It is more than an
open secret that the Republican Establishment so hates Ted Cruz that they are
more and more openly rooting for Donald Trump to win Iowa. I just got today’s
Hotline from National Journal. It is behind a pay wall, but it is worth noting
their top story confirms what I have been seeing and hearing. Josh Kraushaar
writes,
It’s the $64,000
question for establishment-minded Republicans: Would they rather see Ted Cruz
or Donald Trump win the Iowa caucuses, assuming none of the more moderate
candidates prevail?
In an informal survey
of senior GOP strategists, the clear winner was Trump. Their arguments were
reasoned but underscored: a) how they’re still underestimating Trump; and b)
how much they personally hate Cruz to the point where emotion is trumping
strategy.
The Establishment
thinking is that if Trump beats Cruz in Iowa, they can then beat Trump with
Rubio, Bush, or Christie. But that is horse
manure and if they were not all incompetent morons they would know it. These
guys have not made a dent in Trump’s popularity. The only guy who has is named
Ted Cruz, and he has done it by being humorous and kind to Trump.
If Trump beats Cruz
in Iowa, the man still does not bleed. That makes him stronger and more and
more locks Trump in as a viable contender. It makes it more likely that Cruz’s
coalition breaks to Trump and sustains Trump, who can also pick up blue collar
voters in northern states and the Rust Belt to sustain his candidacy.
The truth is this:
the establishment wing of the Republican Party would rather Hillary Clinton win
than Ted Cruz win. If Ted Cruz wins, a good number of the establishment staff
would be on the unemployment line, shut out of jobs in the White House that
they covet. Ted Cruz could use
this all in an advertising campaign. The establishment hates him so much
they’re rooting for Trump and Hillary. The very guys who lament that the Trump
nomination would be the death of the GOP, would rather see Trump win Iowa than
Cruz.
It should not be
amazing. It should be predictable. But still — the hate these guys have for
Cruz is unending. And why? Because he dared stand up to them.
Comments
If our
RINOs are actually going to let the voters decide this time, I can think of
other reasons why they favor “the Donald”. The first reason is that he is
WINNING and will probably be the GOP nominee no matter what they do.
If they
hate Cruz more, it may be because he has voted 97% as a strict
Constitutionalist and he doesn’t shrink from a fight.
The fact
that the GOP has been run by big government Liberals masquerading as
Republicans is clear when you look at the last 2 elections and how Republicans
vote in the US Congress. They vote with the Democrats.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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