Ted Cruz 2016 : Ben Carson's OK Straw Poll Victory a CHALLENGE to ALL Ted Cruz State Campaigns !

Ted Cruz 2016 Florida Grassroots Victory Campaign Website ^ | 2015-05-24 | Patton@Bastogne

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Dr. Ben Carson THRASHES both Ted Cruz and Scott Walker in Saturday Oklahoma (Bible Belt) Straw Poll Victory at the "Southern Republican Leadership Conference".

Ben Carson's Oklahoma Straw Poll Victory a CHALLENGE for ALL Ted Cruz State Campaigns (especially Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida)!



How in the world did Ben Carson (with extremely limited funding) DEFEAT the Ted Cruz Campaign (a $ 30 million national campaign) ?

"Team Work" ... across the state borders of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana ... and ... hmmmm ... and EVEN Oklahoma).

Dr. Ben Carson's laser-focused TEAM of regional state supporters won the political battle.


Although I decisively support Senator Ted Cruz, I admire Doctor Ben Carson, and would recommend that all view his movie "Gifted Hands" (Netflix).

And just as Gen. George Patton Jr. admired German Gen. Erwin Rommel, I am "compelled" to respect the excellent teamwork and "command execution" demonstrated in Ben Carson's Oklahoma victory.


We'll examine the HARD LESSONS for the Ted Cruz State-level "Grassroots" Campaigns in a moment. First, let's review the "hard numbers" of political victory and defeat.


Straw Poll Results:

Ben Carson: 25.4 %
Scott Walker: 20.5 %
Ted Cruz: 16.6 %
Chris Christie: 5.3 %
Rick Perry: 5.0 %
Jeb Bush: 4.9 %
Rand Paul: 4.1 %
Marco Rubio: 4.1 %
Bobby Jindal: 4.1 %
Carly Fiorina: 2.7 %
Mike Huckabee: 2.7 %
Rick Santorum: 1.9 %
Donald Trump: 1.2 %
Mark Everson: 0.8 %
Lindsey Graham: 0.5 %


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The (otherwise excellent) network of Ted Cruz FACEBOOK pages illustrates the root cause behind Ben Carson's political victory in Oklahoma.

There are at least three (3) Facebook Page Group "executive leaders" essentially involved in a Hatfield-McCoy blood feud.

The result ?

Ted Cruz ($ 30 million) gets "thrashed" in Oklahoma by Ben Carson (a pauper).

These Facebook personal rivalries DAMAGE the Ted Cruz National Campaign.

Time and Energy are WASTED on "logo disputes" and poisonous "vindictive" e-mails between leaders ...

that otherwise could have been directed to WINNING a VICTORY for Ted Cruz in Oklahoma.

FUTURE Ted Cruz Campaign Defeats ?

How many more State Straw Polls (reported on Drudge, Fox, ABC-NBC-CBS-CNN-NPR, AP-UPI, Bloomberg) will Ted Cruz LOSE because these Facebook "Leaders" REFUSE to FOCUS on a Ted Cruz Victory ?



Let's focus on FLORIDA for a moment.

Florida is a MUST WIN State for the U.S. Presidential Election.

The Florida GOP will hold a Straw Poll Vote in Orlando on Sept-24/26 (see Facebook RSVP below).

Will the "continuing" FLORIDA Facebook / Personal Rivalries COST Ted Cruz the victory in that STRATEGIC Florida Straw Poll vote ?



RSVP "Today" at https://www.facebook.com/events/391338851058991/



So ... where do we go from here ?


All Ted Cruz State Facebook Pages should MERGE into a single Page. Period.

Common sense suggested that Group "A" operates EAST of the Mississippi and Group "B" operates WEST of the Mississippi.

And that Groups "A" and "B" work TOGETHER.

The ability of these Facebook "Ted Cruz Leaders" is a CHARACTER TEST ... with an answer demanded NOW.

Today.


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Ted Cruz Campaign Team Members !

It's time for each of us (starting with me) to transition from Facebook "Keyboard Commandos" to becoming a Victorious "Boots-on-the Ground" force for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign.

Ouch !!! That even zinged me !

Start your organizing your State County Teams today. I've included some basic ideas below ... You're guaranteed to have even better ideas !

Here's an EXCELLENT Grassroots Campaign Book : "The Grassroots Organizing Guide for a Progressive America" ...

