https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:23:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542874 Fri, 06 May 2016 08:15:47 +0000 Littlebit 2542874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Hillary scares me less. She has more experience with foreign policy vs. Trump's foreign policy...which thus far has been calling the majority of mexican people rapists and also wanting to ban muslim people from our country. Trump dealing with our enemies (and allies) scares the shit out of me. I also can't vote for a person who thinks so little of women. I trust that Hillary won't take away my rights to my body and also won't make jokes about women being on their period when they have a strong opinion on something.</p> <p>@catomd00: exactly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542567 Thu, 05 May 2016 18:51:39 +0000 plantains 2542567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: I just think that all the ingredients were there for a Bernie victory in Indiana so if we look past the spin it really isn't surprising but when it comes to the general election Clinton is well prepared to take Trump on. </p> <p>When all is said and done, the general will bear such little resemblance to the primaries, if Saturday Night Live does their job we will hopefully be rid of Trump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542513 Thu, 05 May 2016 18:07:11 +0000 MrsSCB 2542513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Hahaha that's awesome. I was totally thinking, "He couldn't even manage to eat some real Mexican food--had to go for the damn taco bowl?" ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542507 Thu, 05 May 2016 18:01:34 +0000 lawbee11 2542507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: Did you see this? 😂 </p> [attach=1395/16/o6q7yn.405x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542505 Thu, 05 May 2016 17:58:43 +0000 petitenoisette 2542505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: I am really scared about the outcome of the race in particular when you throw in potential third party candidates (well unless it's a republican one). Now that he's wrapping up the nom, Trump is going to tone down the rhetoric and people being who they are are going to forget about many of the insane things he's said and has proposed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542465 Thu, 05 May 2016 17:07:57 +0000 MrsSCB 2542465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sooooooo, this happened. :meh: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/photos/a.488852220724.393301.153080620724/10157008375200725/?type=3&#038;theater" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/photos/a.488852220724.393301.153080620724/10157008375200725/?type=3&#038;theater</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542443 Thu, 05 May 2016 16:47:24 +0000 Maysprout 2542443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: she's going to get the nomination but it's not the same at all as Obama. He was never favored in Indiana and it was at the height of the Rev Wright scandal. She had the name Clinton, well known, running against a newbie with an unknown and dictator name, I'm still surprised he was able to be victorious.<br /> Trump is a bunch more disliked but Clinton is breaking her own records in that camp. . I'm going to vote for her if there's no other plausible candidate besides those two but I still think people are a bit too confident on how there's no chance of Trump. <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/americans-distaste-for-both-trump-and-clinton-is-record-breaking/" rel="nofollow">http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/americans-distaste-for-both-trump-and-clinton-is-record-breaking/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542422 Thu, 05 May 2016 16:28:50 +0000 plantains 2542422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: At this point in 2008, HRC beat Obama in Indiana and he had a smaller delegate lead over her than the one Hillary has over Bernie and yet he went on to be the nominee so I like HRC's chances in the general. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542397 Thu, 05 May 2016 15:53:39 +0000 mrsjd 2542397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: You may be right! I am likely underestimating their stubbornness and overestimating their ability to collectively think logically. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542369 Thu, 05 May 2016 15:26:47 +0000 lawbee11 2542369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjd: Oh I definitely hope Garland does get confirmed. I'm just not very optimistic at this point. And I agree with what you said about Trump, but I also feel like they will stick to their guns to prove a point even if it bites them in the ass later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542331 Thu, 05 May 2016 14:43:49 +0000 Adira 2542331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjd: Oh, I didn't even think of how Trump being the nominee might affect Merrick Garland. I hope you're right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542327 Thu, 05 May 2016 14:41:56 +0000 mrsjd 2542327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: @Adira: Chiming in on SCOTUS nominee. I think there's a strong possibility Merrick Garland will get confirmed prior to the election. Republicans can't trust Trump to nominate a "real" conservative and Hillary is almost certain to nominate someone less moderate than Judge Garland. Plus, he's older and more palatable because he'd be there less time than a 50-something nominee. These are all reasons that Obama (who, whether you like him or not, is very intelligent) chose him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542285 Thu, 05 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000 catomd00 2542285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: most people I know are in the same boat as you. I've never heard the "he's not a true conservative" reasoning. It's because he's a total crazy psychopath and has no qualifications that make him fit to run a country. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2542160 Thu, 05 May 2016 12:40:56 +0000 agold 2542160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: Thanks for sharing that. So you just don't like him personally, and that's why you won't vote for him. But you don't like Hillary either, so is it that you trust Hillary on issues important to you (national security, economy, whatever) more than you trust Trump? And maybe you still can vote for Bernie!! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541811 Thu, 05 May 2016 07:37:23 +0000 Littlebit 2541811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Up until recently I considered myself a republican and have only ever voted republican or libertarian. I WILL NOT vote for Trump (or Cruz for that matter). I dislike HRC but will vote for her over him any day. I'm not not supporting him because he's not a true conservative (I'm more socially liberal anyway), I'm not voting for Trump because he's a pig. </p> <p>Ideally, I would have voted for Bernie (I voted for him in the primary). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541784 Thu, 05 May 2016 07:11:43 +0000 Adira 2541784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: I have no idea - I don't know who he voted for, but we were one of the first Primaries, so he probably voted for Carly or something. I know a lot of people here (at my job) seemed to like her.