2016 Postmortem

First Speaker

(4,858 posts) Fri Sep 16, 2016, 07:56 PM Sep 2016

OK, I was wrong: Trump is worse than Cruz

I thought Cruz' sheer ickiness, and radical ideology, made him the worse man, and candidate, and potential President. But I was wrong. Cruz has a conscience--he actually came out of the Repub convention with a bit of honor. And whatever his beliefs, I think there are things he simply wouldn't do. There is nothing Trump would not do. Nothing.

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OK, I was wrong: Trump *is* worse than Cruz (Original Post) First Speaker Sep 2016 OP

Cruz is very awful, but I don't think he'd start WWIII The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #1

I'm not so sure about that. His wife said that if elected he would show America the face of God NWCorona Sep 2016 #5

No he's not, the thought of a theocrat is frightening. JRLeft Sep 2016 #2

True, but the system has checks and balances The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #3

The difference is BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #4

like choosing between huntington's disease and als. unblock Sep 2016 #6

You could make an argument that Mike Pence is worse than both of them. (eom) StevieM Sep 2016 #7

Agree Kathy M Sep 2016 #12

I agree. BigDemVoter Sep 2016 #8

I used to think Cruz was worse because of the religion thing TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #9

Cruz wasn't really trying to be an asshole... Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #10

+1, and not to be himself or humanize himself its to grift the guy is admittedly greedy uponit7771 Sep 2016 #11

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)

1. Cruz is very awful, but I don't think he'd start WWIII

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:00 PM

Sep 2016

because some Iranians in "a little boat" made rude gestures toward US military people. So I guess he's better than Trump, a little bit.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

5. I'm not so sure about that. His wife said that if elected he would show America the face of God

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:03 PM

Sep 2016

I'm not ready for that.

I'll gladly put them both in the same basket.

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

2. No he's not, the thought of a theocrat is frightening.

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:00 PM

Sep 2016

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)

3. True, but the system has checks and balances

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:02 PM

Sep 2016

that Cruz is perhaps less likely than Trump to completely ignore.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

4. The difference is

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:02 PM

Sep 2016

Trump has been at this a long long long long long long time. Since back around the time when Cruz was born. He's nothing but a blob of rot. Cruz will be there in another 30 years of he keeps going like he has.

unblock

(52,253 posts)

6. like choosing between huntington's disease and als.

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:04 PM

Sep 2016

you don't have to rank them. "i'd prefer neither, thank you" is enough.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)

7. You could make an argument that Mike Pence is worse than both of them. (eom)

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:09 PM

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Kathy M

(1,242 posts)

12. Agree

Reply to StevieM (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 09:00 PM

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BigDemVoter

(4,150 posts)

8. I agree.

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:37 PM

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TexasBushwhacker

(20,202 posts)

9. I used to think Cruz was worse because of the religion thing

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:39 PM

Sep 2016

But now that we know Trump is in bed with the Russians (and the Chinese and the Saudis) I find him much more of a threat.

Oh, and he wants to use nuclear weapons.

Wounded Bear

(58,668 posts)

10. Cruz wasn't really trying to be an asshole...

Reply to First Speaker (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:49 PM

Sep 2016

It came by him more naturally.

Trump consciously works at his assholiness.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

11. +1, and not to be himself or humanize himself its to grift the guy is admittedly greedy

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #10)

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 08:53 PM

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