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'Cruz country' bus tour looks South
The Politico ^ | August 2, 2015 | Mike Allen

Posted on 08/02/2015 9:20:52 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will spend much of August on an eight-state “Cruz Country” bus tour through the South, as his team looks beyond the first four 2016 states to March’s delegate-heavy SEC Primary states, including Georgia and Texas.

Cruz advisers say they’re not only vigorously competing in the early states, but already organizing the so-called SEC states (a nickname from college sports’ Southeastern Conference), with advertising planned through March 15.

An adviser said the objective of the bus trip is “to ensure that by the time other candidates get to the March 1 voting states following early state voting, Ted Cruz will have his support shored up, energized, organized, and ready to compete and expand.”

The tour will stop in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

“The clear message is that as a Texan, Ted Cruz is paying attention to the region and will demonstrate his commitment to gain their support long before anyone else gets there,” the adviser added.

“The Cruz campaign believes that Bush, Walker and Rubio have made a flawed political calculation to compete in the establishment bracket and, therefore, position themselves as moderates in the race, leaving Cruz as the only well-funded conservative candidate.”

The Cruz adviser continued with a football analogy: “Cruz could run to the left — and face Bush, Walker, and Rubio — or run to the right, and face Carson, Huckabee, Santorum, and Jindal.

“As the best organized and funded candidate in the conservative lane (he raised more hard dollars that any other candidate including Bush), after the early states, Cruz can quickly consolidate conservative support and go head-to-head with whoever emerges as the choice of the establishment.”

Here are the opening-week stops of the bus tour, with Texas events planned for later in August:

— Friday, Aug. 7: 1:00 pm – Charleston, SC … 5:30 pm – Savannah, GA … 8:00 pm – Oglethorpe, GA

— Saturday, Aug. 8: 11:30 am – Atlanta (Red State Gathering) … 4:00 pm – Newnan, GA … 7:30 pm – Midland, GA

— Sunday, Aug. 9: 11 am – Birmingham, AL … 2:00 pm – Pelham, AL … 6:30 pm – Huntsville, AL

— Monday, Aug. 10: 11:15 am – Murfeesboro, TN … 1:30 pm – Brentwood, TN … 6:30 pm – Jackson, TN

— Tuesday, Aug. 11: 9:00 am – Tupelo, MS … 12 pm – Olive Branch, MS … 2:30 pm – Memphis

— Wednesday, Aug. 12: 11:30 am – Little Rock, AR. … 2:30 pm – Russellville, AR … 6:30 pm – Van Buren, AR

— Thursday, Aug. 13: 12:00 pm – Oklahoma City … 4:00 pm – Bartlesville, OK (event with Rep. Jim Bridenstine) … 7:00 pm – Tulsa, OK.


TOPICS: Arkansas; Georgia; Oklahoma; Tennessee; Texas; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; dixie; election2016; redstates; southernvote; tedcruz; texas
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Will try to go and listen to Ted Viva La Raza Cruz.


21 posted on 08/02/2015 11:13:00 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter
He'll sure beat the "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICAN" Jeb AMNESTY Bush and his Viva La Raza WIFE !

Let's get VERY CLEAR on TED CRUZ and Immigration: ALSO from On The Issues :


22 posted on 08/02/2015 12:02:27 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz is looking at the big picture and doing things that count, and in the lone run will pay benefits.

Success does not come immediately, a microwave mentality relies on instant results, a flash in the pan.

Ted Cruz will eventually rise in the polls.

The debates are upon us ..

Let the best man win: Ted Cruz.


23 posted on 08/02/2015 4:03:26 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (Truth is a priceless commodity worth more it's weight than Gold, GOP plays with fools gold)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good old southern home cooking stewing on the stove all afternoon stew with biscuts and gravy grass roots tour.

Microwave food never tasted as good as slow cooking.


24 posted on 08/02/2015 4:06:03 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (Truth is a priceless commodity worth more it's weight than Gold, GOP plays with fools gold)
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To: cripplecreek

Have been seeing Chevy cars with CRUZE ! on the back.


25 posted on 08/02/2015 4:09:11 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (Truth is a priceless commodity worth more it's weight than Gold, GOP plays with fools gold)
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To: nascarnation

I bet that bus has a comfy ride indeed.

Way cool


26 posted on 08/02/2015 4:10:24 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (Truth is a priceless commodity worth more it's weight than Gold, GOP plays with fools gold)
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To: Yosemitest

Look like Ted Cruz has got that covered already, he doesn’t let a remark or lie, or challenge go unchallenged, example Mitt Romney’s twitter remark a few days ago.


27 posted on 08/02/2015 4:14:13 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (Truth is a priceless commodity worth more it's weight than Gold, GOP plays with fools gold)
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To: Yosemitest

I thought the same thing - but figured it couldn’t be a campaign bus. I imagine Cruz’s (or anyone’s) bus will have a lot of red white and blue. (Except for maybe Sanders - his will just be mostly red with a little white hammer and sickle on the side).


28 posted on 08/02/2015 4:14:20 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: 21twelve
That's WHY we NEED "ENGLISH as the NATIONAL LANGUAGE" and the ONLY language allowed in the United States.
NO EXCEPTIONS !
29 posted on 08/02/2015 4:24:04 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: American Constitutionalist
That's what we NEED !
Someone who TAKES NAMES and KICKS @$$ !
30 posted on 08/02/2015 4:29:07 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; MountainDad; ...
    Ted Cruz Ping!

    If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.
    Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

    CRUZ or LOSE!

31 posted on 08/02/2015 4:47:57 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Does anyone know where the events will be held when he comes to these cities ???

— Monday, Aug. 10: 11:15 am – Murfeesboro, TN … 1:30 pm – Brentwood, TN … 6:30 pm – Jackson, TN


32 posted on 08/02/2015 5:04:08 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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