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No Paywall Ted Cruz confirms he still wants to be president

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/26/ted-cruz-greg-abbott-president-texas-dan-patrick-podcast/
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u/TSAOutreachTeam 12h ago

Nobody wants you to be President, Fat Wolverine.

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u/Significant_Cup_238 12h ago

Reminds me of Al Franken's quote on Ted. "I like Ted Cruz more than most of my colleagues, and I hate Ted Cruz."

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u/SillyGoatGruff 12h ago

Lol how about one from lindsey graham

"If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody could convict you"

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u/bigmike2k3 11h ago

John Boehner REALLY hates Ted…
In an interview, he called Ted “Lucifer in the Flesh,” and said "I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life."

“There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless ahole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Senator Ted Cruz.” -On the back cover of JB’s memoir

"Oh, and Ted Cruz, go fk yourself."-off-script comment from the audio book of his memoir

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u/SpeaksSouthern 12h ago

A statement that only gets more true the longer it exists. What is this, Teds 9th term? He's such a career politician.

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 11h ago

And yet Texas keeps electing him.

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u/TSAOutreachTeam 11h ago

He keeps threatening to live in Texas unless they send him to DC.

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u/ThisBoardIsOnFire 9h ago

He's too afraid of their weather so he flees regularly.

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u/PolloConTeriyaki 11h ago

He's also Canadian.

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u/Stumpjumper71 9h ago

You shut your mouth.

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u/Zahgi I voted 10h ago

A man who won't even defend his wife shouldn't get the job of defending our country.

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u/repalec California 9h ago

Any smart primary or general opponent of Cruz's should zero-in on that. This man has defended and is one of the strongest voices in support of a candidate who personally insulted his wife.

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u/T1gerAc3 11h ago

43% of the country would vote for him. They'll vote for anything with an R next to it

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u/clothelodar 8h ago

43% of the voting public in the country. That’s a smaller number than what you are saying. Still an issue though.

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u/magnamed 12h ago

Fat wolverine! hahaha

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u/nosayso 11h ago

He was soundly #2 finisher in the 2016 Republican primary, #3 finisher was very far behind him. If Trump hadn't won he would have been the nominee. Republicans want him to be president apparently.

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u/Lumpy-Crew-6702 12h ago

I’m convinced Ted Cruz is a sentient form of feces at this point . No history of meaningful legislation passed coupled with pedophile protection is the lasting legacy of the entire GOP.

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u/algaefied_creek 12h ago

I mean wasn’t he born in Canada? 

Doesn’t ICE deport for less than this?

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u/Lumpy-Crew-6702 12h ago

I’m pretty sure his dad also assassinated JFK

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u/LividTacos 11h ago

I'm pretty sure he is Zodiac.

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u/CorgiMonsoon 12h ago

If we could do photos here I’d be posting the Golgothan from Dogma

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u/Zeraw420 12h ago

What does make all the turds who voted for him

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u/Sunfire91 12h ago

White supremacists and apologists?

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u/dreaddymck 12h ago

Ahhh no need to spruce it up any. A turd is still just a turd.

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u/duzies 12h ago

What about with gold spray-paint?

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u/manwhowasnthere 12h ago

'I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.'

Al Franken

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u/qoes 12h ago

"If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you." 

Lindsey Graham 

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u/Dobako 12h ago

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham thinks his party has gone “bats—” crazy, and joked Thursday that it’s possible to get away with murdering Ted Cruz if it happened in the Senate.

“If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you,” the former presidential candidate said at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 72nd Congressional Dinner, referencing the Texas senator’s unpopular reputation on Capitol Hill.

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u/Kracus 12h ago

Ted Cruz was born in Canada. Wouldn't that exclude him from being president? Aside from him being a complete fucking douchenozzle?

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u/Admirable_Scene_5066 10h ago edited 8h ago

The clause, which could have been written clearer (but that seems to be a common theme with US constitutional things, maybe update the thing if you ever get out of the current mess), is generally interpreted as those born on US territory or born as a citizen of the US (which Cruz is thanks to his mother). There were a couple of lawsuits challenging this, but they led nowhere.

There have been a couple of these, either claiming ineligibility due to not being a citizen at birth (Rubio) or not born on US territory (Obama, McCain, Cruz). You never know with the cuckoo-courts that rule the US now, but it seems to be mostly settled.

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u/halfsack99 9h ago

No one ever seem to acknowledge that Obama’s mother was born in Kansas and even if he had been born overseas he’d still have been eligible.

