Posted on 02/12/2016 8:05:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Either it was a most unusual party or else it was a most unusual testimony time. I'm referring to a Tuesday evening event at a banquet hall in Hollis, New Hampshire. What made the event most unusual is that the event was both a party and a testimony time.
I'm speaking of the post-election event where many of us gathered to celebrate the strong showing of Ted Cruz in the New Hampshire primary.
Several hundred campaign workers gathered among hundreds of boxes of pizza and dozens of TV cameras to celebrate Cruz's strong third-place finish. Why celebrate third? Because New Hampshire is the most unlikely place for such a man as Ted Cruz to do well. I know. I've lived either here or in adjacent Massachusetts most of my life. Most New Hampshire Republicans are not conservative. Sometimes it's hard to think of them as Republicans at all. And Christians, for the most part, are not evangelical, charismatic or Pentecostal. We are the "un-Bible Belt."
And yet, Ted did so well.
One reason he did is that during the months of whistle stops and town halls, voters discovered Ted is a man of both conviction and compassion. Those who watched the various debates or viewed his television ads saw the brilliant thinker and one-time champion college debater. Too often, though, they were left wondering if Ted really cared about individuals....
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Yeah cuz nothing spells win like a third place finish. My little league teams all give participation trophies too. Good for the old self esteem. Phooey!!
That’s right, a TROPHY for everyone, just because they showed up. LOL
When you consider the minuscule amount of money spent by Cruz in NH it is amazing he placed as well as he did!
Go Trump!
Go Cruz!
So what happens to the Christians celebrating Trumps win? Or Bernie Sanders Win?
Who is defining what a true Christian is these days? Didn’t they already try that during the inquisitions?
Delusional.
Ted shouldn’t even get the participation trophy. Trump won the evangelical vote in NH, LOL.
Seldom does the winner of Iowa take NH.
The fact that Ted, a Texas Senator, came in 3rd is impressive. Especially since he spent a lot less money there than his opponents.
IIRC he took all demographics and evangelicals too. But, why not celebrate beating Christie?
Maybe Bush, Cruz and Rubio could make the ‘3rd Place, GOP-e, NH, 2016’, a traveling trophy.
Now be nice that’s a good sized crowd, but it is NOT Trump crowd!!!! Just be VERY thankful it is not a JEB! rally!!!!
“Trump won the evangelical vote in NH”
Yeah, but don’t ya know: evangelicals from New Hampshire are LIBERAL evangelicals, unlike CONSERVATIVE evangelicals in all other states?
Is this the Christian Rock concert tour, Winter Jam, in SC, that Cruz spoke at? And that Dr Carson was also a guest speaker at?
The last time Donald Trump was in a venue that small he was just a lad and a contestant on American Idol.
It only took him 4 and 1/2 seconds to win, at the auditions, and he sang using sign language.
This is a Mega Church, they show up every week. BS, a Cruz rally. Total BS.
The Canadian flag is a nice touch.
Very observant, lol.
Yes, third, but 20 points behind. He and the rest of the field, got schlonged.
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