald-trump-2016-04-06
Theres a reason most Republican governors, senators and congressmen havent endorsed either Trump or Cruz. For the establishment GOP, both are nightmares, because each appeals to small but vocal factions of the party. Most probably neither could be elected, and, if one was, he likely couldnt govern.
Which, of course, is why the partys establishment is clinging to the idea of a deadlocked convention that would ultimately spurn both Trump and Cruz and nominate a more palatable (but far from invincible) mainstream candidate, possibly Paul Ryan, John Kasich, Mitt Romney or Marco Rubio.
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Most Republicans want a smaller government, but Cruzs budget plans go much further than the budgets approved by the Republicans in the House and Senate. Despite Cruzs professed concern about the federal debt, the deficits would explode if his plans were adopted.
Even the most favorable analysis suggests that his flat-tax reform plan would starve the government of revenue, adding at least $3 trillion and as much as $21 trillion to the debt over 10 years. He hasnt called for nearly enough spending cuts to balance the budget, even though he says hes in favor of a constitutional requirement that the budget be balanced. By one account, to get to a balanced budget, Cruzs tax plan would require spending to be cut in half, or for the economy to grow four times faster over the next decade. Neither is going to happen.
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Face it: Ted Cruz is as far from the Republican mainstream as Donald Trump is (Original Post)
TomCADem
Apr 2016
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pressbox69
(2,252 posts)1. Now I hear the conservative power nuts
want to draft loony tune Gen Mattis at the convention.
LostOne4Ever
(9,288 posts)2. Ted Cruz scares me far more than trump
[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=#009999]Trump is a nut but he is not as far to the right as Cruz is, and is at least willing to negotiate.
Ted Cruz is part of the Nut-ball bigoted dominionist facist authoritarian right and claims he won't compromise no matter what.
A person like that will destroy this nation.[/font]
dembotoz
(16,799 posts)3. yep crud is dangerous trump is just an idiot