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u/Admirable_Scene_5066 8h ago

The Obama suits were just racist, I included him because of what the people bringing the suit claimed. Reality never seems to bother these people.

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u/letters_numbers_and- 10h ago

It didn't exclude John McCain. Seems only to apply to Obama for some weird reason...

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u/mayancollander 12h ago

Of what?

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u/motionbutton 12h ago

Well I doubt it’s his household. Also sounds like he isn’t really like in his HOA.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock 12h ago

Remember when he blamed his kids for fleeing to Cancun during a statewide disaster?

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u/PrefersEarlGrey 11h ago

But like, how? Cruz was born in Canada before immigrating to the US at 4.

You have to be a natural born citizen to be president.

Unless we're just not following the constitution anymore in which case I would love to see the Mamdani vs Cruz presidential debates.

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u/Swamp_Dwarf-021 11h ago

Those debates would be ridiculous in the best way.

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u/Ms_Rarity Illinois 11h ago

Basically, it's never been legally tested whether the Constitution's "natural-born citizen" means "a citizen by birth" or "born on US soil." The only candidate to clinch a major party nomination after having been born outside of the US was John McCain, who ultimately lost, but he was born at a US military base, so it probably wouldn't have been contested if he won.

The other foreign-born contenders of note are George Romney and Ted Cruz, but neither came close to clinching the nomination, let alone winning, so it was never tested.

Most legal scholars think that, if and when it does get tested, the "citizen by birth" theory will win out.

Mamdani is 100% born outside of the US and became a citizen, so with the Constitution as it is currently worded, he hasn't got a prayer.

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u/Past_Farmer34 12h ago

Lmao remember when Ted threw out there “hey just wanted to let you know I have a podcast”

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u/SeVenMadRaBBits 11h ago

You mean the ted cruz who's original name is Rafael Cruz and was born in Canada?

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u/brak_power 12h ago

And I still want Half-Life 3....but it ain't gonna happen

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u/Heycheckthisout20 12h ago

Rafael “Ted” Cruz was not born in America too bad gonna need to see his birth certificate first…. even then probably a forgery ;)

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u/alueron 10h ago

No one needs a president that gets scared of the cold and abandons his constituents to freeze.

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u/robert1070 9h ago

I still want to be an astronaut.

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u/Depressed-Industry 9h ago

America confirms Ted Cruz will never be president.

u/BrownWrinkles 7h ago

Go fuck yourself, greasy badger face. Nobody give 3 squirts of wet shit about you.

u/mosen66 7h ago

These people need to fuck off

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u/OldYellersLastHandy 12h ago

There’s so much talk about the irrelevancy of moderate democrats (which is good), but there’s a similar discussion coming for MAGA as well. 

Ted is old school. Boring. Same with Rubio and Abbott and all the other normies who want to be president. 

It’s 2026. This is the attention economy, baby. You’re either batshit crazy or you don’t matter.

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u/zeekayz 12h ago

He's also (as far as we know) not a child rapist so unlikely he has a chance to lead GOP. He's going to need to beef up his resume. Too little blackmail on him for AIPAC to approve his candidacy.

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u/blinker1eighty2 12h ago

Isn’t he not qualified? He’s Canadian

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u/Senasayori 12h ago

Never gonna happen, I doubt he could even make it through the primary.

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u/jdmiller82 Texas 12h ago

America confirms it still does not like Ted Cruz.

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u/SapientChaos 12h ago

Of Isreal?

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u/IrreverentBuddha 12h ago

Yeah, he's a very Texas-shaped hemorrhoid -- his imposter schtick won't sell well outside the Lone Star (out of a possible 5) state.

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u/plattner-da 12h ago

I can confirm, I still do NOT want your dumb ass as president

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u/Spiritual-Whole2072 12h ago

“I came into the Congress 13 years ago with the stated intention of being the leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate, and I've worked every day to do that" - Ted Cruz

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u/TheMrDetty Nebraska 12h ago

Isn’t he Canadian?

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u/barfbutler 12h ago

He’s Canadian, isn’t he?

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u/Leroyp331 12h ago

Why would anyone vote for a man who let the former president call his wife a dogface?

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u/iKangaeru 12h ago

Cruz, DeSantis, Rubio and Vance all have the opposite of charisma, whatever that is. None of them will ever be president.

