Cruz doubles down on intolerance

[brooklynite]

Cruz, in Iowa, Commends Indiana for ‘Doing the Right Thing’

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The more than 100 people who showed up for a town-hall-style event at Morningside College here on Wednesday heard Senator’s Ted Cruz’s thoughts on the battle over a law in Indiana billed as a religious freedom measure.

“We’re seeing in the news right now a lot of noise because the state of Indiana bravely stood up and passed a law defending religious liberty,” Mr. Cruz said in his opening remarks. “And I say this: I will commend the state of Indiana for doing the right thing.”

It seemed Mr. Cruz, a Texas Republican, had touched a nerve, as he was greeted with nods of approval and occasional applause. Indeed, western Iowa, where Morningside is, is one of the most conservative parts of the state, home to the evangelical population that has propped up candidates like Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee in the past.

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[MineralMan]

1. Buh-bye, Ted.

You weren't going to win anyhow, but good for you to put an end to the nonsense early. Pack it in and quit. You've lost already.

[world wide wally]

2. He's succeeding at pushing the conversation to the right a little bit more

That is the true danger of a Cruz campaign
Of course, the other candidates follow his lead.
What we need in the next election is an absolute landslide that sends the message that there is still some semblance of America.