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CRUZ or LOSE!Posted on 04/04/2015 12:39:47 PM PDT by VinL
Sen. Ted Cruz, pacing as he always does when making a stump speech, looked out on a room packed with people and made note of the furniture.
“The reason I’m optimistic is because we ran out of chairs,” Cruz (R-Tex.) said to the crowd at the Longbranch Hotel, some in straight-backed chairs, others massed in the back.
It’s a line Cruz would use more than once on his first trip to Iowa as a declared presidential candidate, underscoring his status as an emerging top-tier contender in the crowded 2016 race.
On a two-day, five-stop swing that took him from Sioux City to Dubuque County, Cruz was greeted by enthusiastic crowds packed into stuffy auditoriums and large ballrooms. Sporting a wireless microphone, he has honed his primary pitch to voters — it involves a lot of gesticulating — and looks more comfortable on the trail than before. He chuckles after his own jokes and a self-satisfied smile came each time the crowd applauded or shouted “Amen” after he called for the repeal of Obamacare or the Common Core education standards.
Cruz is the first major presidential contender to announce his candidacy, and he is having a moment. He has broken into the top tier of candidates, according to recent polls — including a Washington Post-ABC News survey this week showing him trailing only Jeb Bush among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents.
Cruz is also surprising many with his ability to raise money, pulling in $4 million during the first eight days of his campaign. The majority of the contributions came from small-dollar donations, while 300 donors maxed out on their contributions.
This weekend, the campaign purchased television advertising time nationally on Fox News.....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Let’s roll.
Cruz or Lose
Test...Ted
made my second donation yesterday, all who can please join me. It may be our last chance to try to save this nation.
What ? The MSM sobering up ?
From unhinged to being fair now ? What’s up with that ?
CRUZ or LOSE!
Iowa?
Would that be “Buy our corn or we will hate you,” Iowa?
This movement will continue and grow as more and more people realize that Cruz is the real deal, and not your typical “business as usual” politician BS artist.
Ted told Iowa early on he was against the Renewable fuels, so don’t ask for his support!
He has a “self satisfied smile?”
Ugh. Those little digs smear any candidate. I just wrote a nastygram to the Editor of the Compost suggesting that Zezima dig our her journalism textbooks and review the meaning of “reporting” as opposed to “opinion.”
THAT RIGHT THERE: getting into the thick of crowds everywhere he goes, explaining everything he needs their help to do, this is PRESIDENT TED CRUZ!!!!
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One donator said to Cruz on one of his visits..... Standing with Cruz he said....“My wife gave me a blank check, for God’s sake.”.... He fumbled with his wallet for a second and then dropped the whole thing at Cruz’s feet saying...."“It’s D-Day in America, folks. . . . We can’t wait for another Republican. We need Ted Cruz and I don’t care who he runs with. We need him and that’s it,” he said. “We need you!
lettuce hope the others wait ‘til Labor Day.
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