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Ted Cruz Amasses Ground Game That Covers Every County in Four States
NY Times ^ | October 7, 2015 | Nick Corasaniti

Posted on 10/07/2015 6:10:41 AM PDT by Isara

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas got an early start to the 2016 presidential campaign in March by being the first of what would become a vast field to announce his candidacy. Now, he has turned that starting advantage into a sprawling ground game.

For every county in the first four voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, the Cruz campaign has locked down county chairs in charge of not just lending their names to the campaign, but of spearheading outreach and organizing efforts.

“The only way we will turn our country around is through a grass-roots uprising of the American people, and I’m grateful for the many courageous conservatives in the early states who have stepped forward to lead that grass-roots movement,” Mr. Cruz said in a statement on Tuesday.

The focus on the ground game should come as no surprise, as the Cruz campaign has been heavily focused on building leadership teams, including in the United States Virgin Islands, and even sending operatives as far as Guam and Samoa to look for potential support. It has also focused on building issue-based teams in the early states, such as their “99 Iowa Pastors” initiative, which seeks to tap into the networks to build more grass-roots support.

The large list of county chairs further emphasized the conservative grass-roots support that has followed Mr. Cruz since his announcement, with small-dollar fund-raisers powering his $10 million haul in the second quarter.

The campaign has not released their numbers for the latest quarter, however.

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


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 99iowapastors; cruz; guam; iowa; nevada; newhampshire; samoa; southcarolina; tcruz; tedcruz; usvirginislands
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To: MarMema
He's been to Michigan 3 times during this primary season. His father has spent a lot of time here as well. That's more than most GOP candidates make it in a whole election season. I think Romney and McCain were only here twice in their entire campaigns.


21 posted on 10/07/2015 7:00:00 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: SteveinSATX

see tagline


22 posted on 10/07/2015 7:07:56 AM PDT by John 3_19-21 (The media's blackout of Ted Cruz is his greatest endorsement ! Cruz or Lose!)
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To: MarMema

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

I think he’s the closest thing we have seen to Ronald Reagan in many years.


23 posted on 10/07/2015 7:16:23 AM PDT by basil ( God bless the USA!)
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To: John 3_19-21

Good for you, John!


24 posted on 10/07/2015 7:18:40 AM PDT by Maris Crane (.)
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To: hoosiermama; Amntn; RoosterRedux; 2ndDivisionVet

PING
Caruz Amasses ground game in 4 states

GO CRUZ!


25 posted on 10/07/2015 7:34:52 AM PDT by V K Lee
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To: Patton@Bastogne
We'll see. I'm extremely skeptical. It doesn't matter how many "touches" you have it people aren't "ready to be touched." I have found very little support for Cruz at the conferences I speak at, including a lot of youth conferences. I'd say he draws the hard-core constitutional crowd, Carson clearly is pulling the religious (former Huckabee) crowd, Fiorina draws the "intellectual/elite GOP" crowd, and Trump draws almost everyone else.

For many reasons, I think the notion of these "ground games" is suspect, and the latest "ground game" casualty is Scott Walker, who supposedly had a massive "ground game" in one state and couldn't do squat. We'll see.

26 posted on 10/07/2015 7:43:43 AM PDT by LS (Sess"Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Artemis Webb

I think it will be Trump, Carson, Cruz, then Rubio, but #2,3,4 will have a total of maybe 200 delegates between them and Trump will have the rest.


27 posted on 10/07/2015 7:44:33 AM PDT by LS (Sess"Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: DaveyB

You mean like the Town Halls Trump holds-—that draw 2000 people? The only difference between Trump’s “grass roots campaign” and Cruz’s is that Trump gets 10 times the people.


28 posted on 10/07/2015 7:45:42 AM PDT by LS (Sess"Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Isara

Ted Cruz REMAINS the only true Conservative in this race.


29 posted on 10/07/2015 7:59:27 AM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz REMAINS the only true Conservative in this race. ~~ just livin' life~~)
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To: Isara

Ted Cruz won’t get above 12%


30 posted on 10/07/2015 8:03:26 AM PDT by montag813 (Bring Back Tar and Feathers)
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To: montag813

And Donald trump’s progressive butt will get us president Sanders.

I WILL NOT EVER VOTE FOR THAT LYING DEMOCRAT SCUMBAG DONALD TRUMP.


31 posted on 10/07/2015 8:09:53 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: Isara

Ground game and money. Sounds like someone who’s in for the long haul.

But the media is desperate to have you believe otherwise.


32 posted on 10/07/2015 8:22:39 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: cripplecreek

EXACTLY!!!


33 posted on 10/07/2015 8:23:22 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: DaveyB

Plus the occasional media appearance.


34 posted on 10/07/2015 8:24:12 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: DaveyB

The race is a marathon and we are a long way from the first vote being counted,

*************

Long way........

I guess that is open to one’s meaning. We are less than 4 months from the first primary month
with 133 bound delegates. In the fifth month there are over 1200 bound delegates
selected. So once this begins on Feb. 1, 2016 things will happen quickly.


35 posted on 10/07/2015 8:27:43 AM PDT by deport
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To: Isara

Does anyone know how much hard money Cruz raised in the third quarter? He never released that total. His campaign spokesman won’t say either.


36 posted on 10/07/2015 8:39:28 AM PDT by TexasCruzin ( He always hits back.)
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To: TexasCruzin

They will release the number soon enough. What I know is that his campaign has more than 350,000 small donors.


37 posted on 10/07/2015 8:42:35 AM PDT by Isara
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To: Isara

Ok great, thanks.


38 posted on 10/07/2015 8:44:28 AM PDT by TexasCruzin ( He always hits back.)
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To: Isara

While the others play jacks, Cruz is playing chess...
Like a BOSS.


39 posted on 10/07/2015 9:05:42 AM PDT by gimme1ibertee (I'm on CRUZ control into 2016!!)
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To: Isara

Maybe thr ‘Community Organizer in Chief’ can take a few pointers from Cruz... to get the WH in hand and his administration on track


40 posted on 10/07/2015 9:06:32 AM PDT by SMARTY ("What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self. "M. Stirner)
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