cruz was always going to cave to the pro-trump pick. on the bright side, i sleep well at night knowing that cruz lives in his own personal hell where he has to forsake his presidential aspirations to grovel to the man who called his wife ugly on national TV

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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At this point I'd rather send Ted to SCOTUS or get him primaried by a MAGA conservative.

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Why in the HELL would anyone want Cruz primaried? Good lord,!

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Many MAGA still hate Cruz for 2016.

And that fake list of who is voting for whom just reinforced their hated of him.

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Well done to all of you who wrote him or called his office. That is how you pressure a representative.

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He was always going to vote for Scott he just didn't want to publicly come out against Cornyn and embarrass him or at least he wanted to delay that. Cruz and Cornyn work closely together on a lot of issues even if they disagree on others and coming out fast and publicly against the Sr Senator from your state is a bad look. The biggest joke was people saying he would vote for Thune.

Some of you folks are so damn gullible for rumors that are pure troll jobs meant to turn you against conservatives.

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completely agree without point here.

if Scott wins this, that is a sure fire sign the tide is turning.


Cruz voted Scott last time also, so his vote is no surprise. But if Scott wins? now that could be a sea change in the senate

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And a further repudiation of McConnell who apparently assumed he had the right and the ability to name his successor.

How will McConnell react? Kentucky has a Dem Governor but there is some type of arrangement wherein he has agreed to take the state GOP's recommendation for filling a vacant Senate seat. Maybe an agreement but will Beshear actually do it, if McConnell throws a hissy and quits?

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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(As Sen. Kennedy said, that list of Senate vote was as real as Elvis being alive and running a beach stand on Lake Erie.)

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That list had Thune voting for Cornyn. It was a pathetic troll job.

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Many MAGA still hate Cruz for 2016.

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LOL, fact check, completely false, as per your maga analysis track record. Cruz wouldn't have beaten Allred's war chest by around 10 points if any sizable portion of MAGA voters hated Cruz.

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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At this point I'd rather send Ted to SCOTUS or get him primaried by a MAGA conservative.

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Why in the HELL would anyone want Cruz primaried? Good lord,!

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communists, Beto boyz, and brainwashed low IQ useful idiot npc bots who have slurped up pravda's narratives about him. Only three scenarios I can think of.

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LOL, fact check, completely false, as per your maga analysis track record. Cruz wouldn't have beaten Allred's war chest by around 10 points if any sizable portion of MAGA voters hated Cruz.

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I believe he is talking about people within the Trump world that are battling for power and influence. They don't want Cruz to be in the inner circle because it threatens their influence. Best way to do that is to make Cruz look disloyal or a RINO even if it isn't true. Instead we should put all our trust in people that voted for Biden last time but have seen the light over people that have been consistent conservatives for 30 years.

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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I think it's because of that email I sent to him demanding he announce his support of Rick Scott. You are all welcome.

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Nah, I called his Houston office and dropped my precinct chair status. He obviously knows who is really in charge.

Every senator's vote should be public! It's our business to know what / who our senators are voting for.

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Well done to all of you who wrote him or called his office. That is how you pressure a representative.

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He was always going to vote for Scott he just didn't want to publicly come out against Cornyn and embarrass him or at least he wanted to delay that. Cruz and Cornyn work closely together on a lot of issues even if they disagree on others and coming out fast and publicly against the Sr Senator from your state is a bad look. The biggest joke was people saying he would vote for Thune.

Some of you folks are so damn gullible for rumors that are pure troll jobs meant to turn you against conservatives.

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I like Cruz, but I still think it's good that many people on here wrote or called his office to let it be known that we don't want Cornyn or Thune. There's no way for any of us to be completely certain who he really wanted to vote for.

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aggie93 said:

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Well done to all of you who wrote him or called his office. That is how you pressure a representative.

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He was always going to vote for Scott he just didn't want to publicly come out against Cornyn and embarrass him or at least he wanted to delay that. Cruz and Cornyn work closely together on a lot of issues even if they disagree on others and coming out fast and publicly against the Sr Senator from your state is a bad look. The biggest joke was people saying he would vote for Thune.

Some of you folks are so damn gullible for rumors that are pure troll jobs meant to turn you against conservatives.

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I like Cruz, but I still think it's good that many people on here wrote or called his office to let it be known that we don't want Cornyn or Thune. There's no way for any of us to be completely certain who he really wanted to vote for.

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No problem at all with calling and emailing Cruz or any Senator and letting them know how you feel. That's how it is supposed to work. My point is this was like calling and screaming at Trump to build the wall and deport illegals.

no senator that just won by 10 points is going to care what the phone calls say on who he should vote for on leader

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Old McDonald said:

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cruz was always going to cave to the pro-trump pick. on the bright side, i sleep well at night knowing that cruz lives in his own personal hell where he has to forsake his presidential aspirations to grovel to the man who called his wife ugly on national TV

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I don't think Cruz is losing any sleep right now. You on the other hand.. you voted for Kamala Harris.

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Let him have whatever coping mechanism he needs. Maybe he could shave his head, too.

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aggie93 said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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Yeah, because I know he typically isn't one.

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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Yeah, because I know he typically isn't one.

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Heritage score of 90%, 92% Lifetime. Average GOP Senator is 62%
American Conservative Union rating of 93, Lifetime over 96%

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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Yeah, because I know he typically isn't one.

