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Trump resists staff calls to change course
National Journal ^ | 2/3/12 | Ben Schreckinger

Posted on 02/04/2016 9:01:35 AM PST by don-o

In the lead-up to Donald Trump's loss in Iowa, staffers sought additional funding for campaign infrastructure and were denied.

Now, six days from the New Hampshire primary and looking for his first win, Trump is still refusing to shake up his ground game. He has added just one paid organizer in the state, a move that came a month ago. Instead, he is pushing ahead with plans to campaign outside of the state in the final week of voting and will count on the glamour of famous surrogates, including his sons, who plan to tour New Hampshire beginning this weekend.

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But while the campaign has shifted resources into the first primary state, that move amounted to a single staffer - Stuart Jolly, a former Americans for Prosperity operative brought onto the campaign to focus on the Southern states that vote on March 1.

One person familiar with the move said Jolly was brought in because New Hampshire state director Matt Ciepielowski, a 2011 college graduate, was "in over his head."

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: attackbotsforcruz; cruzclown; cruzingtoclintonwin; scumbagsforted; sttedsproapgandabots; tedschoir; trump
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To: bigbob

POST #15

,,, and his immature , sophomoric name calling is absolutely his own shots . Mocking a physically challenged reporter or Carly’s face etc. will eventually do him in . So much name calling and negative insults will get old to the serious conservative voter . Now we have Jimma Carta endorsing Trump ,, saying he is the most malleable GOP candidate meaning he has switched his positions more than anyone else and he’s right . In the past Trump was hardly a CLOSET liberal on most social issues and the dems will use all those liberal videos of him praising Hillary , Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer etc. if he wins the GOP nomination ,,,, bank on it . .


81 posted on 02/04/2016 10:19:48 AM PST by Lionheartusa1 ()-: ISIS is Islam without the lipstick :-()
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To: mrsmith; blam
Funny how the media answer- to everyone about anything- is spend more!... Government, consumers, politicians: Spend more! Of course they get a cut of all that spending.

Delegate count to date: Cruz 8, Trump 7, Rubio 7, Carson 3, Bush 1, Paul 1

82 posted on 02/04/2016 10:20:36 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Delegate count to date: Cruz 8, Trump 7, Rubio 7, Carson 3, Bush 1, Paul 1)
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To: WENDLE

Give it up .. we all know IT WASN’T CRUZ .. SO YOU CAN STOP LYING ABOUT IT NOW.

Trump would not have won and neither would Dr. Carson.

You’re beating a dead horse.

ROTFLOL


83 posted on 02/04/2016 10:31:03 AM PST by CyberAnt ("The Fields are White Unto Harvest")
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To: Grampa Dave
Since early contests rely heavily on name recognition, it makes sense that Trump would get votes at bargain prices. He came into the contest with high recognition built on his decades of coverage of his multiple business bankruptcies, his extensive marital infidelities, his multiple appearances on shows like The View and Howard Stern, plus his reality television show.

In retrospect though he probably should have spent a bit more.

84 posted on 02/04/2016 10:33:49 AM PST by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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To: The Final Harvest

Pleeezee . Yelling doesn’t make it true. Cruz apologized for what?


85 posted on 02/04/2016 10:37:06 AM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: livius

That is totally false.

Trump worked nonstop, going home on weekends and going to construction sites. His father didn’t believe in trust funds or in spoiling children. Trump raised his kids the same way.

You must be envious or spreading lies for the Cruz campaign. Something they are known for.


86 posted on 02/04/2016 10:47:50 AM PST by CottonBall
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To: WENDLE

Pitiful .. can’t even admit you’re wrong.


87 posted on 02/04/2016 10:52:05 AM PST by CyberAnt ("The Fields are White Unto Harvest")
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To: WENDLE

Losers always claim shoulda, woulda, coulda. When I heard Trump’s concession speech, I was impressed. But true to form he starts whining about something he can’t change instead of working harder to fix want made him come in second


88 posted on 02/04/2016 12:11:16 PM PST by Dstorm (Cruz 2016)
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To: erkelly

You know there are 5 Stages of Loss and Grief, you’re on number 1 - Denial and Isolation


89 posted on 02/04/2016 12:21:15 PM PST by Dstorm (Cruz 2016)
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To: WENDLE; don-o
Hah - you just quoted Karl Rove math! How desperate on the spin cycle are you man?

