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No, there’s not much more substance to this diary than that. Just: thank GOD Ted Cruz won’t be president. Have you all taken a moment over the last week or so, considering all the tense moments over the last several months, to reflect on how wonderful...
by Whamadoodle
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on Sat May 07, 2016 at 11:37 PM PDT
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Wendy Davis, a Texan who lost the race for Governor, gets to burn Ted Cruz, a Texan who lost the race for President. Because why shouldn’t she?
I've been in your position, Ted Cruz. Here's some post-campaign advice
It’s mean and cold (with a...
by FellowTraveler
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on Sat May 07, 2016 at 03:02 PM PDT
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Trae Crowder, the Liberal Redneck, is back with a new video this week celebrating the departure of “everybody’s favorite murder lizard”, Ted Cruz from the Presidential race. It’s merciless. It’s hilarious. It’s must-watch.
by zenbassoon
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on Sat May 07, 2016 at 07:09 AM PDT
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He’s an affable governor from a conservative pro-business state who swung into damage control within hours of signing a plainly discriminatory bill that overrode local LGBT nondiscrimination ...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Sat May 07, 2016 at 11:01 AM PDT
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Rick Perry is looking for a job. Ted Cruz should be looking too. In another line of work.
Voters in Texas have not been well served by most of their Republican lawmakers. In a way, we bring this appalling dearth of leadership on ourselves....
by Libby Shaw
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on Sat May 07, 2016 at 12:14 PM PDT
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Maybe I am gullible but the Political Insider is predicting this. I don’t know the Political Insider. I just googled who might Trump’s VP be and came up with their “breaking news” article that suggests it.
Here. www.thepoliticalinsider.com/…
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by SMod
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on Thu May 05, 2016 at 05:00 PM PDT
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So this is what the rest of the spring and summer is going to look like, in case you were wondering .
During a Wednesday interview on Fox News Radio, Ben Carson, who will likely help Donald Trump ...
by Hunter
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on Thu May 05, 2016 at 10:40 AM PDT
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Now that Donald Trump appears to be the GOP Republican candidate, let's review the bidding . . . and the fact is, the GOP never had much from which to choose.
At the start of the GOP Presidential nominating campaign, I and many others described...
by Old Redneck
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on Thu May 05, 2016 at 05:40 AM PDT
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There must be an election. Conservatives are stoking fear and loathing over the prospect of the first woman president and over their belated discovery that everyone does not fit rigid gender norms.
Donald Trump grows desperate in his misogyny:...
by Richard J Rosendall
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on Thu May 05, 2016 at 04:54 AM PDT
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The stars ain’t so big and bright tonight Deep in the heart of TexASS Cuz a Damn New York Yankee dun whipped their native-son TexASS Ted Cruzer. 5 comments
on Wed May 04, 2016 at 11:13 PM PDT
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I should make clear that I have not spoken with Ted about this, but I believe one immediate step toward uniting our party would be for Donald Trump to consider naming Ted to replace Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may be the...
by pkgoode
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 06:32 PM PDT
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Cruz, Kasich drop after Indiana; Sanders wins and vows to keep going; And Salon's Heather Digby Parton joins us to help make sense of it all...
On today's BradCast, just as we warned you on the day he entered the race back in June of 2015 (when...
by TheBradBlog
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 05:21 PM PDT
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the setting for the Harry Potter saga. Voldemort is a villainous wizard who uses his extraordinary power for evil ends. The problem in using this metaphor for the current Republican presidential race is...
by ATexican
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 04:36 PM PDT
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This morning, on On Point, I heard Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) say something utterly terrifying.
He said that Cruz would get behind Trump. Then he said “I see Ted Cruz as a Supreme Court justice.”
Think of that. He’s possibly the only person who...
by MusicianinLA
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 01:43 PM PDT
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This is a reference tool for anyone who wants to refer to the figures current for either or both of the Democratic and Republican primaries. Updates will be posted pre- and post- each of the remaining primary dates.
The next update will be...
by Mopshell
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 01:29 PM PDT
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Hi Everybody, Michael Brooks here from the Majority Report. The Majority Report is a daily progressive talk show and Podcast hosted by Sam Seder. We take deep dives into policy and also do a lot of comedy. We also take your calls and IMs. We are going...
by The Majority Report
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 12:46 PM PDT
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One of the endlessly peculiar aspects of the timeline of political campaigns is the tendency for losing candidates to suddenly find the nerve to say what they actually believe after they have been rejected by voters. For some reason they never learn...
by News Corpse
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 11:18 AM PDT
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The day after claiming that Ted Cruz’s father may have been in on the assassination of JFK, and after months of endless character attacks (not to mention insulting wife Heidi Cruz on her looks), the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, Donald...
by Barbara Morrill
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 07:59 AM PDT
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The results of last night's Indiana primary make it all but certain that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will face each other in the November general election. Bernie may have won Indiana, but the proportional allocation of delegates makes it...
by politicalwhiskey
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on Wed May 04, 2016 at 05:52 AM PDT
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Things that randomly came to my mind:
Trump offered to nominate him to the Supreme Court.
Cruz is profoundy convinced that Trump is the Antichrist and the day of last judgement will arrive sooner if Trump is elected as...
by Beak
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Also, at the risk of a hellstorm of vitriol and non-sequiturs; how much does she get paid? I assume this would be a matter of public record?
