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Ted Cruz hits 99th county on eve of Iowa caucuses
Dallas Morning News ^ | February 1, 2016 | Todd J. Gillman

Posted on 02/01/2016 12:41:25 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

".....Larry Teeples, 74, a longtime member of the Jefferson city council, sat in the front row. He'd seen Chris Christie about a month ago and remained undecided, just six hours before the caucuses.

"I like what I've heard," he said as he waited for Cruz to arrive. But "I had a friend from Dallas who called and told me to vote for Trump; don't vote for Cruz."

Doris Hugg, 70, from nearby Crawford County, said she appreciated Cruz's effort to meet small town Iowans.

"It's because they care about what Iowans have to say. You can't get to know people by making six stops," said Hugg, who works as a dispatcher for her trucker husband.

"If a candidate only covers the populated areas, they don't care about guys like us in the rural areas," said Garry Higgins, 69, an Army veteran and retired security guard from Rippey, in Greene County. "They ought to run everywhere - not just where the people are."

And doing the full Grassley makes a candidate better, in his view.

"It helps them. People in Iowa are not shy about telling politicians how they feel," Higgins said.

Cruz delivered his usual stump speech, noting there were only five hours til the caucuses begin.

"This race is a statistical tie between me and Donald Trump. It all comes down to turnout, who shows up tonight at 7 pm," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; canadian; caucus; cruz; election2016; gopprimary; ineligible; iowa; newyork; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: napscoordinator

I think you meant to say Cruz. Trump isn’t a senator.


21 posted on 02/01/2016 1:21:36 PM PST by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

Thank you......Too much typing Cruz Trump lately. When is the election again? Tomorrow? I wish.......actually this is exciting but so frustrating.


22 posted on 02/01/2016 1:26:54 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: VanDeKoik
And they are obviously the only two that Cruz people today think are accurate?

We will see tonight which polls are accurate. But one thing that is always true about Iowa is that there is a LOT of volatility in the polls in the last 5 days before the caucuses. So it is always a mistake to dismiss late-breaking changes in the polls.

23 posted on 02/01/2016 1:44:51 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

White did the counties ever do to him?


24 posted on 02/01/2016 1:46:21 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: stocksthatgoup

What was it?


25 posted on 02/01/2016 1:47:08 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: Kenny

After I heard Brother Cruz preaching I know there is no way he will ever be President. Nothing wrong with praying, but sounding like Jimmy Swaggart is another thing.


26 posted on 02/01/2016 1:52:47 PM PST by lone star annie
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Cruzin to Victory!
27 posted on 02/01/2016 2:34:41 PM PST by reviled downesdad (It's time for an AMERICAN CRUZade - I chose Cruz!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; All

Thanks for all your hard work in bringing out the truth. The Values Voters won last night.

God bless you and God bless America!


28 posted on 02/01/2016 9:02:28 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Sun

God bless Iowa!

God bless Ted Cruz!


29 posted on 02/01/2016 10:10:46 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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