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Do you hate Ted Cruz? [W:197]

Do you hate him?

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Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

I think hate is a little strong of a word. I don't like him, though.
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

Atiya said:
"Hate" is an especially strong verb for someone I do not know personally. My dislike for Cruz came about when he shut down the government for no ostensible reason except for his own personal ego. ObamaCare was already the law of the land and there was no way Pres Obama was going to rescind his signature legacy. But Cruz did not care. I will never forget that event. I have read many articles regarding how Cruz's senate colleagues dislike him. Also, there is something about his voice that makes me feel so uncomfortable, to the point, I change the channel whenever he speaks. Other than that I don't have anything against him except I would not want him to be president of the US.
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When the shut down happened, I was still a Republican but beginning to question certain ideologies within the party and the shut down was one of several events that really brought my Republican ideology into question. I think this is for me, where the intense disdain for the man initially came into play. The shut down was to me political theater at its worst, and something that many in the Republican party at the time had tried to avoid. It was one thing to use it as a threat, which I was perfectly fine with at the time. But Cruz took it too far, and he damaged the Republicans, especially the tea parties credibility in my eyes. When the tea party first came about, I was all for them as a movement and considered myself one of them.

I think from there, every time I saw Ted Cruz in the news or heard him speak, the events that unfolded during the shut down just caused me to block him out and dislike him even more. But as far as my perception of him goes, the shut down was a pretty defining moment for me, not only towards him but towards the Republican Party.
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

I hate his politics but I don't know him as a person well enough to hate him.
 
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X Factor said:
Did I mention that Cruz is an actual conservative? I do think Trump's campaign has been really useful. I like that he doesn't back down when the hand wringing get's too intense, but at the end of the day, I'm half afraid he'd turn out to be the biggest lefty president ever. Who know what he really believes?
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March 1st in your Texas with 155 delegates, an open primary and winner-take-most should show how much love Cruz has in Texas.
Only 103 GOP delegates are spoken for so far .
 
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Camer☑n;1065581942 said:
I think hate is a little strong of a word. I don't like him, though.
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Yeah, hate is a bit harsh... closer to despise.
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

Hate? no
Think he is an extremists? yes
Could ever vote for him? no
I couldn't really hate somebody like him without more actions.
 
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chromium said:
He's an enemy of civil rights, but i think a lot of conservatives don't realize how much he's using them for his own gain. He all of sudden became a 'holy roller' when iowa came around, and he knows his own economic plan is psychotic. He's as much of a two faced liar as any i've ever seen
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It wasn't all of a sudden, his father has been playing the messiah card for a long time, since before he ever entered the race. It just got to be a political point when he could use it to get votes.
 
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X Factor said:
Search your feelings and vote. Poll on the way.
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Yes. I'm a registered Republican voter who consistently votes Republican and I have never hated a candidate more than I hate Ted Cruz. There are no circumstances where I would vote for him---and I know I'm not alone. Seeing him fail makes me happy.
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

Don't hate him but would hate to be in the same room with him for more than 3 minutes.

I would actually pick Trump over Cruz to be the nominee.
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

Cruz is an arrogant condescending ahole....but I don't hate him. I just think that anyone who would waste millions of dollars attempting to shut the government down while reading "Green Eggs and Ham" and not even realizing the irony of the message of the story is unworthy of being taken serious.
 
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I've never seen a politician who's soul is more manifestly terrifying.
 
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X Factor said:
And that is primarily why I like him.
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Really you like someone who says this:

“Obergefell was disastrous and the cause of unprecedented persecution. I think that decision was fundamentally illegitimate. It was lawless. It was completely inconsistent with the constitution. It will lead to mandatory gay marriage. It will not stand. f I’m elected president I intend on the first day I enter office to instruct… every government agency that the persecution of religious liberty ends today.”

i'm guessing he's not liked by the republican establishment because that's just not lunatic enough
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

I don't hate Cruz, in fact, if he's the candidate I'll vote for him. However, watching him speak does creep me out a bit. Kinda like the feeling I got when Nixon ran. I just don't find him a pleasant fellow to watch. I have zero desire to "have a beer with him".
 
