Cruz: “The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats.”

[Landslide Lyndon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q06jQGLi5nI&feature=youtu.be

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Yes. What of it? Or is this just a "Wow, just wow. I can't even right now" sort of post?

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LOL Ted Cruz winning the popular vote

[Beezer]

I'd say the majority probably aren't registered voters. But if they were then yes, they'd probably lean Democratic given the demographic make up of this particular group.

[Adam Griffin]

“The overwhelming majority of domestic terrorists are Republicans.”

[yankeesfan]

Looks like an accurate statement.

http://ann.sagepub.com/content/651/1/220.abstract

[Bismarck]

When an African American kills five people in a home it's a crime. When a white man kills three in a clinic it's terrorism. If a black man had shot three people in a clinic no one would be calling him a domestic terrorist. Also while silly and irrelevant, Cruz's comment is true.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

We need to eliminate racist language like "domestic terrorism" from our society. It makes me feel ashamed of my race and encourages me to vote for one who will make it great again.

[Gustaf]

Subtle.

[Landslide Lyndon]

When an African American kills five people in a home it's a crime. When a white man kills three in a clinic it's terrorism. If a black man had shot three people in a clinic no one would be calling him a domestic terrorist. Also while silly and irrelevant, Cruz's comment is true.

Um, no?

[Holmes]

If a black man had shot three people in a clinic no one would be calling him a domestic terrorist.

That black privilege.

[Zache]

When an African American kills five people in a home it's a crime. When a white man kills three in a clinic it's terrorism. If a black man had shot three people in a clinic no one would be calling him a domestic terrorist. Also while silly and irrelevant, Cruz's comment is true.

Dumbest post I read all day.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

The vast majority of violent criminals are male. Vote Hilary 2016!

[Adam Griffin]

When an African American kills five people in a home it's a crime. When a white man kills three in a clinic it's terrorism. If a black man had shot three people in a clinic no one would be calling him a domestic terrorist. Also while silly and irrelevant, Cruz's comment is true.

Um, no?

Also, he apparently doesn't understand the definition of terrorism.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I would guess it is the case, very broadly speaking, that Southern Democrats are more violent than Southern Republicans, who are more violent than Northern Democrats, who are more violent than Northern Republicans.

[SteveRogers]

PolitiFact says Mostly False

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/01/ted-cruz/are-overwhelming-majority-violent-criminals-democr/

Looks like an accurate statement.

http://ann.sagepub.com/content/651/1/220.abstract

That paper doesn't support that conclusion, and the authors themselves say Cruz is misinterpreting their research.

[7,052,770]

Do most criminals even vote? Someone could do a study where they looked at everyone in jail and see what percentage of them voted in the presidential election immediately prior to their conviction. I'd have to assume it would be very low.

[publicunofficial]

Do most criminals even vote? Someone could do a study where they looked at everyone in jail and see what percentage of them voted in the presidential election immediately prior to their conviction. I'd have to assume it would be very low.

Most criminals CAN'T vote.

[All Along The Watchtower]

“The overwhelming majority of domestic terrorists are Republicans.”

On a more serious note,  I think  that this group would be more likely to be supporters of various minor fringe parties (though Timothy McVeigh was a registered Republican IIRC).

[All Along The Watchtower]

Do most criminals even vote? Someone could do a study where they looked at everyone in jail and see what percentage of them voted in the presidential election immediately prior to their conviction. I'd have to assume it would be very low.

Most criminals CAN'T vote.

Presumably we mean before they have a criminal record.

[Mr. Morden]

This is only true if you discount all the violent criminals pardoned by Mike Huckabee.

[Green Line]

Do most criminals even vote? Someone could do a study where they looked at everyone in jail and see what percentage of them voted in the presidential election immediately prior to their conviction. I'd have to assume it would be very low.

Most criminals CAN'T vote.

Tell governor Beshear that!