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2016-07-25 Home Front: Politix

[BREITBART] In an extraordinary public rebuke, two influential donors who were among the biggest supporters of Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign excoriated Mr. Cruz on Saturday for his decision not to endorse Donald J. Trump at the Republican National Convention.

The remarks from Robert Mercer of Long Island and his daughter Rebekah Mercer suggest widening fallout over Mr. Cruz’s convention speech, in which he did not endorse his former rival and, instead, suggested that Republicans should "vote your conscience" for candidates "up and down the ticket."

"Last summer and again this year, Senator Ted Cruz pledged to support the candidacy of the nominee of the Republican Party, whomever that nominee might be," the Mercers, who rarely comment in the news media, said in the statement to The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
. "We are profoundly disappointed that on Wednesday night he chose to disregard this pledge."

The statement continued: "The Democratic Party will soon choose as their nominee a candidate who would repeal both the First and Second Amendments of the Bill of Rights, a nominee who would remake the Supreme Court in her own image. We need ’all hands on deck’ to ensure that Mr. Trump prevails."

"Unfortunately," the statement added, "Senator Cruz has chosen to remain in his bunk below, a decision both regrettable and revealing."

The Mercers invested at least $11 million in Keep the Promise I, one of a group of interlocked "super PACs" that supported Mr. Cruz in his presidential run. During the contentious primary race, Mr. Cruz had early praise for Mr. Trump on the belief that his candidacy would eventually fade and that Mr. Trump’s voters would move over to the senator’s camp.

Posted by Fred 2016-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Actions have consequences.

p.s. Robert Mercer of Long Island and his daughter Rebekah Mercer Wasn't there some Tex here a few days ago who said something along the lines "We Texans won't let some NY money man tell us what to do."?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-07-25 03:58|| 2016-07-25 03:58|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ Heh.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-07-25 07:39|| 2016-07-25 07:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Percy and Big Tex, just yesterday.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-07-25 07:39|| 2016-07-25 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Cruz is done politically. While I can understand him not doing it because Trump made it personal with his family, there are times in politics you have to show a brave public face while plotting to stab the fucker in the back later.

Cruz failed this test.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-07-25 09:34|| 2016-07-25 09:34|| Front Page Top

#5 I've heard plenty of "He's done" with politicians before, only to see them them survive and come roaring back. Perhaps Cruz won't be President, true enough, but his Career is far from over.

This is just the Mercer's covering their rears from fallout for supporting the "Wrong guy".

Posted by Charles 2016-07-25 10:48|| 2016-07-25 10:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, all cruz needs to do is go on the pipe, like Marion Berry, get caught, go to jail and come out as a born-again democrat. That's the ticket...

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-07-25 11:31|| 2016-07-25 11:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Cruz isn't anywhere near done. He will be reelected handily and without money from big name donors.

Posted by Spinesing Gray3122 2016-07-25 12:00|| 2016-07-25 12:00|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm impressed by the inclusiveness of the Trumpistas. Obviously building a big tent party is a key goal for them.

Posted by Iblis 2016-07-25 12:07|| 2016-07-25 12:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Probably one of the few time I've agreed with Iblis. That said, it's gonna be a few years until the next election; lots of things will happen between now and them

Posted by Pappy 2016-07-25 14:20|| 2016-07-25 14:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Yawl just don't get it.

Texas sent Ted Cruz to Washington DC to stick his thumb in Congresses eye. Watching him do the same thing to the whole Trump convention fearlessly and with a smile on his face was a hoot!

Now you know the definition of Tejano. Santa Anna thought Latinos in Texas would support him, but they helped take the Mexican Presidente down at San Jancinto along side Sam Houston. Texas is, different.

God Bless Texas!

Posted by Percy McCoy7690 2016-07-25 14:44|| 2016-07-25 14:44|| Front Page Top

#11 I was disappointed in Ted for his reactions to Trump.

I supported Ted after Scott Walker pulled out and I was hoping that Ted's anti-establishment views would prevail and after Trump started winning that he could team up with the Donald and move him to a more conservative anti-establishment narrative but instead they fought like 8th grade girls.

Oh well even if Donald has shades of Mussolini that's still far superior to HRC's Mao crossed with Saddam.\ character.

Posted by AlanC 2016-07-25 17:24|| 2016-07-25 17:24|| Front Page Top

#12 Hillary is out there and Trump has you people fighting each other instead of her.

What the hell is wrong with you? And with him for starting this crap? An agent provocateur couldn't do any better a job of destroying conservatives than Trump has done.

If this is the response of the GOP and most opposition, we may as well invest in ammo, booze and bunkers out in the wilderness and hope civilization falls before the fascists and communists come for us.

Or better yet become a libertarian and just get stay so high and stoned that I will not care anymore.

Posted by Grineter Hatfield3607 2016-07-25 18:21|| 2016-07-25 18:21|| Front Page Top

#13 Jumpin Jesus on a Pogo Stick! That is something my old Chief used to say when he was struck with some utter stupidity we had committed "on his watch."

How the heck do Rantburg people come up with these appropriate videos?

At least today I got a laugh somewhere among all this bad news and Civil, Well Reasoned Discourse. Thank you for that.

Posted by Flaitle and Company4533 2016-07-25 18:45|| 2016-07-25 18:45|| Front Page Top

#14 Welcome to the clan FC. Don't be a stranger.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-25 18:56|| 2016-07-25 18:56|| Front Page Top

#15

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-07-25 19:28|| 2016-07-25 19:28|| Front Page Top

#16 New names, old trolls?

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-07-25 22:17|| 2016-07-25 22:17|| Front Page Top

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