Ted Cruz is standing for the american people

[elan]

Originally Posted by hashbrown

Why is everyone making the assumption that the interests of all large donors and the rest of the American people are mutually exclusive? I am not with an oil company but I can see how deregulation and increased oil production would lower gas prices, lessen our dependency on foreign oil, and stimulate the economy. So what if some large donors pay millions to Ted Cruz because their tax cuts would offset the campaign donations?

For me, it's not that he takes the money. While I prefer the independent oil and gas companies, I'm certainly not against the industry, quite the opposite. It's his "poor me I'm fighting all these big shots" narrative. He'll claim an opponent is owned by a financial institution or wealthy donor. Most of the time that opponent isn't getting near the funding he is. It reminds me of a kid tattling in order to cover his own tracks. He's not thinking of others, or "the people", he's only thinking of himself. (He's getting more from the financial industry than he is the oil and gas donors, btw).

[hashbrown]

Originally Posted by biscuitmom

Mega-million tax donations are NOT about tax cuts, where did you get that silly idea? They're about political influence.

In this case the political influence the large donors are seeking is to elect a candidate whose public policy views are favorable to them, specifically tax cuts.

[JIMANDTHOM]

And he happily stands with the evangelical doomsday american public.


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