The republican tactic of using certain issues to divide the country is well known to those who follow politics and the people should prepare themselves for a brutal battle between the republican Presidential candidates left standing and the general election if the democratic nominee is Hillary Clinton. Jeb Bush announced his support for Ted Cruz in order to deny Trump the republican nomination. There is no one who preaches division like Ted Cruz and he has very few friends in congress, where he serves.
Former U.S. representative Bob Livingston of Louisiana announced he was supporting Donald Trump for the republican nomination. He did not vote for Trump in Louisiana's Presidential primary according to his statement but now supports him because he wants to see the Presidency being denied to Clinton. Of course, Trump has proved on the campaign trail he too preaches division. Livingston, who served in congress for many years resigned from the U.S. House in disgrace over a previous affair and was one of the many republicans who hated President Clinton.
So now we have both Bush and Livingston supporting two republican candidates who both practice the politics of division. One who wants to stop Trump and both who will stoop to any thing in order to defeat Clinton if she is the democratic nominee. In a recent commentary I wrote the republican party would sell their soul to defeat Clinton and that is what Bush and Livingston are doing with their announced support.
The republicans are scared to death of a democratic being elected in 2016 because a democratic administration would continue the success with the economy, job creation, lower unemployment and a balanced budget that is sure to happen under the next administration if it is democratic. The gains and progress for the country and its people would be dramatic. The republicans know that so they will go negative and be divisive and also follow their M.O. of personal attacks, especially if Clinton is the democratic nominee.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
