I fear a Trump/Cruz ticket

[kimbutgar]

We must be viligiant this doesn't happen. I see how Cruz is not attacking Trump. He wants to jump on the Trump chain. The white power trump and the theocrat Cruz will bring in the angry stupid white power group and Cruz will bring in the evangelicals. I fear for our country if this happens. They will have the mainstream media and the right wing media praising this ticket.

[leftofcool]

1. It could happen

[Kelvin Mace]

2. A ticket doomed to failure

since it would loose almost all minority votes (98%+) and women voters (65%+) You cannot win loosing minorities and women by those margins.

[Gman]

3. Cruz is already sucking up to Trump

He knows he can't win the nomination. But if he sucks up he can be on the ticket for VP. Sucking up is a good strategy for advancement in a corporation. As disgusting as it is, it works. Donald also knows sucking up when he sees it.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Strikes me as our perfect ticket ! I would bet my life that these two

wouldn't win if we had Hillary, Bernie, Martin, or Lincoln.

Two different kinds of crazy - but together it's crazy to the zillionth power.

[KamaAina]

9. So you think the Dynamic Duo could beat Jim?

Or had you forgotten about him already?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. who is jim - drawing a blank here :) been working all day - brain fried. nt

[KamaAina]

32. Webb. Former VA senator.

Worked for Reagan. 'Nuf ced.

[sharp_stick]

5. I think Cruz is not attacking Trump

because he expects to pull his support after Trump exits. I bet that the fact that Trump hasn't imploded yet is giving Cruz and his staff an unbelievable ulcer right now.

Personally I don't think either one of these lunatics will win the nomination never mind the Presidency.

[gordianot]

6. All republican tickets rely on fear, yes that one is horrific.

[steve2470]

7. me too nt

[WI_DEM]

8. I think that Trump would put the pathetic carly fiorina

on his ticket.

[newfie11]

10. That, seriously, would be the final straw.

I would leave the country.

[Gothmog]

11. Cruz is running to take over Trump's supporters or to be on the trump ticket

Carnival Cruz is a crazy person but he is not that popular with Hispanic voters and his positions on birthright citizenship and anchor babies would hurt the GOP with Hispanic voters.

I would love to see a Trump/Carnival Cruz ticket but I want to use this turn Texas blue

[Yavin4]

12. A ham sandwich and a bag of chips would beat that ticket

Trump is not nearly disciplined enough to run a national campaign.

[Lochloosa]

13. Miko and I could beat that ticket.

Miko is my Pomeranian. He would add the personality to my ticket.

[0rganism]

15. "We must be viligiant this doesn't happen" - what are we supposed to do about this?

i don't see how any amount of "vigilance" could possibly prevent the GOP from putting together a general election ticket from 2 of its primary clowns.

nor do i see how this ticket is any more fearsome than the dozens of other possible tickets they could run with Trump as the headliner.

frankly, the only advantage such a ticket will have for the general is Trump's proposals to engage tariffs on imported cars, which is a pretty clear bid to undermine UAW support for Democrats and maybe puts Michigan in play, and they get that with any VP candidate.

the Trump candidacy loses minority votes of all kinds and the women's vote -- it will not get past the "Blue Wall".

[no_hypocrisy]

16. OTOH I don't believe that Cruz brings much if any of a constituency that

isn't already a Trump block. In other words, an overlap of voters, a minority base within the republican party and no hope of democratic cross-over votes.

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. I think Cruz and Carter appeal to the evangelicals

more. Abortion and anti-LGBT are front and center in their campaigns

[Bonhomme Richard]

18. A new fascist state is what you would see.

If we are not there already those two would finalize it.

[Doctor_J]

19. I would welcome it

Few would vote for them; campaigning against them would be easy

[tanyev]

20. I don't.

Fear a Trump ticket or a Cruz ticket if you want, but I don't see those two being able to work together at all.

[BlueStater]

21. Don't see it.

First off, it remains to be seen whether Trump will win the nomination. Frankly, I don't think he will. Secondly, Texas is already a lock for Republicans so Cruz adds absolutely nothing to any ticket.

[pampango]

22. I think Cruz or Rubio will be the VP candidate. They are both crazy RW'ers plus they are Hispanic -

just what the GOP needs to have ANY chance of winning in 2016.

[themaguffin]

23. No way Trump would pick Cruz

he'll do something different

[apnu]

24. Would Birther Trump explode being next to foriegn-national Cruz?

If Obama's suspect for having an American mother, but foreign father and was born on US soil. That's a problem right? So says Trump the Birther king.

Now we have Raffi "Ted" Cruz born of an American mother, and a foreign father, but also, beyond anybody's doubt, born in another country, and his mother's US citizenship status is suspect too (due to poor record keeping and over staying in Canada)

As a result, Raffi is a dual citizen until he can fully prove his US citizenship, by birthright, through his mother's citizenship.

But Trump says nothing about Raffi. Exposing himself as the racist jerk that he is.

[Renew Deal]

26. Any ticket with Bush at the top of it is worse

And that is more likely.

[HassleCat]

27. I think it would be good

It would collect every single vote from the Republican "base," those Republicans who are fundie Christians, who hate immigrants and non-white citizens, who feel they were denied the Big Chance by the repressive federal gummit. That's a boat load of votes, but it's not enough. They would have to figure out a way to attract some non-crazy voters, and I don't think they could do it.

[randys1]

28. America and likely planet earth's ability to support human life ceases to exist

if we are this stupid, so it is pretty simple.

Either we do the right thing and likely the least of the two harms, or we die.

So I think it might be fun to watch the absolute death, mayhem and destruction if ANYONE other than a Dem wins, might as well enjoy it, since some even right here at DU seem to think such an event is worth risking.

[Agnosticsherbet]

29. We have zero control over a majority who thinks Trump speaks truthfully.

We hardly speak thd same language.

[NCjack]

30. Assuming Trump gets the GOP nod, I think that he will go with a senior military officer,

such as Gen. McCrystal (ret.). McCrystal has strong credentials in disliking VP Biden and was forced out of the US Army by Pres. Obama. He became the hero of the ultra right wing. Perfect guy to serve Trump as he launches WWIII.

[libodem]

31. Scary

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