Ted Cruz: 'Vote for the Democrat' over the GOP Nazi.

[elleng]

CHICAGO — Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday urged residents of a Chicago-area congressional district to vote for a Democrat if they must, to avoid giving even one vote to an avowed Nazi who won the GOP nomination.

Cruz’s comments, made on Twitter, came after a POLITICO story detailed the Illinois Republican Party’s failed efforts to oust Holocaust denier Arthur Jones from the ballot or offer up an alternative for Republican voters.

“This is horrific. An avowed Nazi running for Congress,” tweeted Cruz. “To the good people of Illinois, you have two reasonable choices: write in another candidate, or vote for the Democrat. This bigoted fool should receive ZERO votes.”'

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/29/ted-cruz-arthur-jones-vote-democrat-688743

[Salviati]

1. Ok, so there is a bottom to their depravity..

Apparently it lies somewhere between avowed nazi and crypto-nazi. Good to know.

[JHB]

6. If the Nazi wins, Cruz will deny he ever said anything.

[unblock]

8. No there isn't. The only thing about nazism they don't like is their bad image.

Note that what he objects to is being an *avowed* Nazi.

Being one while denying it is their whole game.

[czarjak]

2. Stand strong...

Remember?

[genxlib]

3. Credit where credit is due

Ok, it took an actual nazi to figure out that there is a bridge too far for them. I'm just surprised they actually drew a line at all.

[wryter2000]

4. Me, too

Very pleasantly surprised to see this from Cruz, of all people.

[AlexSFCA]

7. his cuban heritage spoke; I bet he'd keep silent otherwise

[Demovictory9]

11. me too

[Skidmore]

5. What about the one in the WH he sucks up to all the time? nt

[unblock]

9. All he objects to is using the word Nazi

Being one isn't a problem for republicans. Acknowledging you are is bad marketing, and *that* they have a problem with.

[Garrett78]

10. Translation: The GOP is the party of non-avowed Nazis. Avowed Nazis are less acceptable.

[oberliner]

12. Ted Cruz: "Write in another candidate"

That's actually his first suggestion - ahead of voting for a Democrat.

[Ilsa]

13. Are we sure someone didn't simply hack his Twitter account? nt

[RandomAccess]

14. How does he feel about Stephen Miller in the White House??

He may not call himself a Nazi, but he's definitely a white nationalist -- what's the difference, except the name??

[struggle4progress]

15. "When there's a Nazi on the ballot, you can cast a meaningless write-in vote!"

[Initech]

16. So there is an end to how low their bar will go.

I think even left and right, one thing that we can all agree on is fuck Nazis.