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Demit

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46. Have it your way.

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 10:44 AM

Jun 2014

Although I would say that, if you're devising a Plan B in case your candidate dies just before the election, hoping the other side is running a strong opponent is a peculiar way to go about it.

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Cruz wins presidential straw poll at GOP summit [View all] TexasTowelie May 2014 OP

That headline made me laugh right out loud. LOL! Yes, please nominate him, GOP, please. Demit May 2014 #1

And they paid for the privilege to vote for him! TexasTowelie May 2014 #2

And if the Democratic candidates plane crashes two weeks before the election, A Simple Game May 2014 #16

Oh yes indeedy. I think we have a deeper bench. Demit May 2014 #22

Two weeks from the election the bench probably doesn't matter anymore. A Simple Game Jun 2014 #45

Have it your way. Demit Jun 2014 #46

And wishing Ted Cruz to have a 50-50 chance to be President isn't peculiar? A Simple Game Jun 2014 #47

You are very argumentative. Demit Jun 2014 #48

If I wished Ted Cruz on you would you be happy? A Simple Game Jun 2014 #51

Oh! SoapBox May 2014 #3

That's pathetic. Solly Mack May 2014 #4

Well he possess wonderful family values.. busterbrown May 2014 #5

LMAO! Thank you! Solly Mack May 2014 #6

Excellent. Kingofalldems May 2014 #7

Great News Roy Rolling May 2014 #8

May I congratulate President Clinton. Good luck to her. Jack Rabbit May 2014 #9

Have to agree Android3.14 May 2014 #10

I hope you appreciate how hard it was for me to type that . . . Jack Rabbit May 2014 #11

I think I do Android3.14 May 2014 #12

I just can't see the Republicans being quite that stupid. They're close...but not quite there yet. StevieM May 2014 #23

I'd like to see her version of this: freshwest Jun 2014 #42

Please! Please! Let him win the Republican Nomination dem in texas May 2014 #13

Oh my goodness oldandhappy May 2014 #14

Too good to be true? NastyRiffraff May 2014 #15

LOL. (nt) pinto May 2014 #17

Ted Cruz Can't Be President Wolf Frankula May 2014 #18

+1 area51 Jun 2014 #39

Certainly he can, and it's a bad idea for our side to spread such silliness. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #56

The right wingers know they are wrong too treestar Jun 2014 #58

You give the right wingers more credit for intellect than I do. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #60

I understand your point but I don't think it's a tactical mistake. mac56 Jun 2014 #64

What a pathetic, sorry bunch. mountain grammy May 2014 #19

So...they want Ted Cruz to be President of the Straws? Ken Burch May 2014 #20

Just the short straw. Blue Owl May 2014 #21

Didn't bachmann win it last year? Those rw straw voters in Iowa sure have Cha May 2014 #24

She won the Iowa in 2011 for the 2012 election stuff... titaniumsalute May 2014 #29

Oh right.. "last year".. meaning Cha May 2014 #35

How Wonderful! n/t TygrBright May 2014 #25

Carnival Cruz is more laughable than Mitt Romeny Skittles May 2014 #26

The birther party wants Texas's Canadian Senator for president. jwirr May 2014 #27

Meaningless titaniumsalute May 2014 #28

Was that for President of Canada? LynneSin May 2014 #30

That only matters.... abakan Jun 2014 #55

How much do these people hate America? JeffHead May 2014 #31

The Canadian Born Ted Cruz krobar659 May 2014 #32

Since when............ MyOwnPeace May 2014 #33

Exactly. Some of the fancier birther arguments treestar Jun 2014 #59

Destroying America To Build A Better Hard Right Theocracy! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #34

Fruitloop walkingman Jun 2014 #36

Nice to know that they're still going with stupid and crazy. 6000eliot Jun 2014 #37

The straw poll winner seems to be one of the first to drop out davidpdx Jun 2014 #38

that is because the straw poll winner is a straw man olddad56 Jun 2014 #49

Capt. Rafael Eduardo Cruz bearssoapbox Jun 2014 #40

Surprising really Turbineguy Jun 2014 #41

Paying to vote GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #43

Oh I hope so, oh I hope so........... Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #44

Ted Cruz would be the kind of president seen in Idiocracy. Helen Borg Jun 2014 #50

nice!!! I say all democrats, progressives and liberals need to beachbum bob Jun 2014 #52

I Wonder if he was travelling on a US or Canadian passport? dballance Jun 2014 #53

Hurrah!! Scurrilous Jun 2014 #54

Now what was that about the GOP 'establishment' wresting control from the Tea Baggers???? LongTomH Jun 2014 #57

The gods cannot possibly be that good. Arkana Jun 2014 #61

It would be difficult to lose to Ted Cruz in a national election yurbud Jun 2014 #62

"He (Cruz) edged out conservative speaker and author Ben Carson." yellowcanine Jun 2014 #63

The Cruz as the Republican nominee? Beacool Jun 2014 #65