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Ted Cruz Warns Trump Tariffs Could Lead To a 'Bloodbath' For Republicans In Midterm Elections

https://www.latintimes.com/ted-cruz-warns-trump-tariffs-could-lead-bloodbath-republicans-midterm-elections-579998
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u/greatBLT 1d ago

If I was a Republican running for office, I think it'd be best for me to be honest and admit the mistakes of my party as a whole. I'd try to convince people that I'm independent from the MAGA craziness and prioritize the needs of the working class above everything else. I think people would be more receptive to that than blaming the opposition party. You know, do what Bernie and AOC are doing with their anti-oligarchy tour. Swing voters seem to like what they've been saying.

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u/InertiasCreep 1d ago

You wouldnt get elected. The MAGA craziness is the GOP base now. This is the party that elected Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene. The GOP is all about doubling down and endorsing the crazy.

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u/RockmanMike 1d ago

Case in point: bringing Oliver Stone for a congressional hearing and having Lauren "Beetlejuice" Boebert confusing him with Roger Stone.

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u/InertiasCreep 1d ago

'They're not sending their best and their brightest.' -- Donald Trump

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u/aerost0rm 1d ago

Thing is, once you speak out and distance yourself from the MAGA cult, they will run a candidate against you with the bulk of the republican donor funding/gifts to Donald. Donnie himself will demand money donated to the RNC once political season really gears up.

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u/PleaseEvolve 1d ago

Life on earth is just a painful test for an eternal life filled with cold brew, free cable and a faux leather recliner.

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u/Recent-Ad-5493 1d ago

Cool. No you wouldn’t. Not if you had any dreams of being elected as a republican.

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u/Admiraltiger7 1d ago

You would totally fail to convince them. You will lose in the primary because distancing or breaking away from the GOP/MAGA platform/agenda is a turn off.

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u/tenthtryatusername 15h ago

lol. Doing those things would get you kicked out of the Republican Party.

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u/opanaooonana 12h ago

They are actually fearful of their lives, not just voters. Mitt Romney talked about it in an interview. I guess people would ask him how he’s not worried for his or his family’s safety after criticizing Trump. I can see a world where Trump says “it’s time to ‘drain the swamp’ ‘wink’ ‘wink’ starting with these traitor RINOs” then pardons anyone who carries out violence.