Posted on 11/20/2015 8:31:42 AM PST by gwgn02
Ted Cruz is back on the hunt for another big-name endorsement in Iowa.
After securing the backing of U.S. Rep. Steve King on Monday, Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas, is entering the homestretch of his quest to win over social conservative kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats — an effort that comes to a critical juncture Friday night. That's when Cruz joins six other Republican presidential candidates for a roundtable discussion in Des Moines hosted by The Family Leader, an influential organization helmed by Vander Plaats.
The Presidential Family Forum, as the event is called, could go a long way toward sealing the deal with Vander Plaats, who has signaled he could make an endorsement in the coming weeks.
"He is a very influential evangelical," said Steffen Schmidt, a political science professor at Iowa State University. "His endorsement, added to congressman Steve King's blessing, could be a game changer in Iowa."
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TED CRUZ RISING.
It’ll be interesting to see how long after the Presidential Family Forum Vander Plaats announces his endorsement.
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