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During the Republican primary campaign, Ted Cruz, center, is surrounded by supporters and media at a voting precinct Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Houston.
Texas Republican Ted Cruz is a Tea Party star. But even he isn't confident in the "personalities" on the Republican ticket.
"If this presidential race focuses on issues, if it focuses on the economy, on President Obama's abysmal economic record, Republicans win," Texas' GOP Senate nominee said on Sunday's Meet The Press. "If it's a battle of personalities, Republicans will lose."
Cruz has been hailed as a rising star on the right since defeating Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in last month's primary runoff. Dewhurst was backed by establishment figures like Gov. Rick Perry, while the long-shot Cruz won the support of Sarah Palin and a variety of Tea Party groups.
Now, as the GOP nominee in deep-red Texas, Cruz is considered a lock to win his Senate race, and has scored a prime speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
On Sunday, Cruz supported Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan, suggesting that the Republican budget guru will put the focus of the campaign back on the economy and other issues that Americans truly care about.
Fellow panel member Kasim Reed, the Democratic mayor of Atlanta, countered that Ryan is hardly a serious, big-issues candidate, and has only recast himself as a deficit hawk in the last couple years after nearly a decade of backing massive congressional spending. "He wasn't serious under Bush," said Reed.
"Why wasn't he serious when we were fighting the war in Iraq? Why didn't he say America should pay for the war in Afghanistan? Why didn't he say that when we have a TARP program it needs to be available for people on Main Street? ... He has a budget that doesn't balance and claims he's a budget balancer." Cruz acknowledged that he didn't agree with all of Ryan's votes, but said that the Wisconsin Republican, unlike Obama, was "serious about the solutions."
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romney/ryan are what they are. issue ducking, non comitttal on policy, twisters of the truth, actually out right liears. this has nothing to do with personality, just simple facts. this election is about honesty and dishonesty. romney/ryan tells each part of the country what they want to hear. with them, you have to separate fictionj from non fiction. good luck.
Thank you..."Donkey & Rearend" will never tell the truth...they are just 'WHITE-WASHING" their lies.Sick of it.
If a presidential race is based on personalities, honesty, decency, competence, and doing what is right for America (the 99% of it), then Pinocchio Romney and Puppet Ryan already lost.
I would agree with the headline. If it comes down to personality, the republicans are cooked. Obama may not have a clue on economic policy, but he is a very like able person, while Romney comes across almost as wooden as al gore. And, Biden, he would be a riot to sit and talk with. I really do like both of these guys. I only wish they had a clue.
I also agree that The Romney/Ryan team would loose on personality, but, as far as what Rusty (#3) says about Obama not having a clue, the truth begs to differ, and, well, the facts, yes FACTS speak for themselves. Here is just one example:
and each item on the list has it's own credible, verifiable reference.
Rusty, I'm not in any way trying to slam you, or start an argument with you, I'm just posting based on the statement you made, which is your constitutional right to make, and I appreciate your opinion.
Just like Obama, its an empty thought
What are you, a Troll? If you bothered to read my next post, you would see that I added the link there. Try interjecting some thought into your post, idiot!
Here's the List
Thanks- it the same list that people have been pasting on here for months.
Here's a question for you. Is Obama telling the truth when he brags of all these great acomplishments- as he says, more than any President except maybe Lincoln, Kennedy, Johnson and FDR- or is he telling the truth wen he says he hasn't been able to do anything because of the "do-nothing" Republicans?
Seems- he can't claim both sides of the same argument.
for some rediculous reason, this thread won't accept web page links, or, at least I
obamaachievements.org/list
Just cut and past it if you are interested in what it has to say. It's a really fantastic list.