Donald Trump or Ted Cruz? Republicans Argue Over Who Is Greater Threat

[KamaAina]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/us/politics/donald-trump-ted-cruz-republican-establishment.html

With Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz battling for the Republican nomination, two powerful factions of their party are now clashing over the question: Which man is more dangerous?

Conservative intellectuals have become convinced that Mr. Trump, with his message of nationalist-infused populism, poses a dire threat to conservatism, and plan to issue a manifesto on Friday to try to stop him.

Meanwhile, the cadre of Republican lobbyists, operatives and elected officials based in Washington are much more unnerved by Mr. Cruz, a go-it-alone, hard-right crusader who campaigns against the political establishment and could curtail their influence and access, building his own Republican machine to essentially replace them.

The division illuminates much about modern Republicanism and the surprising bedfellows brought about when an emerging political force begins to imperil entrenched power.

[busterbrown]

1. Just read that a Republican Congressman would

vote for Sanders over Cruz... Don’t believe it for a second....
This is a ploy.. Why did he not just say I’ll vote for the Dem nominee?

No...They definitely wanna run against Sanders.. Although they might be in for a mighty big
surprise if Bernie wins the nomination...But this post is not about Bernie vs Clinton.. Its about scheming lying
Republicans..

[KamaAina]

2. Senator, actually

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republican-senators-dislike-cruz

Still, Cruz has become such a pariah that one of his colleagues, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, told supporters at a campaign fundraiser for his own re-election that he would vote for liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders for president before Cruz, according to one person who attended the event. Burr did not appear to be joking, said the person, who demanded anonymity to discuss the private gathering.