>> the fact is, it’s become a tar baby for Cruz
Yep, just like that “tar baby” birther crap that dogged him before Iowa. He and his campaign were unable to deal with it — unable to get past it. It totally crippled them. I think that’s what caused Ted to come in fourth in Iowa, frankly.
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you pretty much have to pay people to show up in Iowa by living there for a year and kissing ass.. Cruz did and beat Trump by 6000 votes when Trump barely went there and practically spent nothing