Created for YOU by the Democratic Party ... FREE Adobe PDF download ... (picture below)

http://www.blogforiowa.com/…/Grassroots_Organizing_Guide.pdf


Take a look at the Ted Cruz 2016 Florida Grassroots Victory Campaign website. It's a template for an easy to create website to coordinate your state's Ted Cruz election campaign ... (picture below).

http://www.engineering-excellence.us/ted_cruz_2016_florida.…


"Let's Roll !"


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Suggested Goals and Responsibilities for State Grassroots Campaign County Team Coordinators:


1) At ALL times preserve the good name of Senator Ted Cruz !

2) Follow the "official" Ted Cruz Campaign "Chain of Command".

3) ALL Ted Cruz 2016 Grassroots members MUST register at: www.tedcruz.org/volunteer/ .

4) All leadership SHALL be free of arrest records and felony convictions.

5) Strategic Operational Directive: Win State GOP 2016 Primary !


6) Recruit for these Key Positions

6-A) Five (5) Senior County Team Leaders
6-B) Press-News Media Liaison : Interviews & Press Conferences
6-C) Campaign Materials Manager : Literature & Yard Signs
6-D) Three (3) Pastors-Rabbis from local Church-Synagogues
6-E) Internet Social Media Coordinator : Admin for State webpage
6-F) Financial Coordinator (Treasurer)
6-G) Tea Party Group Liaison : Invites Tea Party Groups
6-H) Art-Graphics Coordinator for banners, logos, signs, etc.
6-I) Event Planner for Meetings & Rallies


7) Create an effective Grassroots COMMUNICATION NETWORK

7-A) Master Communication Database : Name, Phones, E-Mails
7-B) Only the Five Senior County Team Leaders have access


8) Team Leader Weekly Communication Meetings

8-A) Informal. Coffee shops, etc.
8-B) Discuss tasks, people … face to face is best.
8-C) Goal -- One (1) public County Rally-Event each month


These events are Dry Runs for the 2016 State GOP Primary
They are a GREAT test of TEAM strengths and weaknesses.

"Practice-Practice-Practice-Practice-Practice".


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"Godspeed" to Ted Cruz's Presidential Election Victory !


Douglas Coggeshall
Florida Pinellas County Team
Ted Cruz 2016 Florida Grassroots Victory campaign

http://www.engineering-excellence.us/ted_cruz_2016_florida.html

(727) 485-6220
Ted-Cruz-2016@Engineering-Excellence.US

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[ozarkgirl]

Just curious, why do you say Carson is worse than Obama?

[bimboeruption]

What’s my agenda, newbie?

I said I sent Cruz money on a regular basis before this vote.

[conservativejoy]

This trade bill involves the negotiations that are currently underway between other countries, not just ours. I can see the need for those to be kept under wraps.

As far as our not being able to read it, if it were printed in its entirety and released to the public, I doubt that many could truly understand it.

Paul voted against it , but said that he might be in favor of it later on after he knew waht was in it. The bill has been available to members of Congress since 2012. Guess he didn’t feel the need to take a look before voting.

[bimboeruption]

I read most of the comments.
The posters felt as frustrated with Cruz’s vote as I.

[bimboeruption]

>As far as our not being able to read it, if it were printed in its entirety and released to the public, I doubt that many could truly understand it.<

Still, I would have liked the opportunity to read it.

Voting on a secret bill is tyranny IMHO.

[conservativejoy]

You’re right. I doubt that some of them would vote for Jesus, Himself.

[Tareli]

Senators Jeff Sessions, Mike Lee and Ron Paul read the secret bill and voted no. Cruz as far as I know didn’t read it and voted yes. I am floored that Cruz would vote yes on something he hasn’t even read or listen the warnings from his colleagues who did.

[TribalPrincess2U]

I agree. He’s not ‘tough’ enough.
Carson would be better suited as say, Surgeon General??

[magna carta]

Before I was Cruz or bust. Now I am looking objectively at a few of the choices.
I like how Ted stands tall on social conservatism. I love to hear him speak too.
On immigration, I cannot read him. I think the trade vote really did me in. The TPP has language that could be used to really go full tilt global on immigration/labor, etc...
I haven’t heard Ted really go after Jihad infiltration either Jindal has done so as has Franklin Graham (we cannot import them).
Still keeping a look out on the field.

