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Senator Ted Cruz cruises into Strafford County [Much Higher Turnout than expected]
Examiner ^ | March 15, 2015 | Kimberly Morin

Posted on 03/15/2015 6:00:26 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

Today the Strafford County Republican Committee held a “meet and greet” featuring Senator Ted Cruz. It was “Chili and Chat” with a chance to meet Cruz. They originally expected about 50-70 people but so many people showed up they had to move to a much larger room. There were around 200 people for what turned out to be a standing-room-only event.

To put this into a little perspective, when Hillary Clinton came to an event during the height of election season after not being in New Hampshire for several years that included Shaheen and Hassan, only around 500 people showed up. This was touted as a huge event by the New Hampshire Democrats to “get out the vote.” The Strafford County Republican Committee put on a small local event and had more than three times as many people show up as planned.

The key thing to note is there were not only Republicans in attendance. There were also many Independents. There were people of all ages including families with young children. Granite Grok was recording live and had a brief interview with Cruz after his speech and questions. Cruz’s team had to move him along several times due to time constraints because so many kept wanting to talk with him.

Cruz was also pressed about declaring his run for President but he won’t do it… yet. An audience member even presented him with a blank check to use for his campaign (even stating he had his wife’s permission to laughs from the crowd). It was a candid moment and unexpected. Cruz handed the check back and commented that you won’t see many politicians do that.

Granite Staters are politically weary. Not only were they lied to about the supposed “recovery”

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1 posted on 03/15/2015 6:00:26 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!


CRUZ or LOSE!


2 posted on 03/15/2015 6:00:51 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

God bless him and may the flood begin like this....


3 posted on 03/15/2015 6:14:27 PM PDT by struggle
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To: SoConPubbie

This is a marathon, not a sprint.


4 posted on 03/15/2015 6:15:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: SoConPubbie
Ted Cruz is a good man and a true Patriot, I wish him well.
5 posted on 03/15/2015 6:17:02 PM PDT by PROCON (Always Give 100% --- Unless you're donating blood.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Meanwhile, Walker was hanging out with Obama and making hateful jokes about Guiliani.


6 posted on 03/15/2015 6:19:36 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: SoConPubbie

Cruz or lose!
We have to start pressing our friends, family and neighbors. Now!
I questioned my golf foursome yesterday. They’re run of the mill Republicans (minimum requirment to be in my foursome) and they said “Rand Paul, Rubio, Bush?” No one mentioned Cruz! So when I lectured them about the asinine RINO Ness of that triumvirate they got their initial introduction to Senator Ted Cruz, the next President of the United States!!!


7 posted on 03/15/2015 6:20:02 PM PDT by subterfuge (Minneseeota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
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To: txhurl

Jokes about Giuliani?


8 posted on 03/15/2015 6:23:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: txhurl

“I really do have a lot of close friends who are Democrats,” said Walker, serving as the official Republican speaker for the evening. “I even have Hillary’s private e-mail . . . It’s HillaryClinton@Wallstreet.com. You know the best part of that joke, Elizabeth Warren wrote it for me.”


9 posted on 03/15/2015 6:24:02 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: SoConPubbie

Small things, when repeated, lead to big things. Good to see a good turnout for the best potential candidate in the Republican Party.


10 posted on 03/15/2015 6:24:06 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (You're either in or in the way.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama joins in jokefest with GOP’s Walker at Gridiron dinner

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3268118/posts?page=19

Happened last night.

To: dila813
Walker got in his own digs. “I believe that the president of the United States loves America and every American — except Rudy Giuliani.”

Ouch

2 posted on 3/15/2015, 10:49:06 AM by Erik Latranyi (Walker/Cruz 2016)


11 posted on 03/15/2015 6:30:00 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: txhurl; Erik Latranyi

Can’t be lookin’ like a racist, can we?


12 posted on 03/15/2015 6:33:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I would have pinged him but I’d like to go one day without being called a LIAR who contorts things out of context.


13 posted on 03/15/2015 6:38:57 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: txhurl

I am a Cruz guy, 100%. But, had Cruz done this, I would have dropped him in a heartbeat.


14 posted on 03/15/2015 7:44:29 PM PDT by Gator113 (Cruz, Lee, and Sessions speak for me.... most anyone else is just noise.)
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To: txhurl

Jeez, what is your problem? Everybody knows Walker was in New Hampshire too. With a bigger audience.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?324757-1/governor-scott-walker-rwi-remarks-new-hampshire

So the big boys like Walker go to the gridiron club. He jabbed Guliani, (its a comedic event, get it??!?!?!?) Its a bad thing that Walker is seen doing the ‘players’ thing? Check out the headlines, Walker and Obumbler are on even ground. If Walker hadn’t gone you would be criticizing that too.

I like Cruz. I watched the video of his talk. I wish his ideas would take off with Americans but it seems likely that the media has/ is going to Palinize him. I’m not going to spend my time throwing rocks at him like you do against Walker constantly.


15 posted on 03/15/2015 7:51:16 PM PDT by sgtyork (Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy)
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To: sgtyork

“I believe that the president of the United States loves America and every American – except Rudy Giuliani

BTW on second reading is Walker jabbing Giuliani in this one or Obama?


16 posted on 03/15/2015 7:54:40 PM PDT by sgtyork (Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy)
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To: Gator113

Me, too. Then left the country.


17 posted on 03/15/2015 7:58:48 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: sgtyork

I don’t throw rocks at Walker. I just post what he says. I’m actually kinda distraught that I can in no way support him now... never expected he’d take me here that quick.


18 posted on 03/15/2015 8:06:48 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: txhurl

“”I don’t throw rocks at Walker. “”

Meanwhile Walker was hanging out with Obama and making hateful jokes about Guiliani.

Meanwhile, front runner Walker spoke to a prestigious gathering at the same podium as President Obama. His joke about Giuliani subtly reminded listeners of widespread unspoken doubts that the President actually loves the country and its citizens.

FIFY.


19 posted on 03/15/2015 8:18:57 PM PDT by sgtyork (Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy)
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To: struggle

He’s still the guy I want go to the prom with. :-)


20 posted on 03/15/2015 8:31:27 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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