Tuesday, October 20, 2015

George W. Bush unleashes on Ted Cruz

On Monday, GOP front runner Donald J. Trump blamed former president President George W. Bush for the 9/11 attacks, causing Jeb Bush to defend the legacy of his brother. The former president did speak out this week about a candidate, in a donor meeting for his brothers campaign, but it was not Trump. Instead, he spoke about Senator Ted Cruz, saying "I just don't like the guy." Donors said that he didn't like the alliance that he made with Trump and one specific donor paraphrased the former president, "[George W. Bush] said he found it ‘opportunistic’ that Cruz was sucking up to Trump and just expecting all of his support to come to him in the end.” George W. Bush knew his home-state senator well, as he served as a domestic policy adviser on his 2000 campaign, until Cruz distanced himself from both Bush and the GOP. Another donor said that “[George W. Bush] said he thought Cruz was going to be a pretty formidable candidate against Jeb, especially in Texas and across the South,” and Bush was cited saying he would not doubt Cruz's strength. What do you think about Cruz? Is he a real threat to Jeb or other candidates running for the nomination? Or do you think he is on the way out of the race?
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10 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 22, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    I actually agree with George W. Bush on the subject of Ted Cruz - "I just don't like the guy." Sucking up to Trump is a poor campaign strategy. I also agree that Cruz is a potential threat to Jeb Bush and other Republican candidates. Rubio is also a threat.

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  2. Seth FeinOctober 22, 2015 at 5:49 PM

    Out of all the Republican candidates, Ted Cruz is certainly in my bottom three, so I can agree with Bush. Fortunately, I don't think he has a shot at the nomination. He's distanced himself too far from the center due to his involvement with the Freedom Caucus, and recently with his enthusiastic support of Kim Davis. Most moderate Republicans do not want a radical in the White House who makes the party look bad (or worse).

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  3. Seth FeinOctober 22, 2015 at 5:49 PM

    Out of all the Republican candidates, Ted Cruz is certainly in my bottom three, so I can agree with Bush. Fortunately, I don't think he has a shot at the nomination. He's distanced himself too far from the center due to his involvement with the Freedom Caucus, and recently with his enthusiastic support of Kim Davis. Most moderate Republicans do not want a radical in the White House who makes the party look bad (or worse).

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  4. UnknownOctober 22, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    I strong stand with GWB regarding his opinion of Senator Cruz, I don't like him either. However, he is not a threat for the nomination because he's entirely too radical. The majority of both parties favor moderates over radicals so it's unlikely that Cruz will receive the nomination.

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  5. Ryan McAvoyOctober 22, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Also not a fan of Cruz, he is more interested in slowing down the government than making deals, not a good quality for a president. I do not think he will end being a threat to Jeb because he is too radical, as said before.

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  6. UnknownOctober 23, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    I agree that Ted Cruz is not the most desirable candidate in the Republican race. While he is disliked, I think he poses a minor threat to Jeb Bush. Cruz made a mistake by already trying to suck up to Trump instead of focusing on his own campaign since he has already distanced himself from the actual GOP party. I think Marco Rubio holds more of a threat to Bush’s candidacy rather than Cruz because he is one of the more relatively centralized candidates.

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  7. UnknownOctober 23, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    I would say Ted Cruz is indeed on his way out of the race. His policies so far have been too much to the right as compared to Marco Rubios more moderate standards. Cruz can no longer, at this point, pose a threat to any of the more favorited Republican candidates.

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  8. UnknownOctober 23, 2015 at 10:33 PM

    While Cruz may be a potential threat to Jeb Bush's campaign, his strategy of sticking close to Trump will not bring him success. Considering that Cruz does not have a strong enough campaign of his own, he will most likely have to pull out of the running. His radical views will not win him many votes either. Jeb and the other candidates should be more concerned with candidates that are gaining ground, then those that are riding Trumps's coattails.

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  9. UnknownOctober 24, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    I do not think Cruz is a major threat. He is extremely radical and will get little votes due to it. I also think sucking up to Trump will hurt his campaign even more and will push Cruz farther out of the race.

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  10. UnknownOctober 25, 2015 at 10:16 PM

    I don't think Ted Cruz will in the end pose a major threat to Jeb Bush. Cruz's choice is associating with Trump wasn't probably his best decision, because a. Only Trump can somehow pull off holding the votes he has, this isn't an act that can be piggybacked, and b. Minus the percentage giving their numbers to Trump, Trump is widely regarded with disapproval. Siding as a wannabe won't do good for Cruz, and the only threat I see is pulling the Texans, since both Bush and Cruz have ties to the South

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