Cruz’s Next Campaign Off to a Rocky Start

[DonViejo]

August 1, 2016 By Taegan Goddard

National Review: “Cruz’s remarks provoked backlash not only from delegates in Cleveland but also from allies in the conservative movement and top-dollar donors to his campaign. In the week and a half since his speech, some of Cruz’s longtime supporters have excoriated him both in private and in public, blowback that has far exceeded what Cruz and his team anticipated.”

“Unnerved by the scope of the fallout, Cruz is attempting to defuse tensions behind the scenes. He and his lieutenants are confident that the controversy will die down and believe that Trump’s every misstep between now and November will validate Cruz’s decision to withhold his support. They also realize, though, that his run in 2020 — not to mention his Senate reelection in 2018 — will be immeasurably more difficult without the support of the financial and grassroots networks he cultivated in 2016, significant portions of which he has angered with his recent actions.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2016/08/01/cruzs-next-campaign-off-to-a-rocky-start/

[Gothmog]

1. There are rumors that Rick Perry may primary Carnival Cruz

[DonViejo]

2. Oh Geez, talk about Dumb and Dumber!...

Have the rumors hit the press yet? What's your take on the rumors?

[Gothmog]

4. Yep

[VulgarPoet]

3. Christ, you're kidding, right?

[Gothmog]

5. I wish that I was kidding

However a good fight between Goodhair and Carnival Cruz would be amusing

[TwilightZone]

6. Perry is a moron. Cruz is evil.

We might be better off with Perry. Yikes, what a choice that is....

Perspective is a funny thing. Abbott makes Perry look relatively (being the key word) reasonable, too.

[Gothmog]

10. You really do not expect me to disagree with you?

You are correct but think of the fun debates

[TwilightZone]

12. This would be true.

Cruz hates Perry, and everybody hates Cruz. I think there would be more than a little animosity on that stage.

[RapSoDee]

7. When all is said and done, Cruz may come out of this smelling like a rose to Republicans

I mean, if Trump continues to disgrace himself and the GOP, at some point more Republicans might actually respond to honor and integrity and realize how corrupt & degenerate their political party has become under its newest Chickenhawk Commander, #ComradeTrump

At that point, Teddy (The Chosen One) Cruz may appear (at least to Republicans) as a shining example of what passes in their circles as rectitude.

[Rstrstx]

8. That's what I'm thinking

If Trump goes down in flames the Cruzes and Romneys of the party who dared to speak out are going to be sitting pretty. Would still like to see Cruz primaried, even if it's Perry. Much better would be to see Mark Cuban to run, though I think he could do better as governor

[Bongo Prophet]

9. Rumors in Texas are that Joaquin Castro is thinking of running against him nt

[Gothmog]

11. Or Julian

[Bongo Prophet]

13. Ha, we'll take either one, right?

I want to see enough of those young men to at least be able to tell them apart, lol.

[geek tragedy]

14. We'll see in 2017 how his repudiation of Trump looks nt