Posted on 10/10/2015 6:43:13 PM PDT by NH Liberty
Earns 51% of voter approval in Republican Liberty Caucus Straw Poll
HOUSTON, Texas – Presidential candidate Ted Cruz continues to shore up his support among libertarian voters, earning 51 percent approval from voters participating in the straw poll held at the Republican Liberty Caucus in Nashua, NH over the weekend. “We are very encouraged by the growing support we are seeing among liberty voters in the early states and across the country,” Cruz said. “I have spent my career defending and promoting the constitutional liberties that our nation was founded upon, and that are increasingly under assault today. From free speech and religious liberty to our right to bear arms and our right to privacy, I have been proud to lead on all these issues, whether before the Supreme Court or in Congress. If elected president, libertarian voters across the country can be confident that I will stand for the U.S. Constitution at every turn.”
Sen. Cruz’s strong performance in the straw poll comes at the heels of a growing coalition of libertarian voters organizing in the early states and across the country for the Cruz for President campaign. The campaign’s Liberty Leaders coalition is chaired by former U.S. Congressman Bob Barr, with 25 former Ron Paul organizers and supporters leading efforts in the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Sen. Cruz continues to expand his base among tea party, evangelical and libertarian voters. He has won recent and notable straw polls indicating his solid base of support in all areas, particularly those conducted by Freedom Works and Values Voters.
Members of Sen. Cruz’s Liberty Leaders coalition include:
New Hampshire
Rep. Rick Christie, Goffstown Rep. Christie is known as a strong Liberty leader in the State House. Barbara and Rep. Guy Comtois, Center Barnstead The Comtois’ are former Ron Paul supporters. Rep. Comtois is a strong liberty leader in the State House and he and his wife are Belknap County Chairs for Cruz for President Former Reps. Carol & Lucien Vita, Middleton The Vitas are former Ron Paul supporters Rep. Dick Gordon, East Kingston Rep. Gordon is a former Ron Paul supporter and strong Liberty leader in the State House Andrew Harris, Epping Harris is a former Ron Paul supporter Steve Kenda, North Hampton Kenda is a small-business owner, prominent Liberty leader in the Granite State, and former candidate for State Senate Rep. Walter Kolodziej, Windham Rep. Kolodziej is a strong Liberty leader in the State House. Paul Marquis, Litchfield Marquis is a former candidate for State Representative and strong Liberty activist. Rep. Katherine Prudhomme-O’Brien, Derry Rep. Prudhomme-O’Brien is a strong Liberty leader in the State House. Emily O’Neil, Bedford O’Neil is a former candidate for State Representative, liberty activist, and former Ron Paul supporter. Pam Smith, Manchester Smith is a prominent Liberty activist in Manchester Rep. Len Turcotte, Barrington Rep. Turcotte is a former Ron Paul supporter and strong Liberty leader in the State House.
South Carolina
Senator Lee Bright, Spartanburg Sen. Bright is endorsed and worked to get Ron Paul elected in 2012 and is a Cruz for President South Carolina Co-Chair Sherriff Ray Nash, Dorchester Nash is president of the Low Country Republican Liberty Caucus and a South Carolina Cruz for President Co-Chair Steven Long, Spartanburg Long is a South Carolina Liberty Activist and 2012 Ron Paul supporter
Iowa
Shawn Dietz, Hampton Franklin County Republican Party chairman, former Hampton mayor, 2014 candidate for Iowa State Senate, endorsed by Liberty Iowa and Rand Paul Tom German, Ron Paul 2008, 2012 Ida County Co-chair Joel Kurtinitis, Des Moines Kurtinitis is founder of Liberty Iowa, and Ron Paul 2012 Regional Director Kelsey Kurtinitis, Des Moines Ron Paul 2012 volunteer, pro-life grassroots leader Crystal McIntyre, Warren County, Iowa Supervisor Vance Nordaker, 2012 Ron Paul supporter Jason Schultz, District 9 Iowa State Senator, endorsed Ron Paul in 2011 Tony Seliquini, Campaign for Liberty Precinct Coordinator, ‘Voices of Reason’ Podcast Founder and Co-host ###
Just a quick follow-up to correct that I am not the “author” of this piece, but rather just the one who cut ‘n’ pasted it from the tedcruz.org website.
Is this another hit piece on Trump? Or did this really happen? Just asking, don’t kill me.....
Why are posts favorable to Cruz assumed to be hit pieces on Trump?
I’m a strong supporter of Cruz but we are lucky enough to have a good field.
I like Trump and Carson as well as Cruz.
Yep. I have no problem supporting
Cruz and/or Trump. No need to trash
one to support the other.
I gather from some of the names this
is a Libertarian thing, as opposed to
libertarian.
This is virtually always Paul territory both father and son.
Paul 445
Cruz 399
Carson 139
http://truthinmedia.com/rand-wins-republican-liberty-caucus-straw-poll/
No, this is not a hit piece on Trump. This was the Republican Liberty Caucus Conference and straw poll.
And, yes — it really happened! It took place in Nashua, NH.
Oh — I thought Cruz won!
In this case it is a virtual win considering the fact that this is a largely libertarian event.
Last time around Ron Paul led the 2nd place finisher by a full 35 or 40 percent.
Good. Cruz is one of the few who understands that our movement is a broad-based one, guided by principles, but not necessarily in lockstep on their application.
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