with clues to how he might govern if elected: https://pjmedia.com/blog/what-no-one-seems-to-know-about-ted-cruzs-past/1
A Different look at Ted Cruz
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Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard Law professor, said Cruz was one of the smartest students he ever taught. He also said Obama tried repeatedly to get into his class but couldn't...the computer (which presumably used grades to determine eligibility) kept kicking Obama out.
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2015/03/23/liberal-prof-dershowitz-cruz-charts-brilliant/
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2015/03/23/liberal-prof-dershowitz-cruz-charts-brilliant/
That's a good article. I will admit that I've been giving him a second look after having written him off earlier.
I'm in the same boat although I also agree with JimmyBob in that his demeanor drives me crazy. The race has a long way to go but while I never even considered him before at this time he seems preferable to Trump, Carson, Rubio, Jeb and for damn sure Hillary.
Agree, but he still acts like Barry. I'm the smartest one in the room and I'll treat the "great unwashed" (RIP Blackie Sherrod) with disdain because I'm "sofa king" smart.
The professional politicians of the past 150 years or so have gotten us into the mess we are in as a country. Why give any of them any more opportunities to continue to screw us over? I will not be voting for any professional politician this cycle especially any agreeing with Obama on any of his positions however minuscule said agreement is. A non-professional candidate can't do any worse and likely better because they aren't wed to PC.
The only reason Obama got into Harvard is because he applied as a foreign minority student and was accepted through affirmative action quotas. This is why all his educational records are classified top secret.
This is how I feel. He can come across as condescending, but the more you hear him talk and see him in person, this impression begins to fall away.
He's easily the most intelligent of the candidates.
Plus he pisses off the same people in the establishment wing of the GOP that Trump does. That's a good thing in my book.
My primary concern with Cruz is how he would come across in the general election. Would he tone down the angry, rebellious rhetoric, or would he go with what won him the Republican nomination? If it's the latter, things could get tougher for him.
Cruz leads the pack per Des Moines Register poll.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...n-iowa-poll-trump-support-stays-flat-ii3p88rp
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...n-iowa-poll-trump-support-stays-flat-ii3p88rp
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This is another interesting take, and right on, IMO:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429053/ted-cruz-media-strategy-happy-warrior
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429053/ted-cruz-media-strategy-happy-warrior
Still more reason to like Cruz, from Steven Hayward (who happens to be a favorite author of mine):
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/12/renewable-cronyism.php
An excerpt form the link:
"Much worse in my mind is the concessions to continued crony capitalism, such as the renewal of the Export-Import Bank, which was seemingly killed a few months ago but was revived in the omnibus by corporatist members of both parties. These and other kinds of subsidies and mandates are more politically corrupting than wasted money.
Even worse is the renewable fuels mandate that distorts Iowa politics. The Washington Post’s Daily 202 e-mail report today shows corporatist Republicans at their very worst—mounting an effort to attack Ted Cruz because he won’t bow to the Iowa corn gods:
Recognizing [Cruz] poses an existential threat to the special benefits it receives from the government, the corn lobby is going all in to stop Cruz in Iowa.
Eric Branstad, the son of the popular Republican governor, is leading an industry-funded initiative called America’s Renewable Future. The group says it has hired 17 field staffers—more than some of the presidential campaigns have themselves—and already collected pledges from more than 50,000 people to make the issue a priority when they caucus. There are also radio ads, direct mail and robocalls.
GOP operative Nick Ryan is working for both the Branstad group and is currently on TV with a separate $200,000 advertising campaign, from the so-called “Iowa Progress Project,” which attacks Cruz on the same issue. The commercial, running in the Sioux City market, slams Steve King, one of the most conservative members in the House, for endorsing Cruz. King, who represents an agriculture-heavy district, has supported the RFS.
“Cruz is the most anti-ethanol, anti-renewable fuel, of all the candidates,” the governor, Terry Branstad, told Bloomberg earlier this month. “They’ve got a whole army of people that are working on this … If they are able to stop the Cruz momentum, that will show the real clout of the renewables.”
Calling Cruz “the most anti-ethanol, anti-renewable fuel, of all the candidates” is a terrific endorsement! Pretty sure I know who I’d caucus for if I lived in Iowa right now. Need more reason? Let’s keep going with the Post’s analysis:
Here’s the bottom line: If Cruz wins Iowa, it could become untenable for a Republican to embrace the RFS in 2020 and win over fiscal conservatives. Outside groups – and major donors – will be able to cite Cruz’s victory and refuse to be as forgiving as they have historically of a politician breaking with free-market orthodoxy in the name of political exigency.
