Ted Cruz Pros And Cons

Chris Christie just endorsed the Donald. Even after Christie is on camera saying he doesn't want an entertainer as a president and also they evidently ran against each other. John Harwood which seems to be a Federalist said the reason for the recent endorsement is “The both really like the spotlight.” They say that they also have the same view on Hillary Clinton and Christie thinks Trump has the best plans to beat her. The next topic of discussion was Trump and the other two Candidates Rubio and Cruz. Rubio and Cruz during the last debate kept throwing punches at Trump. Susan Davis a Congressional Reporter for NPR which is leading to the left side of the room says “This needed to be happening five to six months ago.” The majority of the speakers

Yet it is a swing state. The record shows despite the victory of President Obama in the state of North Carolina, the state is dominantly Republican since 1960s. Based on the facts, there are slightly more Democratic voters in North Carolina (2.8 million) than Republican voters (2.0 million). 54% of the voters consist of women. These facts favor Hillary Clinton but still both parties would campaign heavily for those 15 electoral votes. According to the early vote in North Carolina, 40 percent of the electorate already cast the ballot and the amount portrays a significant lead towards the former Secretary of State. Overall, Mrs. Clinton led the early votes by 51 to 39 percent in three way race and 53-39 percent in two-way race. Researchers found out the amount of Democratic voters in North Carolina declined in 2016 compared to the amount four years ago. On the other hand, the amount of Republican voters increased this year compared to the amount in 2012. The number of registered Democratic voters declined by 5.1 percent and the number of early voters have dipped by 3.1 percent. This shows the number of Democratic turnout hasn’t dropped as much as the number of registered Democrats. Another side of the early votes show the early votes of Black voters dropped from 28 percent in 2008 to 23 percent in 2016. This shows the lack of enthusiasm from the North Carolina black voters. It

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after his speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., on March 23, 2015.

Well, "The long-running “birther” controversy–a rather bizarre conspiracy theory which holds that President Obama was not born in the United States–refuses to go away, kept alive by business celebrity Donald Trump and other assorted critics," (UCF Today, David Houghton). Every four years, when the current president's term ends, new candidates to lead our nation arise. All of them are seemingly perfect, so how do you take down the competition? You make rumors about them. Ted Cruz is the most recent of these attacks, but all points of evidence show that he is innocent. The online news outlet "The Atlantic", says that Ted Cruz's mother was a citizen of the United States, therefore he was granted United States citizenship and did not go through naturalization. With these ideals intact, we won't lose very valid candidates to in our elections to misinterpreted laws in our

will run for the November election, so I think that the primary system breaks down to several

(Randy Dotinga, 2006) For the smaller states some candidate’s do not even bother to visit them on the campaign trail. States that are deemed Republican or Democrat very rarely get any attention while the Presidents are campaigning. States like

Candidates won't bother campaigning in California or Texas because they know it's Democratic or Republican so that means swing states matter more and have more say in a presidential cycle. This equally mutes the minority voters in both of these states. Furthermore, the issues in small swing states often become key election issues, when they only really affect a small percentage of people.

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has dropped out of the race to be US president. He dropped out because his campaign was struggling in the polls and he failed to make the cut into the main Republican presidential debate. He dropped out last month. Perry also ran in 2012 but dropped out after a series of gaffes. Rick Perry certainly possessed a resume to be a top-tier contender for the Republican nomination.However, he has been quickly eclipsed in the polls by political outsiders like Mr.Trump and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Just 4 years ago, in his first bid, Perry had a widespread support and seemed a real threat to Romney. I think what Perry did was actually smart, because if you know you're running behind in the polls then you should

Cruz spoke for about an hour at Pottawattamie County Republican Party making the case for why he is capable of being commander in chief. Laying out his aggressive agenda platform as President, Cruz said there are five policies he would implement on the first day. The presidential hopeful has emphasized his first day as president statements throughout the campaign trail, however it still has won him loyal followers among christians and conservative movement especially in Iowa.

Due to heavy campaigning, McCain was able to win New Hampshire by a “48% to 30%”iv[iv] margin. George W. Bush emphatically won the closed Delaware primary by a “51% to 25%”v[v] margin. Bush then went on to win in South Carolina’s modified open primary by a “53% to 42%”vi[vi] margin, thus robbing McCain’s hopes of gaining momentum. Despite this, McCain did get back on the winning track with wins in Michigan’s open primary and in Arizona’s closed primary.

As the campaigns for the major parties’ presidential nominations drag on, attention has begun to turn downballot, where a handful of toss-up races could help decide control of the Senate. With a contested Republican convention possible — Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are all still in the race — it’s not just the nominee

When the words “swing state” are mentioned, Florida is perhaps one of the first states a person may think of. In this year’s election cycle, the story is no different. Florida has a single senate seat up for election, and Marco Rubio (R), and Patrick Murphy (D) are hoping to claim it on November 8th. Marco Rubio has held that seat since the last senate election in 2010, giving him an edge as the incumbent. Patrick Murphy is the challenger and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. A glance at any polling numbers shows Rubio ahead, and most have shown him ahead since the beginning of the race. The polls do not show a commanding lead, as one may expect from an incumbent. While polling margins are slimmer than many average incumbents, money has not stopped flowing to Rubio. His finances are typical of an incumbent particularly that of a closely contested race. It may be impossible to tell which has the greater effect of Rubio’s fundraising. In states that are typically swing states and have close political races, simple analyses such as incumbency advantage may not fully explain the results and polls in the race.

The United States has a federalist government meaning that it works similarly on two different levels; nationally, and on the state level. This means that not only are elections held on the national level, but every year state-wide elections exist where different issues are voted upon in state-wide referendum. Although these occur every year, mainly they have been seen as only being important, and therefore watched by the people within that state, rather than nationally. Even so, within the past few years, these state elections have become more important nationally. Whether that is through the issues being voted on, or the trends that winning seats may prove for further upcoming elections, these state-wide elections are becoming more important for individuals nationally.

Senator Cruz’s followers think that he is a traditional conservative that is against government overreach. He maintains this stance on ethanol claiming that he is pro ethanol but against the government mandates that come with them. Some people buy this excuse and others do not. I personally find his ideas and policies hard to align with, but that's probably because I am not conservative, but a lot of voters are buying into his ideas making him number two in current

Horsheads, N.Y. (WENY) -- Voters are heading to the polls in the southern tier and throughout New York State. This year's primary is shaping up to have a strong impact on the presidential race.