Thread: Mulvaney says GOP candidates like Cruz not 'likable' enough, could lose

NYT: Mulvaney says GOP candidates like Cruz not 'likable' enough, could lose

By Eli Watkins, CNN
Updated 5:37 PM ET, Sat September 8, 2018


Washington (CNN)Mick Mulvaney, a top Trump administration official, warned behind closed doors on Saturday that Republican candidates such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could be at risk of losing and were not "likable" enough, The New York Times reported.

Mulvaney made his comments, according to the Times, at a meeting with party donors alongside Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. The Times said a person at the private event provided the paper with an audio recording of Mulvaney's remarks.

"There's a very real possibility we will win a race for Senate in Florida and lose a race in Texas for Senate, O.K.?"

Mulvaney said, according to the Times. "I don't think it's likely, but it's a possibility. How likable is a candidate? That still counts."

Cruz is facing Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke in his bid for re-election this November, and in Florida, GOP Gov. Rick Scott is mounting a challenge to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. An August NBC News/Marist poll in Texas gave Cruz a slight lead, and one in Florida from Quinnipiac University this week showed the race there was deadlocked.

Despite his remark about Cruz, Mulvaney was somewhat bullish about his party's chances overall and referred to the Democratic effort as "a movement of hate."

"They want you to think there's a blue wave when there's not," Mulvaney said.

Mulvaney's remarks on Saturday came as the 2018 elections begin to draw closer and the fight for control of Congress has begun to heat up. Both President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have exchanged jabs on the campaign trail in recent days as they seek to boost the midterm efforts of their respective parties.

Mulvaney is both the head of Trump's Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Prior to joining the administration, Mulvaney was a Republican member of the House from South Carolina.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/08/polit...cruz/index.html

Republicans need to work really hard to help Ted Cruz win re-election. He has been a good Senator and has worked very well with President Trump, that speaks well for Cruz, because that's not easy, they had a hard fight during the campaign, but Trump is very easy to work with and Cruz has proved he deserves a big re-election in Texas.

Get busy Texas Republicans!! BRING IT HOME FOR CRUZ!! GET OUT AND VOTE FOR TED CRUZ FOR US SENATE!!!

Here is Mulvaney's thoughts on illegal immigration before he became a part of the administration

He's right. But that doesn't mean he supports illegal immigration. Mulvaney doesn't support illegal immigration, what he supports is the correct way of speaking about it and dealing with it. Trump knew how to do that. He attacked it the right way, straight on, for what it really is, which is not an attack on legal immigrants, which is not an attack on Hispanics, it's an attack on workers who aren't supposed to be here, families that aren't supposed to be on welfare here, and criminals who aren't supposed to be in our country killing and harming Americans.

I like Mick Mulvaney a lot. He's so smart and so articulate. Trump won Texas in 2016 and he won the Electoral College by alot by winning the majority in 30 states. He was the right candidate for the task of winning the White House for Republicans and he is the right man for the job of President of the United States for the American People.

KEEP IT ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN'!! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2018!!!!

Originally Posted by Judy

He's right. But that doesn't mean he supports illegal immigration. Mulvaney doesn't support illegal immigration,

I understand and can interpret "political speak" and Mulvaney was saying we can't do anything about drug running across the border because we might hurt the feelings of those who want to protect the drug runners and invaders. He has the best interest of the invaders and the business community as priority, not the country.

That isn't what he said at all, but if you want to imagine such, that's not surprising. He was addressing the whine of DACA lover, Trey Gowdy, and a rude response to that by someone!

Originally Posted by Judy

That isn't what he said at all, but if you want to imagine such, that's not surprising. He was addressing the whine of DACA lover, Trey Gowdy, and a rude response to that by someone!

Listen again---he was agreeing with the whine of DACA lover Trey Gowdy, and pushing back against the Congressman who called Gowdy out.

Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders

Listen again---he was agreeing with the whine of DACA lover Trey Gowdy, and pushing back against the Congressman who called Gowdy out.

Right, he didn't think the Congressman's comment about the drug mules was an appropriate response to Trey Gowdy's issue of the obvious DACA person who was valedictorian of her class in school. Mulvaney is making the point that you need different speak on these issues or it will alienate the American Hispanic community and cost Republicans elections. I have no problem with that at all, the speak about this issue has to be accurate and correct. Not every illegal alien is a drug mule, the point is it doesn't matter who is and isn't a drug mule, what matters is that you're all illegal aliens in our country in violation of US immigration law, and thus "gotta go"!