Ted Cruz is more dangerous than Donald Trump

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Ted Cruz is more dangerous than Donald Trump

By Ruth Marcus the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-cruz-is-more-dangerous-than-trump/2015/12/15/00a425fa-a360-11e5-9c4e-be37f66848bb_story.html

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Cruz is a different, and in many ways more dangerous, character. Where Trump is emotional and impulsive, the first-term Texas senator is contained and methodical. Contrast Cruz’s canny embrace of Trump, his restraint in responding to Trump’s provocations, with Trump’s explosiveness.

Where Trump needs the ego balm of adoring masses, Cruz couldn’t care less what others think of him, except to the extent it might interfere with his ability to achieve his end. Just ask the Senate colleagues who join in remarkable, scarcely contained bipartisan loathing of the man.

Where Trump is driven to boast about his intelligence, Cruz remains quietly self-confident about his far superior intellect. You don’t hear him crowing about his Supreme Court clerkship or Harvard Law degree. Trump wants to show you how many magazine covers have featured him. Cruz simply wants to amass, and exercise, power. Publicity is an end in itself for Trump, a means to an end for Cruz.


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First, although neither man is particularly constrained by truth or facts, Cruz is even more ruthless and cutthroat. Cruz is best- known for his self-interested willingness to shut down the government over his pique du jour.

But he revealed his true character even earlier in his Senate tenure when he went after former senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), President Obama’s nominee for defense secretary. In a manner that evoked the worst of Joseph McCarthy, Cruz smeared Hagel with unsupported insinuations that the nominee received money from foreign governments or extremist groups. There seems to be no argument too low for him to make — for example, his recent, four-Pinocchio claim that “the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats.”



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[randys1]

1. Absolutely. Cruz is the closest we can get to Hitler. For realzies.

I know, I lost the argument when I brought up Hitler


Too bad, it is true.

Not saying he is the same, I am saying he is the closest we have.

[Reter]

12. Hitler would have been for the NDAA

Cruz opposed it, and wants to cut back government spying. Christie is worse, because he would shoot down Russian planes. Like Hitler.

[RKP5637]

2. Trump IMO for all of his blustering is sane. Cruz, not so sure. n/t

[napi21]

3. I've said that since day one! His actions in the Senate prove how he

will step on, climb over, and destroy anyone who get s in his way toward his goal! Not necessarily the goal of his constituents, but HIS GOAL!! I believe HE is the MOST frightening candidate of all of them.

[EL34x4]

10. What has he accomplished in the Senate?

Has he passed any legislation? The only thing I can think of was the government shutdown that burned so many bridges for him I'm not sure if Ted Cruz could even get himself reelected today.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. IF things continue as they appear i twill be Trump/Cruz or Cruz/Trump

Ok, the later is iffy. I am not sure that Trumps ego will allow him to be on bottom.

[H2O Man]

5. Recommended.

I agree.

[EL34x4]

7. Not too worried about Ted Cruz.

I don't see him getting much past Iowa. Iowa is do or die for his campaign and while he may win it, I believe he'll be joining previous Iowa winners Santorum and Huckabee from the sidelines shortly thereafter.

Sure, now that Carson's campaign is coming off the tracks, Cruz will rally the evangelical and So-Con Republican base but I can't in a million years see him appeal to moderates and swing voters. I will say I think he is hands down one of the creepiest candidates the GOP has fielded in a long time. From his evil Ned Flanders voice to his ill-fitting suits, his pale, sweaty complexion, pursed lips and those disturbing 13 hours of "family time with Ted" videos his campaign released, I just can't see Ted Cruz going anywhere outside of the Bible-belt, and most of these states are already solid Trump country.

Can anyone think of a single state that Romney lost that will go for Ted Cruz?

Honestly, I'd be more worried about Marco Rubio.

[Hekate]

8. KrR. I hope like hell your OP gets better traction than my two tries on Cruz

Same one both times; I just got bounced out of GDP and had to repost in GD. Mine was sourced to the WaPo as well -- I think they are on to him.

Cruz is extremely dangerous.

[Blus4u]

9. Cruz is a dominionist - that is the biggest danger

You should revie madfloridians post today (link below).
Evangelical christian dominionists beliefs are bizarre to say the least.
Right Wing Watch is a good source for information on their beliefs.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027451462

Peace

[Martin Eden]

11. Yep.

Those are the "ends" he hopes to achieve.