Posted on 01/08/2016 7:42:38 AM PST by jimbo123
If the Republican race nationally is Donald Trump and everyone else, the race in Iowa has become Ted Cruz and everyone else. The Texas senator has surged here, and insiders on the ground agree he would win the caucuses if they were today, powered by a broad coalition that includes social conservatives, libertarians and tea partiers. But the caucuses are not for 24 days, and Cruz is now in the crosshairs.
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The Bush campaign canceled another $659,000 of airtime reserved in New Hampshire between Jan. 5 to Jan. 18. So he now has just $1.02 million in time reserved in the first primary state, according to the Morning Consult's Reid Wilson.
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What happened to the hundred million dollars in Bush’s war chest? I am guess Rove and friends emptied that out a long time ago.
You really can’t win if you tell the Conservative base you will ignore them.
Jeb! Showed epic stupidity by openly admitting that tactic.
Watch for the fire sale of official Jeb! guacamole bowls.
Huckabee predicted that he would finish first in Iowa.
He cancels ads in NH and SC?
and Iowa.
Boy has blown through some serious bucks and now has to have his lackeys knock on doors.
Somebody should do a Terri on him and pull his plug.
First in at the nearest Iowa buffet.
I see Jeb maybe hanging on til SC then he will be out. Unless his mother steps in sooner and puts him out of our misery. :-)
I’m so tired of having Iowa and New Hampshire start the nomination process for president. They’re insignificant in the fall campaign. Why not start in battleground states like Ohio and Virginia where you can get a truer measure of the candidates chances for the nomination and likelihood of winning in November.
The ultimate battleground state is Florida. Start there.
All you have to do is get everyone else to go along.
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