2016 Election Thread

[USAFChief]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/03/23/ted-cruz-borrows-line-michael-douglas-movie-american-president/82165208/

 

Too funny.  Cruz can't even come up with his own words of outrage.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Uh oh, apparently it's about to come out that Ted Cruz has had at least 5 extramarital affairs.

Now personally, I could care less who is banging who in Washington, but I don't think this is going to go over well with his "Christian values" crowd.

 

Also, I am shocked that there are 6 women in this world who would actually sleep with Ted Cruz.

Gross.

 

Several "serious" journalists have admitted they had the story, and sat on it.......which, if you are running on the "holier than thou" platform seems like a serious omission by the the media.

[TheLeviathan]

I hate to wish anything on anyone's family, but the affairs angle would be something I'm happy to see come out.  Ted Cruz is a scary dude, the sooner he's irrelevant politically the safer I'll feel.

[PseudoSABR]

 

Several "serious" journalists have admitted they had the story, and sat on it.......which, if you are running on the "holier than thou" platform seems like a serious omission by the the media.

Seriously? That damn liberal media.

 

Just curious where you're finding this information.  All I can find is the National Enquirer story (which I guess did break the John Edwards scandal in 2008), and no other sourced reporting...

[PseudoSABR]

 

I hate to wish anything on anyone's family, but the affairs angle would be something I'm happy to see come out.  Ted Cruz is a scary dude, the sooner he's irrelevant politically the safer I'll feel.

Right. To think he was capturing the supposed "moral" wing of the party's support...

[TheLeviathan]

There was a Washington Post reporter that confirmed two of the women.  Breitbart is also confirming the story I think.

 

[Mike Sixel]

I saw that picture, but had not "read" it before now.

 

Fairly accurate.

[PseudoSABR]

 

Seriously? That damn liberal media.

 

Just curious where you're finding this information.  All I can find is the National Enquirer story (which I guess did break the John Edwards scandal in 2008), and no other sourced reporting...

Answering my own question: Here's a list from a bunch of twitter posts of reporters who had the story; evidently they were told to sit on it.  Ugh.

[nicksaviking]

Regarding the Wisconsin vote, I was going to post that if Paul Ryan was a serious Convention candidate, wouldn't Wisconsinites intentionally hurt Trump's chances? Or are there that many Wisconsin conservatives that like Trump more than their own guy?

 

But yeah, maybe moot point if this Cruz stuff hits the fan. Or I guess more fans than it has thus far.

[Mike Sixel]

does this make Ryan or Kasich the nominee? Or, will conservatives show they don't actually care about their own being philanderers? 

[Willihammer]

So the uptight, son of a preacher man, uber-Christian is a two faced philanderer?

 

Shocking.

[PseudoSABR]

 

Regarding the Wisconsin vote, I was going to post that if Paul Ryan was a serious Convention candidate, wouldn't Wisconsinites intentionally hurt Trump's chances? Or are there that many Wisconsin conservatives that like Trump more than their own guy?

1) I don't think voters are that complex in their motivations. 2) Ryan as a congressman hasn't been exposed to a state-wide election, so I'm not sure how many Wisconsinites would necessarily consider him their own.  (Heck, Rubio as a Senator couldn't win his home State, and he was an actual candidate).

[TheLeviathan]

 

does this make Ryan or Kasich the nominee? Or, will conservatives show they don't actually care about their own being philanderers? 

 

I think this effectively makes certain that Trump is the nominee.  He's not going to let this story just go away.

 

Kasich can't even beat Rubio in some of the recent votes.  He has no business continuing.

[nicksaviking]

I was under the impression that it's not cheating if you're doing it in Canada. We probably need to know if these women are from his home country or adopted country before we rush to judgements.

[Mike Sixel]

 

I was under the impression that it's not cheating if you're doing it in Canada. We probably need to know if these women are from his home country or adopted country before we rush to judgements.

 

Wait, he might be doing it with immigrants or aliens? Or what are you saying man?

[Mike Sixel]

Where are all the right wingers, who said Clinton should not be the President when he maybe had an affair? Are they saying Cruz should not only stop running, but give up his Senate seat?

 

Or, is this just more hypocrisy from the "you have to act the way we say" crowd?

[USAFChief]

I'm going to need something more than National Enquirer before I believe this story.

 

 

[mikecgrimes]

 

Flowchart.

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If it contains swearing don't post it

[mikecgrimes]

 

I think this effectively makes certain that Trump is the nominee.  He's not going to let this story just go away.

 

Kasich can't even beat Rubio in some of the recent votes.  He has no business continuing.

 

If Trump can come up with any evidence the story is true then yeah he could win off it, but if not this will hurt Trump far more then people think.  This just makes it clear to more people that everything Trump touches and everything he does is a lie.  I wouldn't be the least bit shocked if the party takes drastic action against Trump.

[Mike Sixel]

 

I'm going to need something more than National Enquirer before I believe this story.

 

There have already been additional news outlets confirming they have the story, and have been sitting on it.......

[nicksaviking]

Wait, he might be doing it with immigrants or aliens? Or what are you saying man?

Um, he has a strong foreign policy?

[mikecgrimes]

 

There have already been additional news outlets confirming they have the story, and have been sitting on it.......

 

Why might a media source sit on a story?  I would never put it past anyone to have an affair but this story doesn't seem to have legs.  A real media outlet will double down on this if it's worthy.  All i know is Oprah was days from death about 15 years ago according to the same magazine.

[USAFChief]

 

There have already been additional news outlets confirming they have the story, and have been sitting on it.......

link?

[Mike Sixel]

 

Why might a media source sit on a story?  I would never put it past anyone to have an affair but this story doesn't seem to have legs.  A real media outlet will double down on this if it's worthy.  All i know is Oprah was days from death about 15 years ago according to the same magazine.

 

Should I list all the times they did this, and it was true? You wanna go there?

 

If it's true, will the right treat him like they did clinton, or not?

 

[Mike Sixel]

 

link?

 

there was a link up thread.

[USAFChief]

 

there was a link up thread.

That's a link to nothing, Mike.  Just Twitter all aflutter over the Nat'l Enquirer story.

 

There's not one reputable, or even semi-reputable news source confirming the story.

 

 

[Craig Arko]

link?

 

[TheLeviathan]

 

If Trump can come up with any evidence the story is true then yeah he could win off it, but if not this will hurt Trump far more then people think.  This just makes it clear to more people that everything Trump touches and everything he does is a lie.  I wouldn't be the least bit shocked if the party takes drastic action against Trump.

 

This won't hurt Trump if more nad more agencies come out confirming elements of the story.  Then Cruz is basically sunk.

[USAFChief]

 

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I'm both angered that I get this reference, and thrilled there's at least one other fan.

[Willihammer]

Goddammit, National Enquirer, that's it? Well if you hear the sound of tires screeching that could be me backpedaling...