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The only way they will be voted out is through a primary that IF the person voted for the shutdown, they held accountable for it.
Is this rational thought?
What happens if these people campaigned on getting rid of Obamacare and restoring the Republic at all cost.... and won.
Will they be held accountable and by who?
The Kentucky Kickback, killed Mitch McConnell term as Senate minority leader. He will be primaried.
Cruz is hardly a redneck. In fact, he has close to (and exceeds) the credentials of Obama.
Cruz presses the ideologies of the voters that he was elected to represent. It's what he was elected to do.
Cruz was not responsible for any of that cost. The president and Senate were equally (if not more) responsible, because they a) refused to compromise, and b) spent more money shutting down the govt than it would have cost to keep it open.
Cruz didn't implement the ObamaCare website that is costing billions, and doesn't work at all.
Cruz is the ultimate virus. The damage he has done within the GOP, Obama could only have dreamed of doing from the outside:
1. He effectively gave Obama top cover with the shutdown. All the focus on the shutdown effectively took away news coverage of issues with the ACA rollout. Only now is the news finally starting to catch up.
2. The final compromise was actually more favorable to Democrats than the initial proposal in September (especially on timelines).
3. The impact of the shutdown has now put the Republican control of the House into question. Moderate republicans are especially vulnerable, with primary challengers on the Right. Given previous history, if primary'd out then the Democrats usually win the seat. All they need to gain is 17 seats, at least 40 are in play.
4. The GOP now owns the sequester. Last year they were quick to point out that it was Obama's idea and they were 'forced' to accept it. Now they crowed about keeping it in place.
5. The business community is seriously reconsidering their support. A lot of that $24 billion of economic activity lost due to the shutdown came out of their pockets. Groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have actively stated they will not support Tea Party candidates or groups against establishment candidates. Expect to see funding for Tea Party groups evaporate this year.
Despite all this, Cruz is the hero of the TP. With CR expiring 15 January, he's indicated no change in course. If he succeeds in shutting down the government again, then it will only reinforce everything above. Two shutdowns within a year of elections will reverberate with most voters.
I glad he has loyal enthusiastic constituents in Texas...At least he can come home for an ego boost; becasue He isnt getting much love in the rest of the free world.
Naturally, these are the people that supported this con artist in the first place. Why is it news that they would not support him still? Although, he has clearly lost support in general.
I made three statements. Are they all wrong or is one more wrong than the others?
BTW if you think Im consistantly wrong, that is valifdation to me that I'm on the right track. I would be disappointed in myself if I thought like a parrot.
Is this rational thought?
What happens if these people campaigned on getting rid of Obamacare and restoring the Republic at all cost.... and won.
Will they be held accountable and by who?
I don't know, their state or district by those affected by it.
As I said, the house is gonna be harder to evict (due to tea party districts.)
Only if Obama had made a stand for a principal he was elected to do, while he was a senator......
As we have seen as a senator, Obama says one thing and as a president says something 180º
Please keep Ted as my Senator. Don't beg or provoke him to run for President, he may take you up on it. Then I would not be able to get him back.
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