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clownboy said:
I don't hate Cruz, in fact, if he's the candidate I'll vote for him. However, watching him speak does creep me out a bit. Kinda like the feeling I got when Nixon ran. I just don't find him a pleasant fellow to watch. I have zero desire to "have a beer with him".
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That's where I stand. I actually like GWB, Romney, Reagan, and quite a few Republicans on a personal level. My dislike towards Cruz has less to do with politics and more to do with personality. I just don't see how he would ever be a good leader for America. Kasich, Christie, hell even Trump have more leadership qualities than Cruz. You can't run on a platform of divisiveness the way Cruz does and build a coalition in our national government capable of getting things done during your 4 to 8 year tenure.
 
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AGENT J said:
Hate? no
Think he is an extremists? yes
Could ever vote for him? no
I couldn't really hate somebody like him without more actions.
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He is not more extreme than any of the other candidates. To claim that Ted Cruz is an extremist you would have to also say that Clinton,Sanders or Bush are extremist.

I side 100% with Hillary Clinton
I side 97% with Ted Cruz
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jamesrage said:
He is not more extreme than any of the other candidates.

I side 100% with Hillary Clinton
I side 97% with Ted Cruz
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The way he helped shut down the government was by and large extreme, and had little to do with politics as you're suggesting and more to do with self serving ego and self-righteousness, two qualities that I do not want to see in my President.

I may not like most of the other Republicans politics, but I can tolerate them as human beings and afford them some modicum of respect despite my ideological differences with them. That's what leadership is.
 
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akrunner88 said:
That's where I stand. I actually like GWB, Romney, Reagan, and quite a few Republicans on a personal level. My dislike towards Cruz has less to do with politics and more to do with personality. I just don't see how he would ever be a good leader for America. Kasich, Christie, hell even Trump have more leadership qualities than Cruz. You can't run on a platform of divisiveness the way Cruz does and build a coalition in our national government capable of getting things done during your 4 to 8 year tenure.
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Yeah. For me that's a big part of what's holding Kasich back - he looks like he's stroking out whenever he talks. Always something twitching on his face. The only two frontrunners from either party I wouldn't mind spending an afternoon chilling with are Trump and Sanders.

And I believe Trump can work across the aisle where Cruz cannot.
 
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clownboy said:
And I believe Trump can work across the aisle where Cruz cannot.
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I think you're right about this.
Interestingly, a significant portion of the GOP despises the notion of "working across the aisle".
Fascinating primary season.
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

I'm "meh". I like his policies. Not necessarily him.
 
Re: Do you hate Ted Cruz?

clownboy said:
And I believe Trump can work across the aisle where Cruz cannot.
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:lol: Trump fans have now come full-circle, and are using the fact that he will fold as an argument for him.


But I think you are correct. In policy and inclination, Trump is a democrat. It's where his friends are, it's where he's donated money. He will probably have more natural allies there than on the R side of the aisle.
 
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clownboy said:
I don't hate Cruz, in fact, if he's the candidate I'll vote for him. However, watching him speak does creep me out a bit. Kinda like the feeling I got when Nixon ran. I just don't find him a pleasant fellow to watch. I have zero desire to "have a beer with him".
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Why do you not find him pleasant to watch and why does he give you the creeps when he speaks? I don't see it. Shouldn't his positions and record be the issue? Not some superficial nonsense?
 
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jamesrage said:
Why do you not find him pleasant to watch and why does he give you the creeps when he speaks? I don't see it. Shouldn't his positions and record be the issue? Not some superficial nonsense?
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Positions and records should play into local and state politics. We're electing the leader of the free world. Key word being "leader." Cruz cannot lead our nation of 300+ million people.
 
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cpwill said:
I'm "meh". I like his policies. Not necessarily him.
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and probably not Rick Tyler either :lamo

or the Trump politician from NH calling the Pope the "anti-Christ" :peace

looks like the GOP establishment is circling the wagons around the FOX favorite, Rubio
 
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NIMBY said:
and probably not Rick Tyler either :lamo

or the Trump politician from NH calling the Pope the "anti-Christ" :peace

looks like the GOP establishment is circling the wagons around the FOX favorite, Rubio
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Sadly for them, he may be the party's best chance at this point.
 
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cpwill said:
:lol: Trump fans have now come full-circle, and are using the fact that he will fold as an argument for him.


But I think you are correct. In policy and inclination, Trump is a democrat. It's where his friends are, it's where he's donated money. He will probably have more natural allies there than on the R side of the aisle.
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I doubt if DEMs are on board with Trump's questioning Rubio's eligibility to be POTUS.

Meanwhile, we now see Red State's Erickson questioning Trump's eligibility .
 
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