Quote: Justme wrote in post #24

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I'm not telling anyone how to feel. But those who don't participate have to own that their inaction had a negative impact this time around.

No one will ever sell me on the fantasy Romney was no better than Obama. I wasn't in his corner until it was clear he was going to be the candidate, that's what got me banned from FR, lol.

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Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #31

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I know Frank liked Santorum but honestly that sweater vest image and his conservative Christian attitude didn't go over as presidential to me. [and I am a conservative Christian]

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Cruz fought. The GOP leadership didn't. If you fight you might lose. If you don't you won't win. Cruz bloodied Obama's nose -- have you seen HIS poll numbers -- and the Senate Democrats noses. More importantly he made it clear to the nation as to who are the ones that are truly madly deeply against O'Care. It is not Lindsay Graham, and how are his poll numbers, btw.

I love my wife but she has no interest in politics whatsoever. When we watched debates she repeatedly identified Santorum as the one she like the most.

Quote: Justme wrote in post #36

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Quote: Tribune7 wrote in post #34

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Cruz fought. The GOP leadership didn't. If you fight you might lose. If you don't you won't win. Cruz bloodied Obama's nose -- have you seen HIS poll numbers -- and the Senate Democrats noses. More importantly he made it clear to the nation as to who are the ones that are truly madly deeply against O'Care. It is not Lindsay Graham, and how are his poll numbers, btw.

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No entirely true Boehner, "We just didnt win"

It was not the leadership it was the majority. Graham, King (NY), McCain were shown for the liberal Republicans that they are but many others fought and many others who thought a different route was the way to go does not make them traitors or any less conservative.

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"If someone is given the choice between bashing Harry Reid or bashing Ted Cruz and chooses to bash Cruz, I'm not going to trust them. "

well put!

Steve Schmidt, a former adviser to Sen. John McCain recently made headlines by saying......A Lot Of Republicans 'Wish Ted Cruz Would Go Back To Canada'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01..._n_4190918.html [in case you're interested]
He didn't name names but he did manage to evidence that there's an extreme dislike for Ted Cruz among his fellow Republicans.