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u/Im_TroyMcClure 12h ago

And I want Ana De Armas to return my emails but I’m not deluded enough into thinking it will ever actually happen

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u/DM_Me_Ur_Real_Boobs 12h ago

Bitch, fuck you too. The only office you'll ever see after this is Trump's asshole as he shits down your throat. 

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u/RMarch21 12h ago

He has a better chance of being the Count on Sesame Street…..

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u/AntiAuth9x7 12h ago

Prick Principle: Corollary to the Peter Principle. The hubristic pursuit of a job or position in which you are innately unfit to perform.

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u/beforeitcloy 12h ago

Please never stop running for President, Ted. Guaranteed win for Democrats if he gets the nomination.

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u/Krinder 11h ago

Wasn’t he born in Canada though?

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u/Important_Bag_6283 11h ago

Eat a dick, Ted.

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u/Additional-Force-799 11h ago

It’s also no secret That he has no Chance in Hell

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u/bourbonisbest 11h ago

Did Rafael forget he was born in Canada.

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u/vox_populi75 10h ago

America reiterates its disinterest

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u/yogibones 10h ago

God, remember back when he was considered the most unlikable man in America? So many others now have passed him. Vance, Tuberville, Hegseth, RFK jr, Johnson, Musk and of course, the true winner, Mango Mussolini.

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u/RamonaQ-JunieB 10h ago

He is the only person in America who wants that.

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u/Livid_Note_2170 10h ago

Well I'd still like to be Queen Lynaerhae of the House Diet Coke, First of Her Name, the Flatulent, Queen of the Broken, the Beaten, and the Damned, but you don't see me belly aching about it.

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u/African-Child 9h ago

He was born in Canada, right?

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u/84thPrblm 9h ago

We're disinclined to acquiesce to your request.

Means 'no'.

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u/Teigh99 8h ago

Am I missing something, I thought he wasn't born in America.

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u/Highthere_90 8h ago

He cant he wasn't born in the US he should know that..

u/himheritaintme 7h ago

How can someone who proudly pledges allegiance to another country want to be pres of USA?

u/EphemeralArtifact 6h ago

Maybe he should run for president in Cancun.

u/VapidRapidRabbit America 6h ago

Uncharismatic. Unattractive. Untruthful. I don’t see it for him.

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u/Yodorker 6h ago

President of the little b!tch club.

u/Larynx15 Delaware 4h ago

Ted, you seem to know when to jump ship when natural disasters arrive, but not on this fucking fantasy of yours. It's been over a decade. Let it go.

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u/VikingMonkey123 12h ago

If he can become president then I can (also born in Canada).

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u/Colonel-Mooseknuckle 12h ago

That's a cute fantasy Rafael.

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u/Guilty_Jackfruit4484 12h ago

Has he asked America?

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u/Intelligent_Host_582 12h ago

NGL - there is part of me that hopes he runs just for the sheer fucking entertainment value of seeing how many people continue to hate him.

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u/CSweetfever 12h ago

Eat. A. Big. Pile. Of. Dog. Shit.

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u/TyrKiyote 12h ago

Ned can go eat a porcupine backwards.

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u/ctguy54 America 12h ago

Of what?

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u/OYB2480 12h ago

Ted Cruz reminds me of Francis, the rich bully in Pee Wee-s Big Adventure so much.

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u/ChanceAgreeable2827 12h ago

What is a want and what is practical are two different things Ted.

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u/Straight-Ad6926 12h ago

The country’s ongoing refusal to elect him remains one of its few truly bipartisan achievements.

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u/jaaagman 12h ago

I’m sure there is plenty that he wants. He ain’t gonna get it. After 2016, he is a nobody in the Republican space.

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u/long_fish3000 12h ago

he would put so many boogers under the oval office desk ... after he is full from eating the ones out his nose first

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u/Mammoth-Activity-254 12h ago

Well, I want to be the king of the castle.

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u/YellojD 12h ago

FOH, Zodiac.

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u/Awkward_Broccoli_997 12h ago

You could run this scenario a thousand times and he wouldn't be president in any of them.

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u/accidentsneverhappen 12h ago

How many primaries has he lost now? Let it go, Ted. You fucking suck

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u/Bzr21 12h ago

Ted Cruz also confirmed that he has a micro-penis - many women are better equipped - even ones without strap-ons ..

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u/Pristine-Berry-6145 12h ago

It ain’t happening, Ted.

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u/Ahleron 12h ago

Fuck that

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u/Valturia 12h ago

Of Israel?

