Yet he still gets elected. He represents Texas. I just got the full whammy of conservative relatives this past holiday. With a couple of exceptions, none of them would admit to liking Cruz. I knew the guy when he was 17, he was a smarmy douche then, he's a dangerous smarmy douche now. Seems to be Rubio or Bush in my very informal straw poll of the 40ish members of my family, the more thoughtful conservative ones really like Kasich. Trump was just treated as a punchline, I still have no idea who is supporting that guy.
I would hazard a guess that most 'violent criminals' do not have a party affiliation or a voting record. He says this 1. because it is a debate technique, to take the focus off the pro-life association with the Dear atrocity and the propaganda campaign against Planned parenthood and 2. because it's a coded reference for blacks that plays to his base's fear. The facts are that more mass violence is perpetrated by religious zealots, anarchists and super-patriots in the US than by blacks, er, democrats. But I guess he would consider Islamic extremist as democrats too. One could argue that the state of violence in the US is partly attributable to the continued discrimination against a color of people. The 200 years of slavery and 150 years of discrimination have left a disenfranchised underclass that is driven to violence by desperation.
Don't get carried away. He's won a grand total of one election. It was an impressive victory, but people didn't know him so well then. That said, I expect he will easily win re-election again and again.
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He's going by this study: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jail-survey-nearly-34-felons-register-as-democrats/article/2541412 which is deceptive on a number of counts and a pretty callous equivalency in the aftermath of an attack at PP after recent GOP demonetization of their existence. I think dangerous slimy douche bag summed it up well.
A Guide to Mass Shootings in America http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map The perpetrators: More than half of the cases involved school or workplace shootings (12 and 20, respectively); the other 30 cases took place in locations including shopping malls, restaurants, and religious and government buildings. Forty-four of the killers were white males. Only one was a woman. (See Goleta, Calif., in 2006.) The average age of the killers was 35, though the youngest among them was a mere 11 years old. (See Jonesboro, Ark., in 1998.) A majority were mentally troubled—and many displayed signs of mental health problems before setting out to kill. Explore the map for further details—we do not consider it to be all-inclusive, but based on the criteria we used, we believe that we've produced the most comprehensive rundown available on this particular type of violence. (Mass shootings represent only a sliver of America's overall gun violence.) Here’s how far-right Christians incited stochastic terrorism at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/her...ism-at-a-colorado-springs-planned-parenthood/ “Stochastic terrorism is the use of mass communications to incite random actors to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable. In short, remote-control murder by lone wolf.”
Well no, it's pretty obviously true, but it's a scummy thing to say. If the Westboro Baptist assholes were Republicans, would you think that speaks to all Republicans?
Strawman alert. Who suggested that this applies to ALL Democrats? Certainly not Ted Cruz or anyone here in this thread.
it's pretty easy to do correlation sound bites Who Are the Biggest Killers in America? The Numbers Will Shock You The richest Americans not only steal more wealth through white-collar crime, but their crimes also lead to more deaths. http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/who-are-biggest-killers-america-numbers-will-shock-you
And not surprisingly, PolitiFact judges Cruz's claims "Mostly False'. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/01/ted-cruz/are-overwhelming-majority-violent-criminals-democr/ In fact, the studies authors dispute what Cruz is claiming:
Whenever Cruz makes an accurate claim, the self-appointed "Fact Checkers" get very annoyed. They will say it "lacks crucial context" or is "deceptive", so they can deem it "false" (which really means it is inconveniently true).
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I guess your definition of "accurate claim" is different, when the fact checker deems it mostly false, and the authors of the very study he perverts tells you he is misinterpreting their research... Of course, Cruz or his staff could have provided context or supporting evidence but not surprisingly have ducked all questions about his claim...
