Watching the Sunday shows today is shaking my thoughts of leaning Cruz

[Remodeling Maidiac]

There has been a lot of talk on here lately about underhanded tactics by Cruz's campaign staff. To this point I just chalked it up to typical election shenanigans and even laughed at some of you for getting so wound up about it.
But today on some of the Sunday shows I heard that it's not only happening but the veracity of it is growing. From questionable robocalls to yet another incident of his staffers implying that someone (Rubio) may be leaving the race.

Up till now I just wrote it off and figured that Cruz would tamp down on his staff. But it continues which leaves me wondering how accountable a Cruz Whitehouse would be. I expect campaigns to be rough & even a bit dirty at times but a pattern is beginning to develop here.

This election cycle is difficult for me to pin down.

 

[BULLDOG]

What do you expect? From a party who delights in lying Okeef type videos, honorable campaigning is not an option

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Any RATIONAL ADULT responses?

 

[BULLDOG]

Any RATIONAL ADULT responses?

Did I hit a nerve?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Any RATIONAL ADULT responses?

Did I hit a nerve?

No, perhaps every branch of the stupid tree as you fell out of it though.

 

[2aguy]

There has been a lot of talk on here lately about underhanded tactics by Cruz's campaign staff. To this point I just chalked it up to typical election shenanigans and even laughed at some of you for getting so wound up about it.
But today on some of the Sunday shows I heard that it's not only happening but the veracity of it is growing. From questionable robocalls to yet another incident of his staffers implying that someone (Rubio) may be leaving the race.

Up till now I just wrote it off and figured that Cruz would tamp down on his staff. But it continues which leaves me wondering how accountable a Cruz Whitehouse would be. I expect campaigns to be rough & even a bit dirty at times but a pattern is beginning to develop here.

This election cycle is difficult for me to pin down.

No matter who they are they are all politicians.....and you can't trust any of them...it comes down to who is the least untrustworthy and who will at least push the agenda they claim to support.......Trump has done sketchy things, Rubio..dittos...

And that doesn't even count the things hilary has done.....protecting her rapist husband, taking illegal foreign contributions, helping foriegn governments get secret technology.........

So it is voting for the lesser of evils......and hilary and the other socialist...who supported left wing mass killers...are the greater of evils.....

 

[Auld Phart]

Seriously, I watched 3 talk shows this morning.

Meet the Press, State of the Union, and Face the Nation.

All they did was interview the candidates, (Meet the Press at least had a panel discussing the candidates), and I didn't hear one word to make me change my mind about any of them.

 

[2aguy]

What do you expect? From a party who delights in lying Okeef type videos, honorable campaigning is not an option

Vs. the party that is supporting a woman who used the power of her husbands political offices and private detectives to attack the women he raped and sexually assaulted.....

Not to forget the illegal campaign donations, the selling of state secrets to foreign governments.......the list goes on and on...

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Seriously, I watched 3 talk shows this morning.

Meet the Press, State of the Union, and Face the Nation.

All they did was interview the candidates, (Meet the Press at least had a panel discussing the candidates), and I didn't hear one word to make me change my mind about any of them.

The Rubio interview exposed what I'm referring to in the op.

 

[Auld Phart]

Any RATIONAL ADULT responses?

Did I hit a nerve?

 

[BULLDOG]

What do you expect? From a party who delights in lying Okeef type videos, honorable campaigning is not an option

Vs. the party that is supporting a woman who used the power of her husbands political offices and private detectives to attack the women he raped and sexually assaulted.....

Not to forget the illegal campaign donations, the selling of state secrets to foreign governments.......the list goes on and on...

The list goes on and on, yet there has never been any proof of wrong doing by her even after dozens and dozens of investigations. All those accusations are nothing more than just more right wing exaggerations and out right lies.

 

[2aguy]

What do you expect? From a party who delights in lying Okeef type videos, honorable campaigning is not an option

Vs. the party that is supporting a woman who used the power of her husbands political offices and private detectives to attack the women he raped and sexually assaulted.....