Does it suck not to think for yourself?

90 posted on 02/04/2016 12:31:22 PM PST by Reagan Disciple (Peace through Strength)
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To: Dana1960

You maybe on the wrong site FRiend, Ted Cruz had nothing to due with the National Parks being closed. That was Obama, I mean blocking the WW2 Memorial, the overlook to Mt Rushmore?? I guess standing on your principles is not allowed, I blame the GOPe for caving and being worried they weren’t going be invited to the cocktail parties.


91 posted on 02/04/2016 12:33:26 PM PST by Dstorm (Cruz 2016)
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To: WENDLE

You mean like the investigation Trump said was happening?


92 posted on 02/04/2016 12:35:41 PM PST by Dstorm (Cruz 2016)
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To: WENDLE

For the Democrats, nice try sparky

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/des-moines-register-audit-iowa-results-218731


93 posted on 02/04/2016 12:38:36 PM PST by Dstorm (Cruz 2016)
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To: Dstorm

Why not the republicrats?


94 posted on 02/04/2016 2:08:59 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: WENDLE

“4 votes for each precinct. The Des Moines Register is calling for an audit!!” you imply in your post that the Register is calling for an investigation of the Republican Caucus. The article at the Register does not mention the Republican Caucus.

As to why not because unlike the Democrats, Republicans post the raw vote totals and don’t use coin flips


95 posted on 02/04/2016 3:09:27 PM PST by Dstorm (Cruz 2016)
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To: Grampa Dave

Thanks, I was wondering about that very thing!
Per delegate (using those numbers):
Trump: 2 million
Rubio: 3.7
Cruz: 4.5
...
Bush : 27 million

That’s total, national spending of course. Not just in Iowa.
If it kept up at this rate it would cost Bush over 33 billion just to win the nomination...


96 posted on 02/04/2016 5:59:26 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: mrsmith

Excellent:

Thanks, I was wondering about that very thing!
Per delegate (using those numbers):
Trump: 2 million
Rubio: 3.7
Cruz: 4.5
...
Bush : 27 million

That is total, national spending of course. Not just in Iowa.

If it kept up at this rate it would cost Bush over 33 billion just to win the nomination...


97 posted on 02/04/2016 6:09:27 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Delegate count to date: Cruz 8, Trump 7, Rubio 7, Carson 3, Bush 1, Paul 1)
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To: Dstorm

When you’re advocating closing down the tiny bit of gov’t that is affected by a gov’t shutdown, you bear some responsibility for the consequences. And Cruz almost cost one of our senators his seat. And this is, evidently, the only friend he has in the Senate, btw.

Sen Cruz can claim he stood on his principles all he wants, however, there is this: we were the minority party at the time, and Obama was in the White Hut at the time: There was NO WAY Cruz was going to prevail and he knew it — yet continued his grandstanding. I’m not the biggest Rand Paul fan, but his filibuster had some real results. Cruz’ not at all. Except that Mike Lee had to kiss a lot of fannies to make sure he wasn’t primaried by a Romney who was going to have Huntsman money, besides. And if you don’t know how significant that is, think of the Hatfields and McCoy’s joining forces to get rid of someone.

Nothin’ to do with cocktail parties, trust me.


98 posted on 02/05/2016 9:40:43 AM PST by Dana1960
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To: WENDLE

Exactly. So far he’s right on track. Better than anticipated in Iowa (despite Cruzgate), NH will be the first real test.


99 posted on 02/05/2016 9:44:36 AM PST by moehoward
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To: Heart of Georgia

Read my post and the one that follows.


100 posted on 02/05/2016 9:52:15 AM PST by Dana1960
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