Posted on 01/22/2016 1:38:03 PM PST by justlittleoleme
Senator Ted Cruz was in Iowa for the Ronald Reagan Dinner and delivered a slam dunk speech. I was going to highlight a point or two, but the whole speech is so spot-on I'll just give you the video and the entire transcript. (Note, it's a rush transcript so there may be an error or two.)
--- Cruz:
We need to unify and let me tell you, growth and freedom are principles and ideals that should unify the entire Republican caucus. They are principles and ideals, that unify the evangelical community. With the liberty movement. With the business community. Growth and freedom are principles that bring together Main Street, and the Tea Party. If you look at the last four elections, three of the four were disastrous for Republicans. We got clobbered. In all three of those, the prevailing wisdom in Washington -- if you took everything -- every Washington strategist and dump them in the ocean, you would call it a good start.
The Washington strategist said keep your head down, don't rock the boat, the economy is not going great for President Obama so keep your head down and we will win. Shock of all shocks, we got our butts cleaned. There was one election that was different in 2010. It was a positive, optimistic campaign. It was a grassroots campaign saying we stand for growth and freedom. We stand on ambiguously -- unambiguously against Obamacare. In 2010, Republicans won a tidal wave victory, taking control of the House, taking up seats in the Senate. What did all the strategists say in 2014? Let's go back to the model of 2006, 2008, 2012.
Just keep your head down and we will win races. That is not how you win races. By the way it is driven I the old -- by an old Nixonian adage -- What complete poppycock. That is based on the oh so clever idea that if your opponent is here, that you want to be just to the right so you could capture every marginal voter. The problem is if you do that, you destroy every single reason anyone has to come up and vote.
The model I turn to over and over again is the model of Ronald Reagan. Does anyone remember in 1980 Ronald Reagan if he ever stood and said, "I am almost exactly like Jimmy Carter? Except a little more conservative." No. Ronald Reagan stood up with a smile and drew a line and he said President Carter and I have a different visions of this country and our future. If you believe in freedom, in standing on your own feet, if you believe if government is not the solution, government is the problem, and stand with me and that is how we saw an epic transformation.
I am sorry, not trying to be offensive. A bunch of us do not get the attraction and I do feel trump is vile.
I change it around. How about this one.
ping to self for later viewing.
A lot better. Good luck with it.
“The supporters of a candidate reflect on the candidate.”
If that’s the case, Trump is the foulest of all the candidates. Big mouth, crude insults to any not with him, bold faced liar. His supporters follow his every marching order.
bkmk
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