Not to forget the illegal campaign donations, the selling of state secrets to foreign governments.......the list goes on and on...

The list goes on and on, yet there has never been any proof of wrong doing by her even after dozens and dozens of investigations. All those accusations are nothing more than just more right wing exaggerations and out right lies.

Yes...all those women lied and bill clinton is the only one telling the truth.....

 

[OldLady]

There has been a lot of talk on here lately about underhanded tactics by Cruz's campaign staff. To this point I just chalked it up to typical election shenanigans and even laughed at some of you for getting so wound up about it.
But today on some of the Sunday shows I heard that it's not only happening but the veracity of it is growing. From questionable robocalls to yet another incident of his staffers implying that someone (Rubio) may be leaving the race.

Up till now I just wrote it off and figured that Cruz would tamp down on his staff. But it continues which leaves me wondering how accountable a Cruz Whitehouse would be. I expect campaigns to be rough & even a bit dirty at times but a pattern is beginning to develop here.

This election cycle is difficult for me to pin down.

Good for you, Grampa. Cruz is not what he professes to be, and what he really is like shows in the people he chooses to work for him.

 

[2aguy]

There has been a lot of talk on here lately about underhanded tactics by Cruz's campaign staff. To this point I just chalked it up to typical election shenanigans and even laughed at some of you for getting so wound up about it.
But today on some of the Sunday shows I heard that it's not only happening but the veracity of it is growing. From questionable robocalls to yet another incident of his staffers implying that someone (Rubio) may be leaving the race.

Up till now I just wrote it off and figured that Cruz would tamp down on his staff. But it continues which leaves me wondering how accountable a Cruz Whitehouse would be. I expect campaigns to be rough & even a bit dirty at times but a pattern is beginning to develop here.

This election cycle is difficult for me to pin down.

Good for you, Grampa. Cruz is not what he professes to be, and what he really is like shows in the people he chooses to work for him.

So then you also agree that hilary is a vile human being...right? And far worse than Cruz ever could be....right?

 

[BULLDOG]

What do you expect? From a party who delights in lying Okeef type videos, honorable campaigning is not an option

Vs. the party that is supporting a woman who used the power of her husbands political offices and private detectives to attack the women he raped and sexually assaulted.....

Not to forget the illegal campaign donations, the selling of state secrets to foreign governments.......the list goes on and on...

The list goes on and on, yet there has never been any proof of wrong doing by her even after dozens and dozens of investigations. All those accusations are nothing more than just more right wing exaggerations and out right lies.

Yes...all those women lied and bill clinton is the only one telling the truth.....

You do know that Bill isn't running for president, right? I would vote for him if he was.

 

[Searcher44]

There has been a lot of talk on here lately about underhanded tactics by Cruz's campaign staff. To this point I just chalked it up to typical election shenanigans and even laughed at some of you for getting so wound up about it.
But today on some of the Sunday shows I heard that it's not only happening but the veracity of it is growing. From questionable robocalls to yet another incident of his staffers implying that someone (Rubio) may be leaving the race.

Up till now I just wrote it off and figured that Cruz would tamp down on his staff. But it continues which leaves me wondering how accountable a Cruz Whitehouse would be. I expect campaigns to be rough & even a bit dirty at times but a pattern is beginning to develop here.

This election cycle is difficult for me to pin down.

I don't remember any campaign since Nixon being as dirty as the one Cruz is running this cycle . If you're old enough to remember, Nixon's were toxic. That's
where Rove learned his trade of deceitful tactics with Lee Atwater. I can't believe the R's let Cruz get away with stuff like this without a huge uproar.

