Dr. Ben Carson THRASHES both Ted Cruz and Scott Walker in Saturday Oklahoma (Bible Belt) Straw Poll Victory at the "Southern Republican Leadership Conference".
Ben Carson's Oklahoma Straw Poll Victory a CHALLENGE for ALL Ted Cruz State Campaigns (especially Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida)!
How in the world did Ben Carson (with extremely limited funding) DEFEAT the Ted Cruz Campaign (a $ 30 million national campaign) ?
"Team Work" ... across the state borders of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana ... and ... hmmmm ... and EVEN Oklahoma).
Dr. Ben Carson's laser-focused TEAM of regional state supporters won the political battle.
Although I decisively support Senator Ted Cruz, I admire Doctor Ben Carson, and would recommend that all view his movie "Gifted Hands" (Netflix).
And just as Gen. George Patton Jr. admired German Gen. Erwin Rommel, I am "compelled" to respect the excellent teamwork and "command execution" demonstrated in Ben Carson's Oklahoma victory.
We'll examine the HARD LESSONS for the Ted Cruz State-level "Grassroots" Campaigns in a moment. First, let's review the "hard numbers" of political victory and defeat.
Straw Poll Results:
Ben Carson: 25.4 %
Scott Walker: 20.5 %
Ted Cruz: 16.6 %
Chris Christie: 5.3 %
Rick Perry: 5.0 %
Jeb Bush: 4.9 %
Rand Paul: 4.1 %
Marco Rubio: 4.1 %
Bobby Jindal: 4.1 %
Carly Fiorina: 2.7 %
Mike Huckabee: 2.7 %
Rick Santorum: 1.9 %
Donald Trump: 1.2 %
Mark Everson: 0.8 %
Lindsey Graham: 0.5 %
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The (otherwise excellent) network of Ted Cruz FACEBOOK pages illustrates the root cause behind Ben Carson's political victory in Oklahoma.
There are at least three (3) Facebook Page Group "executive leaders" essentially involved in a Hatfield-McCoy blood feud.
The result ?
Ted Cruz ($ 30 million) gets "thrashed" in Oklahoma by Ben Carson (a pauper).
These Facebook personal rivalries DAMAGE the Ted Cruz National Campaign.
Time and Energy are WASTED on "logo disputes" and poisonous "vindictive" e-mails between leaders ...
that otherwise could have been directed to WINNING a VICTORY for Ted Cruz in Oklahoma.
FUTURE Ted Cruz Campaign Defeats ?
How many more State Straw Polls (reported on Drudge, Fox, ABC-NBC-CBS-CNN-NPR, AP-UPI, Bloomberg) will Ted Cruz LOSE because these Facebook "Leaders" REFUSE to FOCUS on a Ted Cruz Victory ?
Let's focus on FLORIDA for a moment.
Florida is a MUST WIN State for the U.S. Presidential Election.
The Florida GOP will hold a Straw Poll Vote in Orlando on Sept-24/26 (see Facebook RSVP below).
Will the "continuing" FLORIDA Facebook / Personal Rivalries COST Ted Cruz the victory in that STRATEGIC Florida Straw Poll vote ?
RSVP "Today" at https://www.facebook.com/events/391338851058991/
So ... where do we go from here ?
All Ted Cruz State Facebook Pages should MERGE into a single Page. Period.
Common sense suggested that Group "A" operates EAST of the Mississippi and Group "B" operates WEST of the Mississippi.
And that Groups "A" and "B" work TOGETHER.
The ability of these Facebook "Ted Cruz Leaders" is a CHARACTER TEST ... with an answer demanded NOW.
Today.
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Ted Cruz Campaign Team Members !
It's time for each of us (starting with me) to transition from Facebook "Keyboard Commandos" to becoming a Victorious "Boots-on-the Ground" force for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign.
Ouch !!! That even zinged me !
Start your organizing your State County Teams today. I've included some basic ideas below ... You're guaranteed to have even better ideas !
Here's an EXCELLENT Grassroots Campaign Book : "The Grassroots Organizing Guide for a Progressive America" ...
Created for YOU by the Democratic Party ... FREE Adobe PDF download ... (picture below)
http://www.blogforiowa.com/…/Grassroots_Organizing_Guide.pdf
Take a look at the Ted Cruz 2016 Florida Grassroots Victory Campaign website. It's a template for an easy to create website to coordinate your state's Ted Cruz election campaign ... (picture below).
http://www.engineering-excellence.us/ted_cruz_2016_florida.…
"Let's Roll !"
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Suggested Goals and Responsibilities for State Grassroots Campaign County Team Coordinators:
1) At ALL times preserve the good name of Senator Ted Cruz !
2) Follow the "official" Ted Cruz Campaign "Chain of Command".
3) ALL Ted Cruz 2016 Grassroots members MUST register at: www.tedcruz.org/volunteer/ .
4) All leadership SHALL be free of arrest records and felony convictions.
5) Strategic Operational Directive: Win State GOP 2016 Primary !
6) Recruit for these Key Positions
6-A) Five (5) Senior County Team Leaders
6-B) Press-News Media Liaison : Interviews & Press Conferences
6-C) Campaign Materials Manager : Literature & Yard Signs
6-D) Three (3) Pastors-Rabbis from local Church-Synagogues
6-E) Internet Social Media Coordinator : Admin for State webpage
6-F) Financial Coordinator (Treasurer)
6-G) Tea Party Group Liaison : Invites Tea Party Groups
6-H) Art-Graphics Coordinator for banners, logos, signs, etc.
6-I) Event Planner for Meetings & Rallies
7) Create an effective Grassroots COMMUNICATION NETWORK
7-A) Master Communication Database : Name, Phones, E-Mails
7-B) Only the Five Senior County Team Leaders have access
8) Team Leader Weekly Communication Meetings
8-A) Informal. Coffee shops, etc.
8-B) Discuss tasks, people … face to face is best.
8-C) Goal -- One (1) public County Rally-Event each month
These events are Dry Runs for the 2016 State GOP Primary
They are a GREAT test of TEAM strengths and weaknesses.
"Practice-Practice-Practice-Practice-Practice".
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"Godspeed" to Ted Cruz's Presidential Election Victory !
Douglas Coggeshall
Florida Pinellas County Team
Ted Cruz 2016 Florida Grassroots Victory campaign
http://www.engineering-excellence.us/ted_cruz_2016_florida.html
(727) 485-6220
Ted-Cruz-2016@Engineering-Excellence.US
