@Moment-in-Time,
Those 'wackos' always existed; they just came out of the woodworks, because they now believe they have the power to destroy this country with their extremism.
When a dummy like Ted Cruz can lead their party, we know America is in big trouble.
From PolitiFact:
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Republican from Texas
Ted Cruz, elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2012, is the former solicitor general for the state of Texas, previously serving as the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a domestic policy advisor on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign, according to his campaign biography.
Recent statements involving Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Quote:"Every month, we get the reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say even more people have given up looking for work."
FACT: Mostly False
Ted Cruz
Quote:"A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare."
FACT: False. Two Democratic votes out of 190 isn't bipartisan
Ted Cruz
Quote:UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy."
FACT: False. Spouses only kicked off plan if they can get coverage in their own jobs.
Ted Cruz
Quote:"According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance."
FACT: Mostly False. Multi-tiered forecast
And on and on we go.....the guys a creepy liar, and conservatives believe him!