Posted on 01/30/2016 8:30:28 PM PST by Isara
Senator Ted Cruz has earned the endorsement of the largest Tea Party group in America. The Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund announced today they are backing the senator from Texas for President.
“We seek a candidate who shares our values: personal freedom, economic freedom, and a debt-free future,” said Chairman Jenny Beth Martin in a press release. “I am proud to announce our endorsement for president of the United States: Senator Ted Cruz!”
There were a number of steps for each candidate to be considered for the endorsement. Candidates filled out a questionnaire, were interviewed, underwent vetting by opposition research, and finally Tea Party Patriots held an endorsement primary in which voters were allowed to voice their preference for the endorsement.
The press release contained quotes from various Tea Party leaders across the country:
“I was asked a few weeks ago ‘what makes a great president?’ I want our next president to have clear, easily identifiable, conservative principles, which he has lived with for his entire life. I want our next president to be able to clearly communicate his principles to America. I want our next president to have an understanding of the ‘levers of government.’ He should demonstrate a history of creative, constitutional, and effective solutions that have furthered his principles; and I want to be assured that he will continue to do exactly what he said he would do. And finally, I want our next president’s actions and principles to be guided by a spiritual moral compass. I think that man is the man I voted for in this endorsement process; Senator Ted Cruz.” – Frank Racz, Fayetteville, NC
“I have been a grassroots tea party activist for over 6 years, and I met Ted Cruz at a small event in Houston that several of our local groups held about four years ago when he was running against the establishment for Senate. He exuded a quiet confidence as I grilled him on why he was running and why I should support him. He told me he would visit with every grassroots group as he campaigned – and he did. He said Texas needed a Senator that would work for the people, and would stick to constitutionally conservative principles – and we did. He promised he would be that Senator, and we could trust him to do what he says – and we can. Over his four years in the Senate, he has fought for us on issues like repealing Obamacare and abolishing the IRS. I trust that Ted Cruz believes what he says and that he will do what he says! He has earned that trust from me, and he will earn it from all of you! I am honored and thrilled to be here in Iowa with the Tea Party Patriots to endorse Senator Ted Cruz to be the next President of the United States of America.” – Darcy Kahrhoff, Huntington Beach, CA
“It was 6 years ago, almost to the day, that I had the privilege to meet Ted Cruz for the 1st time in January 2010. Ted had invited a dozen or so members of the more active Tea Party groups in Texas for an early pre-announcement of his intent to run for the United State Senate. At that time both of our Senators were as much ‘Washington Cartel’ as they make them. In that room we were all fierce watchdogs, not ready for a new politician willing to deal and get along.
A couple of hours later, as we came out of that meeting, we all had sparkles in our eyes. The reaction was unanimous: ‘This is just too good to be true. Is this guy for real? If he is, we have found the most incredible gem we could ever have dreamed of.’ Well, during these last 6 years, because he first was my candidate, and then my Senator, I have watched him very closely, day after day. And yes, I can tell you now, we have not been disappointed. Ted is for real!
He said what he was going to do, and he did what he said he would do. He has been the game changer in corrupt Washington, DC. Ted Cruz has been a fantastic Senator who made Texas proud! Ted Cruz will be the genuine and strong President our Country needs to become great again! I am proud to stand by Ted and endorse him! God Bless Iowa! Please show us the road!” – Suzanne Guggenheim, Corpus Christi, TX
Members of Tea Party Patriots have pledged to vote en bloc for the candidate who received their endorsement to ensure that he or she would have the greatest opportunity to win the Republican nomination.
Mr. Cruz will need this kind of consolidated support to win what will be a contested Iowa caucus on Monday.
Yada, yada, yada...
First rule of tea party - there is no tea party.
And how much did the leader of this Tea Party Group pay herself? The going rate seems to be $500,000 to $1,000,000.
“Members of Tea Party Patriots have pledged to vote en bloc”. Is this a ‘I can’t think for myself pledge”?
Conservative review ? Isn’t that Levin’s outfit ? Instant discredit ...
The figure I saw was $400,000 for Jenny Beth. Long way from her kitchen table.
To inform their members some of them are being swindled by a guy who is not a reliable or consistent conservative.
You puss filled ignorant bastard!
Truly sad to see the greatest, most conservative radio host, Mark Levin, thrown under the bus in favor of Trump, someone with more holes in his conservative record than swiss cheese that’s been used for target practice at the gun range.
This must be the return favor for Senator Cruz’s support for ‘Tea Party’, conservative primary candidates during the 2014 midterms......
Thank you Suzanne and the great Tea Party Patriots Fund. America would be finished being destroyed by the Trump Pestilent of hate and vulgarity and lies and corruption led by Donald Trump.
Or the shitstorm that's gong to rain down on Cruz's head on Monday when the Iowa TV stations start broadcasting this stuff:https://www.google.com/search?q=iowa+state+secretary+of+state&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#tbm=nws&q=iowa++secretary+state+cruz+mailer
Never heard of this group...
An endorsement by a scam organization.
Jenny Beth Martin, one of the founders of Tea Party Patriots went from cleaning houses to living in a $600,000+ lakeside home on the donations of Patriots.
Headline: “Jenny Beth Martin Makes More the $450,000 Annually as National Coordinator of Tea Party Patriotsâ€Â...Here’s the link: http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/jenny-beth-martin-makes-more-450000.html
TPP used to advertise on Mark Levin’s show. They haven’t placed an ad in months because they’re low on funds. This is just another money making scam by Martin.
If you click on the TPP link endorsing Cruz, notice how the “DONATE†tab is highlighted.
So you think people had no issues they were concerned about in the last 4 or 8 years? They were waiting to base their entire vote on a mailer that was sent out 2 days before election day? Lucky this came along then or they would still have no idea how to vote.
“Truly sad to see the greatest, most conservative radio host, Mark Levin, thrown under the bus in favor of Trump,..”
Ditto! Never would I have believed some of the anti-conservative stuff I’ve read the past couple months. Trump has done more damage to the conservative movement than what the Democrat party, the liberal media, the establishment RINOs and radical leftists have ever been able to do.
It’s getting deep around here when you make ridiculous statements like that ... Levin a Conservative ? Maybe at one time , but he is part of the open-borders cabal .. he has lost all credibility
What Conservative Movement? The tea Party? LOL A scam....
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