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FLPanhandle

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22. I agree. Cruz scares me.
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 10:04 AM
Dec 2015

He could actually win which is bad.

What's worse is that Cruz isn't just saying stupid stuff to get votes, but actually believes in his right wing religious ideology, scares the crap out of me.

It should be a joke run, like comedians do treestar Dec 2015 #1
He got traction, believe it or not. Have no idea akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #3
No. Where did the REPUBLICANS go wrong? Hortensis Dec 2015 #2
Am not on the Republican side, so I have no idea what you mean. akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #4
Agree the first part's insane. Also mean, selfish, Hortensis Dec 2015 #27
when his strongest and most viable GOP alternative is Ted Cruz - Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #5
all of whom represent a rejection of the Republican party leadership Amishman Dec 2015 #7
How are Senators and billionaire casino magnates not the establishment? The are quite definitively Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #12
Much scarier...have you seen this? Surya Gayatri Dec 2015 #10
So do I. Trump is a nutcase, but at least he's not a fundy religious nutcase. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #19
I agree. Cruz scares me. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #22
Unfortunately, previously sane European countries have also recently produced RW rabid idiots. pampango Dec 2015 #6
DU is in a bubble nowadays. There is a lot of stuff that is ignored here that will help explain why CJCRANE Dec 2015 #8
What 'stuff'? Trump exploits economic insecurity with simple, US vs THEM "solutions" that won't pampango Dec 2015 #15
Well for starters Elmergantry Dec 2015 #16
"The middle class continues to shrink". And who on the left and DU is ignoring this? pampango Dec 2015 #26
The media is making money on this guy rosesaylavee Dec 2015 #9
You hit the nail on the head! etherealtruth Dec 2015 #11
The Clintons Perhaps? billhicks76 Dec 2015 #13
Cruz is not eligible to run. eom snappyturtle Dec 2015 #14
he was born to an American mother which by accepted definition makes Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #21
It "started" with Reagan. lastlib Dec 2015 #17
Obama followed by Clinton. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #18
Clinton followed by Clinton's No-Fly Zone is a Right move in the wrong direction IMO. DhhD Dec 2015 #23
You do know that four days of bombing by Clinton in Iraq was fully supported by Sanders, right? NCTraveler Dec 2015 #24
Look for the underlying causes. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #20
AM Radio lpbk2713 Dec 2015 #25
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