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Iowa Official Criticizes Cruz Campaign Over Mailer
NY Times ^ | January 30, 2016 | Matt Flegenheimer

Posted on 01/30/2016 4:38:30 PM PST by McGruff

Iowa's secretary of state chastised the presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz on Saturday for sending a mailer that he said violated "the spirit of the Iowa caucuses" and misrepresented state election law.

The secretary of state, Paul D. Pate, called the effort "misleading."

"Accusing citizens of Iowa of a 'voting violation' based on Iowa caucus participation, or lack thereof, is false representation of an official act," Mr. Pate said. "There is no such thing as an election violation related to frequency of voting. Any insinuation or statement to the contrary is wrong and I believe it is not in keeping in the spirit of the Iowa caucuses."

Mr. Pate added that his office never "grades" voters, nor does it maintain records of caucus participation. He said that the office also did not "distribute" voter records, but they were available "for purchase for political purposes only, under Iowa Code."

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To: McGruff

They are a common practice. If the Cruz campaign really did put it out, they should apologize, point out that Trump is a flip-flopping-Johnny-come-lately campaign conservative...that Trump called Iowans stupid...and then tell everybody they have to get back to campaigning for victory.


21 posted on 01/30/2016 4:57:04 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: snarkpup
I pray for cruz and trump. And their supporters.
22 posted on 01/30/2016 4:57:54 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: McGruff

Frankly, with this Cruz stunt and Trump’s anchor baby comments, we find that both of our favorite candidates are just “ politics as usual”. I expected better from both, to tell you the truth.
FYI, I am a Cruz 1, Trump 2, supporter, but both men have “chosen poorly”.


23 posted on 01/30/2016 4:58:10 PM PST by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free.)
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To: Mariner
-- This is what the SoS intended. --

Probably wanted a couple things. Stop the phone ringing, today, and maybe shame the campaigns into not pulling this sort of action in the future. This isn't the last election the SoS has to deal with.

24 posted on 01/30/2016 4:58:14 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
"Drudge now has an image of the mailer posted on his website and two links on it."

Who would haver thought that a campaign mailer, albeit a particularly nasty one, would so damage a leading candidate.

I bet it didn't go to more than 5,000 people.

Now it's a leading story in the NY Times and CNN. Probably a few front pages of other major papers by tomorrow AM.

I guess Ted Cruz doesn't have as many friends as he thought he did.

25 posted on 01/30/2016 4:58:41 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

The only solution is to import more.

That way it can be a final solution to pesky Americans wanting to work in America.

Signed, the Uniparty Cheap Labor Express


26 posted on 01/30/2016 4:58:54 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: BfloGuy

I have no problem with you being the only person on the forum to buy into that theory of relativity.

Yikes.


27 posted on 01/30/2016 5:00:50 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

I’m also a Cruz supporter and an elected official in my tiny Georgia county. This was sheer stupidity on Cruz’s part. People are very sensitive about this and don’t get the distinction between public record of whether you’ve voted and how you voted. I learned this in my first conversation with a neighbor and his hostile reaction to merely mentioning what is and isn’t a public record. Cruz not only turbo-charged this hostility with what looks like a Gestapo tactic, but IMHO lost many likely voters to other candidates. Totally unnecessary. As a donor, I’m pissed. What’s next, calling voters and telling them there’s a warrant out for their arrest unless they vote or donate to the campaign?


28 posted on 01/30/2016 5:01:19 PM PST by Bulldaddy
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To: Mariner
Still early in campaign. Hope he recovers. I am Trump first. People do not seem to understand the percentage that do not want Trump or Cruz. If Cruz gets out, hello Marco. Cruz needs to do well.
29 posted on 01/30/2016 5:01:38 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Hugin

Oh my. This isn’t good.


30 posted on 01/30/2016 5:04:34 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: McGruff

..I wouldn’t have done it, but this isn’t beanbag as they say...


31 posted on 01/30/2016 5:10:24 PM PST by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: TornadoAlley3

So officials are to publicly denounce of the basis of nicety? Well Ok then.


32 posted on 01/30/2016 5:19:51 PM PST by corkoman
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To: grania

[I just received an email from Heidi. In it she pleads that unless they receive $100,000 in campaign funds now, they can’t fund their volunteers.]

I am a CRUZ supporter. It bothered me when he paid off Scott Walker’s campaign debts.


33 posted on 01/30/2016 5:21:08 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. - Psalm 33:12)
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To: McGruff

This will undo his run. No way they live this down.


34 posted on 01/30/2016 5:24:19 PM PST by TheZMan (I am a secessionist.)
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To: BfloGuy
Cruz has dared to prick the ethanol bubble. Official Iowa will not abide by that. There's nothing else to see here.

Ethanol is not responsible for this bone-head move.

35 posted on 01/30/2016 5:24:35 PM PST by upsdriver
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To: Smokin' Joe

Yep. That was the moment the Governor declared war on Cruz.

***

Hey, the man has an opinion and he’s allowed to state it. Iowans have their opinions and they’re allowed to have them too.

And if someone wants to oppose ethanol on principle, they’re allowed to do that too, but they’re still going to face the fact that a lot of Iowans don’t like it.


36 posted on 01/30/2016 5:29:46 PM PST by Luircin (The difference between lesser evil and greater good is who gets schlonged in the end.)
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To: snarkpup
. I ask that you pray for me that I may be Christ-like in word and deed.
Who's stopping you Ted?

He's sounds more like a cult leader than a Presidential candidate.

37 posted on 01/30/2016 5:31:17 PM PST by lewislynn
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To: Charles Henrickson; All
I was a Cruz supporter, but that "mailer" is a freaking insult. I'd send it back with "FU" scrawled across it.

Cruz has a knack for pissing off my wife too with the constant email spam. Cruz' campaign is like a virus and we had to resort to blocking his domain names.

38 posted on 01/30/2016 5:31:26 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more)
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To: grania

I sent Cruz money. Everybody I send money to loses. I was hoping to break the jinx. Maybe next time.


39 posted on 01/30/2016 5:34:27 PM PST by ebshumidors
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To: corkoman
Probably trying to stop the phone calls. Look, I do not care about this issue. Iowa is almost over and we move on. I think it will mean nothing to results. Just something for networks to fill a segment.

I always vote so do not know how I would behave if I received one. Good luck to Cruz and Trump. Hoping Rubio goes down.

40 posted on 01/30/2016 5:41:26 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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