The majority of America is sick and tired of working and struggling to make ends meet while both parties stab them in the back. There are 94 million Americans out of the work force (yes, some by choice) and Washington wants to let the (what seems like) whole world in to be fed, housed, and clothed.
Ted Cruz has a history of not being liked within the Senate by his colleagues – and calling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a “Liar” on the Senate floor didn’t help. Now, Mr. Cruz, it’s election season and the same people you angered aren’t there when you need them. I am specifically speaking about Senator Richard Burr, who shocked establishment members by saying he would vote for Democrat Socialist Bernie Sanders instead of Cruz. That’s huge!
Richard Burr (R-N.C.) apparently said he would vote for Sanders over Cruz – "Burr did not appear to be joking” https://t.co/qNAZa7QqMk
— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) January 21, 2016
From the Associated Press:
Still, Cruz has become such a pariah that one of his colleagues, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, told supporters at a campaign fundraiser for his own re-election that he would vote for liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders for president before Cruz, according to one person who attended the event. Burr did not appear to be joking, said the person, who demanded anonymity to discuss the private gathering.
The negative reactions started shortly after Cruz arrived in the Senate in 2013. During a confirmation hearing for former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, Cruz implied, without offering evidence, that Hagel had received compensation from North Korea. That drew rebukes from fellow GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John McCain of Arizona.
Later that year, Cruz pushed for confrontation with President Barack Obama over the new health care law, coordinating with tea party conservatives in the House. Their strategy resulted in a 16-day partial government shutdown that caused the GOP’s poll numbers to temporarily plummet.
In December 2014, Cruz again infuriated fellow Republicans when he kept the Senate in session in a failed bid to oppose Obama’s immigration policies. This had the result of allowing Democrats to confirm a raft of Obama nominees, mostly lifetime judicial choices, who might otherwise have languished.
Cruz might need to go back to the Senate and work out these issues and try again later. If you’ve angered your fellow Senators that much, the problem is you.
Given how little the leaders of the Republican Party (especially in the Senate) have failed to listen to Republican base for too long, their dislike of Cruz is a plus for him. It is the reason so many are also looking seriously at Trump.
What do you think of Burr’s declaration? Do you think Cruz has a shot to win the nomination? Share your comments below and let us know what you think.
