It is true that Ted Cruz acquired $797,000 during the government shutdown. However, A number of politicians representing both sides of the aisle took multiple donations over that same time period. Furthermore, Ted Cruz is a republican senator which is currently the minority party. It was the House republicans that posed the direct threat in delaying the shutdown. Why wouldn't Jason Linkis single out a republican representative from there? It is also the right of the people to donate money in support of their political figures. The country is still very split on the major issues that our country is currently undergoing. The majority of the people from the area Ted Cruz represents support his actions. He is a civil servant and is simply holding true on his promises to the people that voted him into office.
Besides the fact that I very clearly disagree with Jason, my main complaint is that I just don't get it. Half of his post seems to touch on the effect of the government shutdown, which I found very interesting, but the other half seems to be words of dislike towards Ted Cruz and his side of the argument. Jason doesn't include either parties side of the argument nor any factual information sources about the donations Ted Cruz received. I had to do that research on my own. This is clearly a biased viewpoint, which is to be expected when reading an individuals blog. I feel that this post would inhibit someones ability to understand fully whats going on in politics today.
Good job. I agree with what you are saying.
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