Posted on 01/03/2015 12:20:59 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Josh Perry is a lanky, 26-year-old from Nederland, Texas with a good job on Capitol Hill and a healthy adoration for Taylor Swift. And every day, he pretends to be Ted Cruz on the Internet.
As Cruz's in-house digital strategist, it is Perry's job to channel the freshman senator online, engage activists on Twitter and Facebook and promote Cruz's media appearances and speeches.
In just a few years, Cruz gone from working as the state Solicitor General and as a corporate attorney to become one of the most talked-about politicians on the Web. Cruz began traveling to Iowa and New Hampshire in 2013and his many conservative fans are eager to see him run for president.
Perry joined Cruz in the early days of his Senate campaign in 2011, when Cruz was an unknown candidate with little hope to defeat the establishment-backed Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Perry's responsibilities on the campaign were two-fold: Help manage Cruz's online presence and drive him to events around the state.
On the day of Cruz's first debate, Perry was driving Cruz in Houston when he ran a red light while fiddling with a GPS. An oncoming vehicle slammed into the driver's side of his Dodge Caliber with a brutal crunch. No one was seriously injured, but it left $9,500 in damage to his car.
Perry says he was "unceremoniously promoted" after the accident--to behind a computer...
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Hey, CNN, where are the stories of Obama’s social media manipulators?
won’t happen...where do you think CNN employees work their second jobs???
You got this posted as I was trying to post the same article.
You’re good!
Second?
A Dodge Caliber?
Man, talk about zero swagger, LOL.
Somebody’s gotta instruct these millenials on what makes a decent ride.
At the very least anybody chauffering the Cruzer around needs to have a Chrysler 300, even metrosexual Baraq had one of those.
I want Ted in nothing less than what POTUS gets.
I’m probably about to buy a used PT Cruiser (I know, I know) since my ancient Mercedes 300D is on her last legs. They’re practically giving them away here with decent mileage.
don't you think there is probably a good reason for that?
Yep. But it’ll just be a bridge until I can afford something better. It’s both 4 cylinder and somewhat spacious, so it’ll do me for now. Need a Mercedes restoration project? LOL
Nothing wrong with the vehicle, I was just commenting on the wimpy aura the Caliber throws off.
If I was driving Ted Cruz around to campaign stops, I’d want something like a Dodge Charger Hellcat.
“No, thanks” is my first reaction, which really means no no no no no no no... lol
Or a Cogsworth Vega? LOL
Oh NOES!!!!! Ted Cruz has staff.... Like every single other member of the house and senate..... GASP such a “Scandal”....
Try using Topix.com as well. Pretty thorough results.
There’s staff—and then there’s staff:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/05/politics/romney-22-aides-to-send-each-tweet/
The 300 is a hoodrat ride.
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