Obviously photoshopped and misleading image of Rubio and Obama

"The Marco Rubio campaign is livid Thursday after the Ted Cruz campaign released a website that includes a photoshopped image of their candidate shaking hands with President Barack Obama.
Cruz’s website “The Real Rubio Record” ironically features a very unreal image of Rubio smiling ecstatically while shaking Obama’s hand. “The Rubio-Obama Trade Pact” the text ominously reads, a reference to Rubio’s support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Cruz website also features a photoshopped image of Rubio smiling while leaning on a business sign reading “Closed.”
The pushback comes after Cruz faced criticism for what his opponents termed “dirty tricks” in Iowa. In particular, Cruz was criticized for pointing out an official-looking flyer telling voters they faced a “voter violation” unless they voted for him, and for telling supporters to spread a rumor that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race."

This type of gambit is so transparently phony you'd almost think somebody was doing all this to discredit Cruz. That's the type of paranoia exemplifying Nixon's campaigns. You see hints of somebody who was a student of Rove, and not a very good student. To call it amateurish is a complement.
So where is the Republican backlash? Have they become acclimatized to this atmosphere of backstabbing and immune to moral outrage?

 

[Toro]

There has been a lot of talk on here lately about underhanded tactics by Cruz's campaign staff. To this point I just chalked it up to typical election shenanigans and even laughed at some of you for getting so wound up about it.
But today on some of the Sunday shows I heard that it's not only happening but the veracity of it is growing. From questionable robocalls to yet another incident of his staffers implying that someone (Rubio) may be leaving the race.

Up till now I just wrote it off and figured that Cruz would tamp down on his staff. But it continues which leaves me wondering how accountable a Cruz Whitehouse would be. I expect campaigns to be rough & even a bit dirty at times but a pattern is beginning to develop here.

This election cycle is difficult for me to pin down.

I noticed the same thing.

You're not hearing that from the Trump or Rubio campaigns.

 

[Indeependent]

The Sunday hosts and guests don't even really pay attention to what THEY'RE saying and they certainly know that Ideologues only hear what they want to hear.

 

[BULLDOG]

There has been a lot of talk on here lately about underhanded tactics by Cruz's campaign staff. To this point I just chalked it up to typical election shenanigans and even laughed at some of you for getting so wound up about it.
But today on some of the Sunday shows I heard that it's not only happening but the veracity of it is growing. From questionable robocalls to yet another incident of his staffers implying that someone (Rubio) may be leaving the race.

Up till now I just wrote it off and figured that Cruz would tamp down on his staff. But it continues which leaves me wondering how accountable a Cruz Whitehouse would be. I expect campaigns to be rough & even a bit dirty at times but a pattern is beginning to develop here.

This election cycle is difficult for me to pin down.

I don't remember any campaign since Nixon being as dirty as the one Cruz is running this cycle . If you're old enough to remember, Nixon's were toxic. That's
where Rove learned his trade of deceitful tactics with Lee Atwater. I can't believe the R's let Cruz get away with stuff like this without a huge uproar.

Obviously photoshopped and misleading image of Rubio and Obama

"The Marco Rubio campaign is livid Thursday after the Ted Cruz campaign released a website that includes a photoshopped image of their candidate shaking hands with President Barack Obama.
Cruz’s website “The Real Rubio Record” ironically features a very unreal image of Rubio smiling ecstatically while shaking Obama’s hand. “The Rubio-Obama Trade Pact” the text ominously reads, a reference to Rubio’s support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Cruz website also features a photoshopped image of Rubio smiling while leaning on a business sign reading “Closed.”
The pushback comes after Cruz faced criticism for what his opponents termed “dirty tricks” in Iowa. In particular, Cruz was criticized for pointing out an official-looking flyer telling voters they faced a “voter violation” unless they voted for him, and for telling supporters to spread a rumor that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race."

This type of gambit is so transparently phony you'd almost think somebody was doing all this to discredit Cruz. That's the type of paranoia exemplifying Nixon's campaigns. You see hints of somebody who was a student of Rove, and not a very good student. To call it amateurish is a complement.
So where is the Republican backlash? Have they become acclimatized to this atmosphere of backstabbing and immune to moral outrage?

No republican backlash. Dishonorable is the accepted standard for right wingers and has been for quite a while.

 

[BluesLegend]

Maybe Cruz is clearing the field for Trump and a Trump/Cruz ticket