The Many Reasons Cruz Will Be Voting for Trump, by Kerry Lear 9/26/16
The former
Republican presidential candidate, Ted Cruz released a 741-word Facebook post
last Friday saying he intends to vote for the Republican nominee Donald J.
Trump.
“After many
months of careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience, I
have decided that on Election Day, I will vote for the Republican nominee,
Donald Trump,” wrote Cruz on the Facebook post. Even though
Cruz and Trump had a tumultuous relationship while rivals, Cruz cited multiple
valid reasons for his decision.
“I’ve made this
decision for two reasons. First, last year, I promised to support the
Republican nominee. And I intend to keep my word. Second, even though I have
had areas of significant disagreement with our nominee, by any measure Hillary
Clinton is wholly unacceptable — that’s why I have always
been #NeverHillary,” wrote Cruz. He also said if
"you don't want to see a Hillary Clinton presidency, I encourage you to
vote for him."
He then gave a
long list of explanations for why he disagrees so strongly with Clinton. The first
reason being the Supreme Court. “For anyone concerned about the Bill of Rights
— free speech, religious liberty, the Second Amendment — the Court hangs in the
balance… We are only one justice away from losing our most basic rights, and
the next president will appoint as many as four new justices. We know, without
a doubt, that every Clinton appointee would be a left-wing ideologue. Trump, in
contrast, has promised to appoint justices “in the mold of Scalia,” wrote
Cruz.
Other reasons
included– Obamacare and the failure of a system it is, energy and how Clinton
would only continue Obama’s war on coal, immigration and how this lawless amnesty
has to stop, national security and how Clinton would not take the necessary
measures to stop radical Islamic terrorism from entering the US, and lastly
internet freedom and how Clinton supports a plan to hand over control of the
internet. Read the entire post below.
Following Cruz’
endorsement, Trump said he was "greatly honored by the endorsement of
Senator Cruz.” Then Trump was complimentary to his former adversary applauding
his campaign efforts. "We have fought the battle and he was a tough and
brilliant opponent,” said Trump. "I look forward to working with him for
many years to come in order to make America great again."
As for previous
insults, Cruz has stated, “Heidi and my dad and I, we talked about it and we
made a decision together — that we are going to choose to forgive him.”
Senator's
stubborness from the end of the primaries, through the convention and to
present have damaged his reputation, especially in his home constituency in
Texas. In fact, Rick Perry
is floating a run for Senate to
unseat Cruz.
Reince Priebus
also made veiled threats to withdraw RNC support for the 'never trump' crowd.
These were aimed in particular at Cruz John Kasich and Jeb Bush who pledged
support for the eventual nominee and then reneged when Trump became the
nominee.
At this point
it is not clear how much damage was done to Cruz's political career. But his
next election is two years away, he has plenty of time for the voters to
forget.
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