Posted on 05/24/2015 9:52:33 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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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
I’m too demoralized by the trade vote to be energized right now. Sorry. Bob
Im too demoralized by the trade vote to be energized right now. Sorry. Bob
Agreed Cruze just another sellout to corrupt cronyism. No more money from me.
Cruz’s eulogy of “Madiba” raised the red flags for me.
Ping list request ...
I donated regularly to Ted’s campaign as I’m sure many Freepers did...
But he really let me down with his trade deal vote.
I’m looking elsewhere.
Carson, although a very smart and nice man does not have a chance.
It appears the GOP has plenty of white voters who vote based on guilt.
Just like the voters who placed their vote for Obama.
that thought seems unjustified. you have no clue about what is actually in the trade deal.
Cruz likely has a better grasp of the reality
About what are you referring? “Madiba”?
Well, Ted should let us in on it. Why should anyone believe that Obama has, for the first time ever, done something to benefit America?
Some good part of this showing may come from a gut feeling of support for the black candidate here, to show that the antipathy felt toward the Current Occupant now squatting in the White Hut was in fact NOT racism, but to show support for a GOOD person of color.
The Current Occupant, by contrast, is a very BAD person of color. And a surprising number of “persons of color” would agree with the assessment of the Current Occupant being a BAD person, all around.
I doubt you were ever very much of a supporter since you can't even spell his name.
You're a bunch of cut your collective noses off to spite your faces!
Carson is far worse than Obamanation and how he won this silly straw poll is beyond me!
So now you're all going to wind up with someone whom you won't like even more than what has wound you up about Ted by staying homes or voting for someone worse. FOOLS !
The first post-Apartheid president of South Africa.
Don’t minimize our sense of betrayal.
But those who voted for the pResident won’t vote for Ben and Carson won’t get the nomination anyway and he shouldn’t !
Well, WHY did Cruz support Maobama on this? It seems to me that Ted is starting to listen to the forces in Washington already. His explanation sucked. Bob
Nothing good for the USA exists in protecting the secrets of such a scheme. The Naked Communist, Chapter 12
- Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.
Bernie Sanders is the only one running who opposed the trade deal as far as I’ve been able to find out. I think we need to better understand the details of this bill as they unfold.
Cruz has the ability better than most to wade through and process this bill and I trust him not to vote for something that will harm the country.
To those who are alarmed about the secrecy, this bill does not just effect this country, but the need not to disclose negotiations currently underway between other countries is also is a factor. Realistically speaking, if the entire bill were printed and released, how many of us would be able to understand it as written?
You weren't voting for Cruz to begin with.
I'll keep sending real hours of volunteer time, and plenty of real money to the Cruz campaign.
I have an agenda. I want to see Cruz the last man standing. So do lots of other folks.
Good luck with your anti-Cruz agenda. It ain't working.
/johnny
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