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How Cruz beat Trump
Politco ^ | February 1, 2016 | KATIE GLUECK

Posted on 02/02/2016 7:47:48 AM PST by GodGunsGuts

By targeting evangelicals and libertarians from the very start, he dominated from the two most reliable Iowa voting blocs...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; ineligible; snakecharmer; trump
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To: GodGunsGuts
Facts on the ground.

If Ted looked more like Tom Cruz(Not a cross between Tricky Dick and Quentin Tarantino), had a deeper voice, was a half a foot taller, didn't play with snakes, and wasn't a Canadian.....Then I say he'd make a good back up to Trump.

Good luck overcoming those obstacles. lol

21 posted on 02/02/2016 8:01:07 AM PST by Electric Graffiti (DEPORT OBOLA VOTERS)
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To: GodGunsGuts

Will the attack on the Evil Tea Party start again ,Blah


22 posted on 02/02/2016 8:01:57 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: VanDeKoik

.. Pandered to Evangelicals
Are you kidding? He stood up to ethanol and won. Pandering? He had a good ground game (you do know the 12,000 out of state volunteers were not paid)? Betcha DT wished he had had one. Betcha he may be rethinking his trashing of conservatives ... Wait til you see NH anti Trump ads.


23 posted on 02/02/2016 8:02:15 AM PST by libbylu (Cruz: The truth with a smile.)
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To: libbylu

I thought you tapped out?


24 posted on 02/02/2016 8:02:53 AM PST by Electric Graffiti (DEPORT OBOLA VOTERS)
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To: georgiarat

No worries. Rubio is a fast learner. He learned a lot yesterday from Ted.


25 posted on 02/02/2016 8:04:10 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Objective Scrutator

Actually, I think Ted would have won by a lot wider margin if it wasn’t for Fox News, Drudge, and all the other establishment and/or Trumpian media who dog-piled Ted Cruz. This caused some of his half-committed/weak-minded supporters to peal off and go to Rubio and Trump, but mostly Rubio.


26 posted on 02/02/2016 8:04:23 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: Aria

Immigrants

“Doing the work that Americans won’t do (TM)” GOPe

GOP-e won last night, good working GOP-e, you really showed that Trump idiot last night. Maybe he will go away so you guys can continue destroying this country of ours


27 posted on 02/02/2016 8:04:57 AM PST by arl295
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To: traderrob6

“No more ‘amazing’ then Trumpophiles running around screaming ‘The Cruz Iowa win means nothing!’”

Because it DOESN’T mean anything, as Iowa results have proven out for decades.

At least we can show that. Cruz people have to pump-up a one delegate lead after all of that effort, as some sort of sign from God that it’s all in the bag.

At this point I fully expect Cruz to pull all of his ads, and send the staff home. Dont need to waste money when you have it wrapped-up.


28 posted on 02/02/2016 8:05:25 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: VanDeKoik
How did Dr. Carson make his political entrance?

National Prayer breakfast

I wonder what vote Cruz stole from him?

29 posted on 02/02/2016 8:06:52 AM PST by scooby321
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To: GodGunsGuts

Yay Cruz!!! To all the sTrumpets...don’t fret; all Trump has to do is repeat the claim he made last year that he thinks Oprah Winfrey would make a fabulous vice president and he will be back on top in no time (What? Oh no, my bad, he was just “joking” about Winfrey???). Bwahahahahaha.


30 posted on 02/02/2016 8:07:06 AM PST by E=MC<sup>2</sup> (Are liberals born stupid, or do they have to work at it???)
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To: traderrob6

How did it work out for Huckabee in 2008 & Santorum in 2012?


31 posted on 02/02/2016 8:07:09 AM PST by MagnoliaB (You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find, you get what you need.)
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To: GodGunsGuts
By targeting evangelicals aka Christians.....

Big deal..we all know there are none such like in NH, SC or any other state.......Nope not a one/s

Guess they are all centered in IOWA, at least that is what seems to be the consensus, hard to overcome those numbers/s

32 posted on 02/02/2016 8:07:20 AM PST by annieokie
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To: GodGunsGuts

Delegate count...Cruz 8...Trump and Rubio 7...Carson 3

BIG WHOOP!


33 posted on 02/02/2016 8:07:48 AM PST by csmusaret (Will remove Obama-Biden bumperstickers for $10)
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To: libbylu

“.. Pandered to Evangelicals
Are you kidding?”

Nope. That’s how Huck, and Santorum got their wins that propelled them to....going home.

And “DT” walked out of there with nearly the same number of delegates, and didnt have to do 1/1000th of the work.

Betcha Cruz wished he could have done that to, instead of having to be the pseudo 3rd Senator from Iowa for almost a year. and spend millions of bucks on that result.


34 posted on 02/02/2016 8:09:03 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Cobra64

Maybe Rubio can announce right before the next vote that Cruz in dropping out so don’t waste your vote.


35 posted on 02/02/2016 8:09:10 AM PST by MagnoliaB (You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find, you get what you need.)
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To: SubMareener

what makes you think I’m expecting Cruz to win NH?

It would be nice, but all I expect is a solid effort.


36 posted on 02/02/2016 8:09:25 AM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: csmusaret

In the REAL WORLD, that makes Ted Cruz the FRONT RUNNER.

Ted Cruz 2016!


37 posted on 02/02/2016 8:11:08 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: VanDeKoik
Walked away with more one more delegate than the guys that spent a fraction of the time and money.

Is this what you meant to say? Delegate count is 8 Cruz, 7 Trump, 7 Rubio. I don't really get all the crowing about Cruz coming in first place over 1 delegate.
38 posted on 02/02/2016 8:11:15 AM PST by georgiegirl
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To: Electric Graffiti
He’s not eligible ya ignorant wretch. Jeeeez

If Cruz is not eligible, where does that leave Rubio? Why is no one talking about that?
39 posted on 02/02/2016 8:11:32 AM PST by JoSixChip (Ted Cruz (R-Goldman Sachs) - losers are not winners)
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To: GodGunsGuts

Don’t use this thread as a reason to be an insufferable tool. Yea Cruz won last night, congrats, he did well. But its the first 2 minutes of the game and you guys are up 3-0. I wouldn’t begin to woof until after Super Tuesday. Be a gracious winner, in life and in politics, regardless if your opponent irritated you.


40 posted on 02/02/2016 8:11:48 AM PST by pburgh01
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