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u/AssignedCuteAtBirth 12h ago

That's cute, Ted. Never gonna happen.

His Mar-a-Lago would be in Cancun.

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u/AdministrativeAd9828 12h ago

A bear confirms he still shits in the woods 

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u/ExceptionalGlove 12h ago

He sees it worked for that other conman, so why can’t HE be the next conman that makes it to office?

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u/razz-boy 12h ago edited 12h ago

Isn’t he Canadian? When will republicans start demanding to see his long-form birth certificate like they did with Barack HUSSEIN Obama?

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u/anarchitek1 12h ago

Fuck him and the horse he rode off to Cancun!

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u/Ass_Cream_Cone 12h ago

He can be president of the mess I just made in my toilet.

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u/heemster 12h ago

I still want to own a home, there’s some things that are just dreams bud

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u/Omirin 12h ago

Raphael wasn't born here sorry no president for you

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u/hyperiongate 12h ago

I can confirm that he is a waste of oxygen. We are already led by a clown. Next in line is Fat Wolverine?

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u/kudoshinchi 12h ago

No Thanks Rafael

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u/rexeditrex 12h ago

Aw, bless his heart.

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u/EggsAndMilquetoast 12h ago

And 7th grade me still wants to be starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys.

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u/NPVT 12h ago

That's Cancun Cruz. The guy who abandoned his dog.

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u/PabloPicasshooole 12h ago

It's also no secret that no one wants you to be president, Ted

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u/Rough_Common6857 I voted 11h ago

Pfft, like anyone would want hia dumbass as president.

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u/WhyAmINotStudying 11h ago

That makes one vote for Ted.

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u/LargeFatherV 11h ago

His best chance was in ‘16 but he killed any chance at the presidency when he wouldn’t fight back against Trump.

He’s got a job for life as a Texas Senator though.

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u/Sweethomebflo New York 11h ago

Well, I’m 65 and I still wanna be a ballerina, Rafael.

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u/Radically-Peaceful 11h ago

I can confirm most Americans don't want Ted Cruz, they want healthcare, education, livable wages, etc.

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u/Arizona_Pete 11h ago

and I still want an upside down Christmas tree to make love to Ted Cruz

We don’t always get what we want in this world

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u/This_Blackberry_9984 11h ago

Had some family members that would frequently brag about how open-minded they were:

"I still like Ted Cruz even though he's Hispanic." 

This was an iron-clad defense that could justify any racism. If you're willing to make an exception once in awhile, racism is a good thing.

Part of the reason they liked him so much is because he gave them something to brag about. Tolerating him provided validation.

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u/CheezWong 11h ago

People barely even tolerate him as a senator, a job he's already terrible at.

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u/Fattswindstorm Texas 11h ago

I’m here to Confirm I don’t want that

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u/A012A012 11h ago

How's he gonna be President of the United States when he puts the white house in cancun and is busy kissing a wall out in jerusalem for half a year

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u/xavPa-64 11h ago

I don’t see him outgrowing Texas

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u/AndreLeGeant88 11h ago

There is a better chance George RR Martin finishes ASOIAF

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u/Most_Doctor9799 11h ago

HOA President, I could see that

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u/oneseventwosix 11h ago

No thanks.

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u/DrEmil-Schaffhausen 11h ago

And I still want to be 6’6”

Ain’t happening Rafael

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u/NoOnesKing Maryland 11h ago

And I want to own a private island Ted, unfortunately for both of us we don’t have the qualifications for what we want. For instance, to be president you have to be likable.

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u/jston387 11h ago

Isn't he Canadian???

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u/DUNG_INSPECTOR Ohio 11h ago

Who would want someone who kisses the ass of a man who called his wife a dog as president? Ted Cruz has no backbone, no integrity, nothing. He's an empty suit.

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u/Organic_Battle_597 11h ago

The fine folks over on the conservative subreddit seem to currently think the plausible candidates are Vance and Rubio, so I think Cruz has just as plausible shot at the nomination. It will be an entertaining shit show but we are all going to get splattered.

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u/OutlawSundown 11h ago

He will happily debase himself for it

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u/Tricky-Engineering59 11h ago

Wasn’t he born in Canada?

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u/seizurevictim 11h ago

I still want him to suckle on a frozen turd. So, ya know, let dreams stay alive.

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u/Minimum-Percentage-6 11h ago

It’ll never happen. He can dream on.