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Heritage score of 90%, 92% Lifetime. Average GOP Senator is 62%
American Conservative Union rating of 93, Lifetime over 96%

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Yeah, I'm struggling to get the "Cruz ain't conservative enough" position. Is this purely because he ran for the '16 Republican nomination against Trump and 50 other Rs?

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aggie93 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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Yeah, because I know he typically isn't one.

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Heritage score of 90%, 92% Lifetime. Average GOP Senator is 62%
American Conservative Union rating of 93, Lifetime over 96%

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Yeah, I'm struggling to get the "Cruz ain't conservative enough" position. Is this purely because he ran for the '16 Republican nomination against Trump and 50 other Rs?

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Logic and MAGA don't go together.

Loyalty and fealty to Trump is all that matters to them. By daring to run against Trump in 2016, Cruz will always be seen as the enemy by those who's loyalty is not to conservatism, but to Trump and only Trump.

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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Yeah, because I know he typically isn't one.

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Heritage score of 90%, 92% Lifetime. Average GOP Senator is 62%
American Conservative Union rating of 93, Lifetime over 96%

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Yeah, I'm struggling to get the "Cruz ain't conservative enough" position. Is this purely because he ran for the '16 Republican nomination against Trump and 50 other Rs?

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Logic and MAGA don't go together.

Loyalty and fealty to Trump is all that matters to them. By daring to run against Trump in 2016, Cruz will always be seen as the enemy by those who's loyalty is not to conservatism, but to Trump and only Trump.

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Look at the smug guy who still looks down on MAGA despite showing how terrible his political prognostications are. Maybe you should take some time to learn how you were so wrong. It would make you less of a joke.

Literally 0% of Trump voters in Texas are (still) mad at Cruz for running in 2016.

We've all been through WAY too much over the last 8 years to care one lick about that.

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on the bright side, i sleep well at night knowing that cruz lives in his own personal hell where he has to forsake his presidential aspirations to grovel to the man who called his wife ugly on national TV

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That's a hell of a life you've got there bud.

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Literally 0% of Trump voters in Texas are (still) mad at Cruz for running in 2016.

We've all been through WAY too much over the last 8 years to care one lick about that.

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i believe this.

of course, you should ask yourself why in the world were they mad in 2016?

Look, I don't begrudge him that. Hopefully it helps him not have a mental breakdown and require more SSRIs like the rest of his fellow travelers.

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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Yeah, because I know he typically isn't one.

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Heritage score of 90%, 92% Lifetime. Average GOP Senator is 62%
American Conservative Union rating of 93, Lifetime over 96%

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Yeah, I'm struggling to get the "Cruz ain't conservative enough" position. Is this purely because he ran for the '16 Republican nomination against Trump and 50 other Rs?

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Logic and MAGA don't go together.

Loyalty and fealty to Trump is all that matters to them. By daring to run against Trump in 2016, Cruz will always be seen as the enemy by those who's loyalty is not to conservatism, but to Trump and only Trump.

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Trump broke you so bad it's comical at this point. Only to be rivaled by some Ag posters from Georgia.

And the person that said Cruz is not conservative enough is rightfully getting called out by a large amount of Trump supporters, so your holier than thou rant just makes you look foolish .

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggie93 said:

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TexAgs91 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Guess the tide is turning?

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Meaning Cruz was pressured not to act like a RINO?

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Cruz is literally the guy who got Scott to run the first time. If Cruz is a RINO I guess I am too. If you can't see that this was rumors started by people that hate Cruz and are is about the battle for influence you really don't understand the game. Next up will be Rand Paul is really a tax and spend liberal. I mean Cruz has been fighting the RINOs and McConnell and Cornyn literally since Day 1 in the Senate.

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Take a deep breath and read what I said again

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So "Act like a RINO" is different than being a RINO? K.

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Yeah, because I know he typically isn't one.

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Your implication was that he had to be pressured to not "Act like a RINO" when it's pretty clear he wasn't ever "Acting like a RINO" or certainly being a RINO. It's just an unwarranted accusation from a guy that has been arguably the most consistent conservative and Swamp fighter in the Senate for the last 15 years but he has always been fighting an uphill battle. Cruz isn't perfect but he's probably taken more political risks for conservative positions than anyone in the Senate, more than Lee or Paul (who never challenged McConnell publicly as the Sr Senator from Kentucky).

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Literally 0% of Trump voters in Texas are (still) mad at Cruz for running in 2016.

We've all been through WAY too much over the last 8 years to care one lick about that.

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I don't think this has anything to do with voters in Texas. This is about the current battle for who will get power and influence with the Trump White House. There are a lot of folks that want to smear folks like Cruz or DeSantis because they see them as a threat to their power and position.

I just want to see everyone of like mind working together to build the best team to get things done. I like really smart conservatives that have a deep understanding of law and process being on that team.

What took him so long to announce?

I fear that there was some sort of negotiation behind closed doors on who would vote where. That Thune will win anyway, and Cruz will vote for Scott, but will have the "wink wink" that he would have voted Thune if it was necessary.

Maybe it's my battered GOP syndrome speaking.

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What took him so long to announce?

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Think about it. He is betraying the popular senior senator from his state, someone he will still have to work with regardless of the outcome, but which could be especially thorny if Cornyn wins. That's not something one proclaims early and often from the rooftops, even when you 100% plan to support Scott.

Well Scott is out so this thread is moot