</p> <p>@yoursilverlining: Totally agree with you. I think people will definitely vote party-lines here, and if even a portion of Bernie supporters decide not to vote for Hillary, it will just give Trump a win (and a country a huge loss, in my opinion). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541335 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:56:05 +0000 Maysprout 2541335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: yeah it's telling Bernie supporters to vote for Hillary when she becomes the nominee. I agree that she's more in line with his views but I think he attracted a lot of people who don't usually vote or are registered independents. So I think the argument of vote Hillary bc we're all democrats here falls flat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541317 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:46:11 +0000 catlady 2541317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: I have seen both on my FB feed, Bernie supporters telling each other to continue standing behind Bernie no matter what, and Hillary supporters telling Bernie supporters that they should stand behind Hilary against Trump.</p> <p>Personally, I like Bernie alot but I sort of wish he would stand down because I think the dems need to get it together and be a unified front. Bernie is great but he has really divided the party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541314 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:42:15 +0000 agold 2541314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: Who is telling Bernie supporters to get in line with their party? Does that mean for Bernie supporters to vote for Hillary? I think the democratic party is going to do all they can to not let Bernie be the candidate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541299 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:29:44 +0000 Maysprout 2541299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I agree. I just keep seeing FB posts about telling Bernie voters to get in line with their party. But I think it's a terrible strategy to convince anyone bc it's not necessarily their party so it's just another thing about HRC that rings flat to them. She needs to recruit some Obama or sanders advisers bc her messaging right now is not on point to recruit them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541293 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:25:18 +0000 yoursilverlining 2541293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: Whatever their party affiliation, we'll need their votes! And HRC is certainly going to deliver SCOTUS candidates and platforms closer to Bernie's than Trump would. </p> <p>I really dislike the delegate system in elections like this, where Bernie can win a state, but get fewer delegates. Just doesn't seem fair, to anyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541288 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:24:17 +0000 MamaG 2541288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From a Republican POV, I can't stand Trump. I also can't get behind a Democratic candidate. Currently, I'm stumped about voting. I want a none of the above option. I'll be looking toward the independent candidates to see if I can throw my support at any of them. </p> <p>I know I'm not alone. The next months leading up to the election are going to get ugly. I suspect this will be one of the ugliest mud slinging battles we've seen in a long time. I fully expect Trump to swing hard and often at HRC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541281 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:19:18 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2541281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: yes &amp; that's what's unfortunate is that I don't believe in the primary and caucus season we are getting a fair representation of how many Bernie supporters there really could be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541270 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:13:02 +0000 Maysprout 2541270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: most of Bernie supporters seem to be registered independents. He's done much better in states with open primaries. So I don't think the concern is to convince democrats but to convince independents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541260 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:09:40 +0000 yoursilverlining 2541260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: @Adira: Not a large sample group by any means, but my aunt is SUPER conservative / anti-Obama / pro-Cruz and *hates* Trump but has said several times in the past few weeks that she will "hold her nose" and vote for him in the general. It's more important to her that a R win over a D, even if she doesn't like that R candidate and I definitely don't think she is alone in that view. </p> <p>I think Trump will do better in the general because people will party-line vote, and I hope the Dems don't underestimate him/that. (To be fair, I would do the same and vote for a Dem I didn't love in the general, because it's about much more than the one candidate).</p> <p>I don't see Bernie and Trump sharing any supporters. I hope Bernie's supporters realize en masse it's about more than just one candidate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541247 Wed, 04 May 2016 15:03:09 +0000 Maysprout 2541247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: if he doesn't like trumps xenophobia, who would he have voted for? I know both Cruz and kasich spoke out in support of a wall. Trump is more outspoken but xenophobia seems to have been built into the republican platform this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541237 Wed, 04 May 2016 14:57:12 +0000 Adira 2541237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Well, he thinks Trump is a racist, sexist, xenophobic pig, so... I think those things are probably more important to him than small government and tax cuts!</p> <p>ETA: I agree! It's going to be interesting. And I'm going to be nervous until the very end, I think! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541233 Wed, 04 May 2016 14:54:41 +0000 agold 2541233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: So funny, though, because Trump is not conservative, and is saying he's for small government and lesser taxes. Although, I really doubt he will do anything about reducing the size of the government. Democrats are big government and more taxes. Again, its going to be so totally interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541223 Wed, 04 May 2016 14:49:50 +0000 Adira 2541223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Well, I don't think he's conservative, so he's more Republican for the small government and tax reasons, so I don't think he thinks Democrats are the devil or anything. That probably helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ted-cruz-drops-out-of-presidential-race/page/3#post-2541219 Wed, 04 May 2016 14:48:32 +0000 agold 2541219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: So she'd compromise her own values to make a point. I wonder if a lot of Republicans will be willing to do that. Let me know what else you hear!! </p>