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cali

(114,904 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2013, 12:57 PM Oct 2013

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If Ted Cruz didn’t exist, Democrats would have to invent him

A true cynic about American politics would, at this point, be forced to one conclusion: Sen. Ted Cruz is a Democratic sleeper agent.

It is tough to appreciate just how much good Ted Cruz has done the Democrats over these last few weeks.

- He convinced Republicans to shut down the government rather than wait and fight over the debt ceiling, where they would have had more -- and more dangerous -- leverage.

- He splintered the Republican Party such that, from day one, it was clear that the GOP leadership opposed the strategy they were executing, and GOP senators were publicly blasting House Republicans. That also cut the GOP's leverage.

- He made this a fight over defunding Obamacare, which polls showed was a wildly unpopular reason to shut down the government, and which united Democrats against him.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/16/if-ted-cruz-didnt-exist-democrats-would-have-to-invent-him/

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If Ted Cruz didn’t exist, Democrats would have to invent him (Original Post) cali Oct 2013 OP

That's what I've been thinking. Turbineguy Oct 2013 #1

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #2

All true, but I still want to strangle the fucker tkmorris Oct 2013 #3

I invented him just the other day after eating a bad burrito. Afterward, I had to scrub out ... 11 Bravo Oct 2013 #4

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

1. That's what I've been thinking.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 01:02 PM

Oct 2013

A Democratic sleeper play.

Maybe. If it turns out so, many of us will be guilty of thought crime.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

2. k&r for exposure. n/t

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 01:09 PM

Oct 2013

-Laelth

tkmorris

(11,138 posts)

3. All true, but I still want to strangle the fucker

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 01:11 PM

Oct 2013

Figuratively speaking of course.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)

4. I invented him just the other day after eating a bad burrito. Afterward, I had to scrub out ...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 01:17 PM

Oct 2013

the toilet bowl.

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