[conservativejoy]

Why do you assume that Cruz has not read this legislation? It has been avaialble to Congress since 2012. As far as I know Ron Paul wasn’t voting and Rand Paul admitted he had not read the bill. Paul also said he might be for it later.

[Tareli]

Ron Paul read the bill, as did Jeff Sessions and Mike Lee. All of them voted no.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/13/exclusive-sen-rand-paul-visits-secret-room-to-read-obamatrade-calls-for-public-release-of-deal-text/

[Tareli]

“Amanda Carpenter, the spokeswoman for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) didn’t answer whether the Senator—who supports TPA, as he laid out in a Wall Street Journal op-ed with House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)has read the text of the TPP deal either.”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/07/only-two-republicans-admit-they-actually-read-secret-obama-trade-deal-both-unsupportive/

Cruz also did not state in his explanation of why he voted for the bill that he read it.

[Olog-hai]

And why would Cruz be cowed by that, presuming it happened? All he would have to do is expose such actions to the public and the world at large.

[spintreebob]

Carson and Huckabee tied with over 20% for 1st in the GA poll (by conservative Phil Kent for the Atlanta Journal Constitution) just before the GA state convention, which was before the OK event and poll. Rubio came in a close 3rd. All others trailed far behind.

Huckabee won GA the last time he ran here. So this is no surprise.
Carson polls strong for 3 reasons.
1) He is a non-politician.
2) He does not parse his words like a politician.
3) He is the closest thing to non-politician Herman Cain, who has the #1 radio program in GA and is the most popular and trusted Republican in Georgia, by far.

The above 3 points energize the base. Most of us don’t fault a Cruz, Rubio, Carson, Paul, Fiorina, Walker, Kasich for disagreeing with us on one or two out of 10 issues. What we don’t like is the image of being a politician who does things for political advantage and not because that is what he truly believes is best for the country.

(I could enthusiastically support most any of them except Jeb and Cristie.)

[tennmountainman]

Your post does not make sense.

On one hand you credit Carson’s poll numbers in GA because he IS
not a politician. Then you throw in the Hucksters high poll numbers.
The Huckster IS a politician.

So one is not a politician and one is.
Both have high poll numbers.

The only thing to gain from your post is

1. Many GA GOP voters have a guilt complex and polled for Carson.

2. Many GA GOP voters polled well for The Huckster because of religion.
Nothing but religion, not facts or positions.

[grania]

Remember before the last election when Ted Cruz was the virtual leader of the HOR, keeping conservatives on board voting against anything that was against Constitutional Conservative principles? Remember he promised to provide the same kind of leadership when the Senate had more conservatives?

Ted, we used to know you. You just handed Obama the slimmest of majorities on a secret trade bill that will undermine US workers. And are you with abolishing the data collection provisions of the Patriot Act. And what's that we hear about you supporting MORE H1B Visas when every street in the US where real Americans live has tech workers who lost their jobs to cheaper labor?

Jeff Sessions is who should be leading us.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Sorry, I no longer agree 100% with Cruz. So I am voting Hillary!!!

Join the Flying Monkeys!

[conservativejoy]

Rand Paul visited the secret room but admits he didn’t read the entire 800 page bill. He even said he might support it in the future when he knew more. We haven’t heard one way or another from Cruz, but between the two, I know which one has a better grasp of the legal language of the law. Cruz is not going to vote without scrutinty of that language.

[Stentor]

Agreed Cruze just another sellout to corrupt cronyism.

I don't know if that's true but the family association with the Vampire Squid has always given me pause.

[Dave W]

I knew it would happen and I am laughing so hard right now. FreeRepublic is chock full of absolutists - incredibly judgmental, and full of the most amazing spite and hatred imaginable if someone crosses them for any reason. The amount of smug self righteousness is off the charts.

I have often wondered how their families deal with this type of subspecies - you people have got to be hell to live with.

Anyway, I knew it was only going to be a matter of time that Cruz would disappoint his supporters, and I wondered the reaction. So, I have seen some of it, but be prepared for further disappointments because no one can agree with anyone 100% of the time.

Yet, that is your threshold - 100%. You people will be perpetually disappointed by everyone. Jesus Christ wouldn't be enough for you people.