“The ethanol mandate represents the kind of Washington insider politics that taxpayers hate,” Club for Growth President David McIntosh told the 202. “The fact that Sen. Cruz is leading in Iowa and has been clear in his opposition to the mandate should put all of the subsidy-hunting lobbyists on notice that their days are numbered.”
A spokeswoman for America’s Renewable Future, Majda Sarki, said there’s still more than a month to defeat Cruz. But she both warned and acknowledged that, if he wins, “It would kill investment in second generation biofuels” by creating “uncertainty” about future levels of government support.
P.S. Guess who’s come out in favor of the ethanol mandate? Three clues: he’s very rich, very loud, and has wacky hair."
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/12/renewable-cronyism.php
An excerpt form the link:
"Much worse in my mind is the concessions to continued crony capitalism, such as the renewal of the Export-Import Bank, which was seemingly killed a few months ago but was revived in the omnibus by corporatist members of both parties. These and other kinds of subsidies and mandates are more politically corrupting than wasted money.
Even worse is the renewable fuels mandate that distorts Iowa politics. The Washington Post’s Daily 202 e-mail report today shows corporatist Republicans at their very worst—mounting an effort to attack Ted Cruz because he won’t bow to the Iowa corn gods:
Recognizing [Cruz] poses an existential threat to the special benefits it receives from the government, the corn lobby is going all in to stop Cruz in Iowa.
Eric Branstad, the son of the popular Republican governor, is leading an industry-funded initiative called America’s Renewable Future. The group says it has hired 17 field staffers—more than some of the presidential campaigns have themselves—and already collected pledges from more than 50,000 people to make the issue a priority when they caucus. There are also radio ads, direct mail and robocalls.
GOP operative Nick Ryan is working for both the Branstad group and is currently on TV with a separate $200,000 advertising campaign, from the so-called “Iowa Progress Project,” which attacks Cruz on the same issue. The commercial, running in the Sioux City market, slams Steve King, one of the most conservative members in the House, for endorsing Cruz. King, who represents an agriculture-heavy district, has supported the RFS.
“Cruz is the most anti-ethanol, anti-renewable fuel, of all the candidates,” the governor, Terry Branstad, told Bloomberg earlier this month. “They’ve got a whole army of people that are working on this … If they are able to stop the Cruz momentum, that will show the real clout of the renewables.”
Calling Cruz “the most anti-ethanol, anti-renewable fuel, of all the candidates” is a terrific endorsement! Pretty sure I know who I’d caucus for if I lived in Iowa right now. Need more reason? Let’s keep going with the Post’s analysis:
Here’s the bottom line: If Cruz wins Iowa, it could become untenable for a Republican to embrace the RFS in 2020 and win over fiscal conservatives. Outside groups – and major donors – will be able to cite Cruz’s victory and refuse to be as forgiving as they have historically of a politician breaking with free-market orthodoxy in the name of political exigency.
“The ethanol mandate represents the kind of Washington insider politics that taxpayers hate,” Club for Growth President David McIntosh told the 202. “The fact that Sen. Cruz is leading in Iowa and has been clear in his opposition to the mandate should put all of the subsidy-hunting lobbyists on notice that their days are numbered.”
A spokeswoman for America’s Renewable Future, Majda Sarki, said there’s still more than a month to defeat Cruz. But she both warned and acknowledged that, if he wins, “It would kill investment in second generation biofuels” by creating “uncertainty” about future levels of government support.
P.S. Guess who’s come out in favor of the ethanol mandate? Three clues: he’s very rich, very loud, and has wacky hair."
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Is there any view where he doesn't physically look/sound like a creep?
I'm being serious. You are naive if you don't think that will be a problem.
I'm being serious. You are naive if you don't think that will be a problem.
This guy had a squeaky voice too ...
... aside from the visit to Ford's Theater, things seemed to work out pretty well for him.
I do think that will be his biggest hurdle (other than the 4th estate HRC fan club). The media will do their very best at "othering" him. He seems to do really well dealing with groups of voters in person however. He's going to have to work his ass off.
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Before TV. Try harder.This guy had a squeaky voice too ...
... aside from the visit to Ford's Theater, things seemed to work out pretty well for him.
That would have been my response as well.
Fortunately, neither Hilldawg nor Bernie appear to be pleasant TV personalities on the other side of the aisle.
