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Ted Cruz may have lost in New Hampshire, but pundits say he comes out ahead
The Dallas Morning News' Trail Blazers Blog ^ | February 10, 2016 | Elizabeth Koh

Posted on 02/10/2016 3:57:44 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Edited on 02/10/2016 4:02:47 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

If Iowa was Sen. Ted Cruz's stomping ground, New Hampshire was set up to be a resounding defeat.

The evangelical values Cruz campaigned on in the Midwest were in short supply in the secular Granite State. He -- and everyone else -- polled double-digits behind Donald Trump. But though Trump snagged his first win in Tuesday night's primary, Cruz notched a comfortable third-place finish after Ohio Gov. John Kasich and avoided a brawl that experts said are likely to bruise the weaker candidates in the race.


TOPICS: New Hampshire; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; cruz; cruzwhorship; kasich; propagandadujour; tds; tedcruz; tedspacificpartners; trump
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1 posted on 02/10/2016 3:57:44 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He spent 500K. He got 3rd in a state where he could get 2-6th place. Phenomenal.


2 posted on 02/10/2016 3:59:31 PM PST by struggle
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pundits?


3 posted on 02/10/2016 4:00:10 PM PST by Helicondelta
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz spent $500K and placed ahead of the GOP-e guy who spent 66 times that. In both primaries to date he has achieved his goal.


4 posted on 02/10/2016 4:01:13 PM PST by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: struggle

He basically tied with 2 others for third. So really he tied for 5th place. Coming off the narrow win he had in Iowa, I’d say cruz if finished and should follow crispies lead.


5 posted on 02/10/2016 4:02:28 PM PST by JoSixChip (Ted Cruz (R-Goldman Sachs) - DC Values)
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To: JoSixChip

Just like clockwork.


6 posted on 02/10/2016 4:03:53 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump rally at The Littlejohn Coliseum, is a 10,325-seat multi-purpose arena in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.
vs Cruz group of 200 today.


7 posted on 02/10/2016 4:04:00 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (Trump then Cruz for me. I want to see Hillary, Bernie or any demoncrap crushed)
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To: JoSixChip

Trump Rally live stream now

https://youtu.be/B9vQuW8g3TU

Should be interesting, his postmortem on the race and those who dropped out so far.

Hope that some new facts come out like polls.


8 posted on 02/10/2016 4:04:58 PM PST by Zenjitsuman (A)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, you were.


9 posted on 02/10/2016 4:05:48 PM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz Cruz bo-bruz
Banana fanna fo-fruz
Fee, fy, mo-mruz.
Cruz!
http://youtu.be/5MJLi5_dyn0


10 posted on 02/10/2016 4:07:24 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah, Trump only beat him by 62,000 votes.


11 posted on 02/10/2016 4:07:27 PM PST by heights
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I think I heard that Cruz spent $18 per vote, while Jeb spent over $1000 per vote! Amazing.


12 posted on 02/10/2016 4:08:28 PM PST by mtrott
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To: stocksthatgoup

Yeah, those big rallies sure helped Trump beat Cruz in Iowa. Oh, wait...


13 posted on 02/10/2016 4:08:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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Don’t think so. NH is his state of least support and SC will most likely end up a battle between Rubio and Trump for second place. Either way, I’m ready for whomever does win to get Obama out of office.


14 posted on 02/10/2016 4:09:45 PM PST by struggle
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We not in Iowa anymore


15 posted on 02/10/2016 4:09:57 PM PST by scooby321
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So now losing is actually winning. Ah, the age we live in.


16 posted on 02/10/2016 4:10:11 PM PST by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: stocksthatgoup

Yeah, but those 200 cruzbots were YUUUGE!


17 posted on 02/10/2016 4:10:41 PM PST by heights
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good for “pundits”, I guess? They’re the ones hoping we get another business-as-usual career politician, so it makes sense for them all to bash Trump for coming in GASP second in Iowa but then try to spin ties for fifth as an epic win.

*shrug*

On to South Carolina!


18 posted on 02/10/2016 4:10:56 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet
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To: scooby321

South Carolina is closer to Iowa than it is to New Hampshire in makeup of the electorate. Agree?


19 posted on 02/10/2016 4:11:27 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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Has anyone else noticed how few stories there are about Trump's win, and how many there are about Cruz getting 3rd? Like I keep saying, it is about expectations. Everyone expected Trump to win NH, so it is not a big story; everyone expected Cruz to do poorly, so a 3rd place finish is considered newsworthy.

Question: with all of the attention on Cruz today, what is the over/under on when Trump says or does something outlandish to get the attention back on himself?

20 posted on 02/10/2016 4:12:45 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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