Posted on 01/02/2016 9:24:11 PM PST by VinL
Ted Cruz has to win the Iowa caucuses.
Not because there's something magical about Iowa or its predictive powers.
No, Cruz can't afford to lose in Iowa because he's already predicted, unequivocally and without reservation, that he will win Iowa. And while Cruz is in so many ways an unconventional politician, there are certain immutable rules in politics.
One is that falling short of expectations in Iowa or New Hampshire is bad.
"He will win Iowa. We're very confident he will win Iowa," Cruz campaign co chairman Chad Sweet declared last month.
It's a bold prediction, though not outside the realm of possibility.
By mid December, Cruz had already overtaken billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa.
And to cement his lead, he embarks Monday on a six day barnstorming tour that includes stops in 28 of Iowa's 99 counties. That will bring him close to a "full Grassley", a feat he vowed last June to complete. It's named for U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Iowa Republican who makes it a point to visit every county in the state each year.
Lots of these counties have more livestock than voters, and that's not just a saying. The last U.S. census counted 6,462 people in Osceola County, the least populous on Cruz’s itinerary this week, and the last U.S. Agriculture Department report showed 38,500 head of cattle.
Turnout in the big cities of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport will overshadow even a landslide in such a tiny pocket. But from Muscatine to Spirit Lake, it warms an Iowan's heart to know that a potential president cares enough to try.
Cruz certainly has put more effort into the state than most. He has volunteers in every county. He's rented a college dorm outside Des Moines for Texas supporters to live in when...
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Are you gay?
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You hitting on to me, spooner????
Sorry, unlike you and “proust”, I’m not a part of the LGBT agenda.
Oh well, nobody trusts a cruzbot anyways. You are losing more everyday.
Don’t crow too much. Reagan lost to HW in iowa
Jeez kids, cope a chill here. Cruz is an honorable man, Trump is an honorable man, Rubio? meh...
Personally, I am a Trump supporter, but would support Cruz in the general. By the time the primaries come around to my state it will be all over so I don’t get my undies in a bunch.
LoL. Gotta do better than that. Reports say Trump has over 70,000 votes lined up in Iowa and climbing.
I believe you aren’t paying attention . Trump is leading in most of the south
Cruz would be my 2nd choice, although I wouldn’t be happy it. He just don’t have the balls that it will take.
Trump will be lucky to get 30,000 statewide. And we he doesn’t (or barely does) you’ll be crying fraud and voter supression.
Trump will be lucky to get 30,000 statewide. And we he doesn’t (or barely does) you’ll be crying fraud and voter supression.
LoL no.
The world is going to catch up to you someday, son.
You may be interested in this thread from several days ago.
Trump has rally goers fill out pledge sheets to vote for him. This media outlet got some inside info, and by looking at Trump’s Iowa crowds I don’t doubt it is not accurate. Those vote pledges are hell of lot better than some ding dong media poll. Trump pledges are solid as a rock votes for Trump. I did the math in the last post on the thread if you’re interested.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3375585/posts
I say Cruz is finished. Trump is about to launch the Blitzkrieg. They won’t know what hit him.
Yep. Cruz with his family ads and all is starting to be a joke.
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Possibly by the childish, the simpletons and low-IQer’s amongst us...such as yourself, IMHO.
You beclown yourself ‘Karl Spooner’.
Well, nobody expected anything better from you.
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Some one posted to you that gay marriage was a sin, and you said he was “beset by demons” — Isn’t that true??? — or should I go back and get your post?
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Well VinL, I do believe you have ‘Karl Spooner’s’ number and pegged him for what he is...in addition to his childish and immature Trolling from his mommy’s basement. I guess we can tell the gender with which Karl has been spooning.
You seem to have a infatuation with the gay subject, I will say that much for you. Are you gay?
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Karl, seriously kid...if you are looking for a gay hook-up, Free Republic is not the place for it. Go to your usual sites for that.
One thing bothers me about Cruz. His fallback position is always the Constitution. But he never elaborates what the Constitution would allow or not allow. There’s never that follow-up question, at least that I can remember.
Of course he’s right. (and he isn’t whining like a leftist about GOP voter suppression)
Rock on. I’m looking forward to the American people waking up and saying, “Ted who?”
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