Fiorina's Cruz's pick for VP

[Brian Howell]

On the face of it Cruz found a highly compatible potential running-mate. Not that that will win him any liberal votes. So, was she a good pick?

Let's look at her bonafides—well, today's anyway:

Snapshot

• Claimed Planned Parenthood harvested organs from living babies. (The Demo OPRE folks are going to have a field day with this one.)
  
• "Liberals believe in protecting flies, but not human life."
  
• Opposes both federal abortion funding and judicial activism. 
  
• Cut tax code to 3 pages then budget sensibly.
  
• Opined that Dodd-Frank bank regulation is how socialism starts.
  
• Stated the Supreme Court overstepped by legalizing same-sex marriage. 
  
• As CEO of HP, laid off 30,000 employees—but doubled size of company as a result of its acquisition of Compaq (generally regarded as a success)
  
• Marijuana is a very complex chemical substance, unlike beer. 

Positions

• Economics: (and indirectly climate) No gas tax increase; lower gas prices good for recovery.
  
• Guns: Opposed 1994 assault weapon ban; opposes no-fly list gun ban.
  
• Diplomacy: Rebuild 6th fleet instead of talking to Putin.
  
• Climate change: ISIS & Iran are bigger threats than climate change.
  
• Racism: In Africa, experienced being only white person in the room.
  
• Foreign affairs: "I know the leaders of the Mideast; Obama & Hillary do not."
  
• Government: We've become a nation of rules, not a nation of laws.
  
• Health care: ObamaCare is failing; replace 10,000 pages with free market.
  
• Homeland security: Guantanamo Bay isn't broken, so don't fix it. 
  
• Values: It's time to take our country back.
  
• Social security: Companies should provide benefits, but don't require any.
  
• Technology: Overturn net neutrality. 
  
• War: Rebuild missile defense program in Poland.
  

Source: http://www.ontheissues.org/Carly_Fiorina.htm

[Jack Saunders]

In an early debate, Trump, talking about the need to scrub the GOP brand of its "old fuddy-duddy" image, pointed directly at the always pinched looking Carly and blurted: "Look at that face!"  So I guess if you're looking for world class animus v. Trump, you won't find a more pissed off person in the party.

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[Matt Fish]

This choice is generally weak. She'll make a good attack dog against Clinton, as any good VP should. Beyond that it reeks of desperation. Cruz is losing to Trump, and only has a slim chance of winning the nomination if the GOP convention goes to a second ballot. Possible, but more and more unlikely (especially if Indiana goes to Trump). Cart, meet horse.

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[alanjoh...@gmail.com]

Hi (my first post to this group)

It is also possible that the republican hierarchy are restructuring and forming longer term alliances.  I was talking with a republican congressional staffer and the tone was that this election season is a bit of bust.  The GOP is debating how to shift its strategy from strict conservative principles towards a populist model.  Sanders and Trump have hit a nerve that can result in the redrawing of typical party lines.  For the 2016 election the GOP is trying not to loose significantly and rebuild for 2020 where a Cruz/Carly alliance my be more significant.  Cruz also has some serious political changes to make to be viable long term because the evangelical base is not strong enough to support his current narrow agenda

Cheers

Alan Pearson - Sent from my iPhone 510-334-8648

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[jack saunders]

Welcome Alan Pearson.

If the GOP wants into the crowed political populism market, fine.  But to what point?  The donors of the Tory party in any democracy have one bedrock concern:  taxes.  Most of the taxes are paid by well-off people.  I think that's perfectly fair.  But there's got to be some limit to it, the keep the operation going.  Nobody knows exactly where the sweet spot is.  

My point here is that constant push-back on taxes is the GOP's reason for being.  And populism in that context argues with itself.  If your purpose is to harass homosexuals (Cruz et al) you can sign up a lot of meanies in fly-over territory.  But you won't get a lot of fervor behind cutting the capital gains tax.

 

 

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