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2016 Postmortem

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)

7. You are overestimating Cruz.

Reply to Doctor Who (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 10:35 PM

Jun 2014

His appeal is strictly to the fanatical base of the republican party. That won't win a national election. When he shut down the government for nothing, he lost any chance he might have had. Cruz is not a leader he's a rabble rouser.

Cruz would be the ideal republican candidate from a Democratic perspective.

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Cruz / Rubio 2016 [View all] Doctor Who Jun 2014 OP

I look forward to the entertainment. NV Whino Jun 2014 #1

Thanks NV. Doctor Who Jun 2014 #3

Yes, he is well spoken spartan61 Jun 2014 #2

Yeah two people who weren't born here. I wanna see Cruz's birth certificate. craigmatic Jun 2014 #4

You do get the irony of that, right Craig? Doctor Who Jun 2014 #6

Obviously. BillZBubb Jun 2014 #8

Rubio was born here I believe Reter Jun 2014 #13

he says he was born here, but he better have a hospital record & newspaper birth announcement Sunlei Jun 2014 #19

I wonder if Cruz thinks he's the second coming? blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #5

Nah. He thinks... 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #10

You are overestimating Cruz. BillZBubb Jun 2014 #7

I hope your right. Nt Doctor Who Jun 2014 #9

Nope... The guy�s a complete looney and appeals to the lowest of lowest informed voters.. busterbrown Jun 2014 #11

The GOP is now controlled by the teabaggers. The base is as you describe it: fanatical. AlinPA Jun 2014 #14

Cruz could get GOP nom in a crowded primary... HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #12

Bring it. He's Goldwater 2.0 TeamPooka Jun 2014 #15

It would be a Dumb and Dumber ticket davidpdx Jun 2014 #16

I'd vote for Cheech and Chong !!! Sunlei Jun 2014 #18

How did Cruz get away with all the criminal charges . He should be in jail by now? Sunlei Jun 2014 #17

Thanks Sunlei :) nt Doctor Who Jun 2014 #21

Hillary will make mincemeat of those 2 idiots ... TBF Jun 2014 #20

"High purity test" denbot Jun 2014 #22