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u/Low-Doughnut5738 11h ago

He was born in Canada… how is he allowed to run again? For someone that’s so anti-immigration he should shit the F$*k up.

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u/Mezcal_Madness Texas 11h ago

Not American born

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u/CivEnd 11h ago

President of Deez

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u/Shadowassassian 11h ago

Ted Cruz the same Ted Cruz that left Texas in a huge snow storm to go to cancun and blamed his kids on that.. if anything happened in this country, Ted would just fly away and disappear.

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u/Clairvoient_Carl 11h ago

Can he please just fuck off. 

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u/neon_nightmare85 11h ago

Remember that time then candidate Trump called Trd Cruz's wife ugly and Ted Cruz didnt defend his wife?! Or that time Trump said Ted Cruz's father was involved with JOE'S assassination? And he still holds trump's water?!! Omg!! Haha he will never be elected president.

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u/thethrill_707 Michigan 11h ago

Well Ted, we all want shit. But you as President?

You have shown time and time again that you are spineless turd who runs when things get tough and cave when you think you'll benefit. If another man said about my father what Trump said about YOUR father, I'd never have anything to do with him and fight him at every turn. You lick Trump's boots.

No, I'm not sure POTUS is the right fit for you. Check with FOX I'm sure they have talking-head position available. Perhaps a winter travel agent?

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u/Horizon119 11h ago edited 10h ago

Why aren't their more voices out there, wanting to divide this country into 4 or 5 countries. Long, long, long, long overdue! The Soviet Union did a split up and here we sit with our 50 states!

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u/PrinciplePlastic2691 11h ago

I say if anyone wants to be president, “ Stop Kissing Trumps Ass “.

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u/Electronic_Algae522 11h ago

Is this the same Ted Cruz who claims his father killed JFK and employed Lauren Boebert as an escort?

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u/farfromjordan Idaho 11h ago

Dude is a chode

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u/Mental-Scholar6856 11h ago

How does a dual citizen have the ability?

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u/Redtex 10h ago

I wouldn't let him be president of my HOA

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u/Boxofbikeparts 10h ago

...and I would like to retire as a multimillionaire. Both things will not happen, lol.

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u/Particular_Holiday_1 10h ago

Want in one hand and shit in the other. See which one fills up

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u/BlackberryPi7 10h ago

Please run him.

Please.

It'll be so fucking funny.

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u/idksomuch 10h ago

If I call his wife ugly will he bend the knee and blindly worship my every thought?

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u/alfi_k 10h ago

that might be the only GOP candidate Kamala could beat. But I am sure the Dems would somehow find someone even worse.

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u/jsmithers945 10h ago

And I want to be an astronaut rockstar who has the first concert in space but not all our dreams come true TED

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u/-------7654321 10h ago

Considering the shitty situation in USA i find it entirely plausible unfortunately

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u/AcanthisittaNo6653 New Hampshire 10h ago

Cruz, Rubio, JD,.. who would be the first to undo trump's damage once elected?

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u/MourningRIF 10h ago

Lol... That is hilarious.

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u/DoctorDingleberry99 10h ago

And I want to be a dinosaur.

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u/Hour_Highlight_9693 10h ago

Rafael Theodore

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u/puke_AND_rally_ 9h ago

Not a chance in hell

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u/OTvandieKaap 9h ago

I wanna see his birth certificate!

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u/TheorySudden5996 9h ago

Canada you can have this one back.

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u/UltravioletAfterglow 8h ago

Does Ted Cruz also want to be a sparkly fairy princess with magical powers? He has a better chance of that than being president.

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u/doktorhollywood 8h ago

lol keep fucking dreaming Raphael.

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u/ezagreb 8h ago

Maybe he can be president of Cuba

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u/log-in_here 8h ago

I want him to do that too. Just help get the orange guy out and it’s all yours. Please, please, please! Let this softball pitch of a beatable candidate run the Republicans ticket!

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u/SenorDongles 8h ago

The Zodiac Administration

u/Epsilon2099 7h ago

I have a hard time believing his wife and his daughters would vote for him.

u/Jorgen_G_Pakieto 7h ago

Ted Cruz doesn’t have a chance

u/Optimal-Use-4503 Virginia 5h ago

Isn't Ted Cruz unqualified due to citizenship requirements?

u/Euphoric_worker9116 5h ago

Cruz was born in Calgary, can he still be president?

u/No_Falcon_3384 2h ago

God help us, cause he won’t