WestVirginiaRebel Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 kpax On Monday night in Houston, Donald Trump will dunk on Ted Cruz one last time. Trump will travel to Texas to hold a massive get-out-the-vote rally for Cruz in the final days of a closer-than-expected race against Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D). For Cruz, the rally is born of necessity — polling shows him with a mid-to-upper single digit lead over O’Rourke, but the incumbent badly needs an energized Republican base in order to ensure victory. And no one rallies the Republican base like President Trump. For Trump, it’s the latest example of a former political foe — and one who he attacked (and was attacked by) fiercely — seeking to make peace, with an acknowledgment that, well, standing against him just wasn’t worth it. From Sens. Rand Paul to Lindsey Graham to Cruz, Trump has watched as his fiercest critics have turned into, at least in the case of Paul and Graham, two of his staunchest allies. That willingness to seek political peace speaks to Trump’s total and complete takeover of the Republican Party over the past three years. There is simply no safe political space for Republicans on the wrong side of Trump. Retiring Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake (R) is retiring because he wrote a book questioning Trump’s grip on the GOP. Retiring Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker (R) is retiring, at least in part, because he took a hit when he stepped out and criticized some of Trump’s controversial comments. ________ The Ted Trump train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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