” I arrived at 06:40 and almost immediately and Rand Paul arrived and gave a 7 minute speech. Ted Cruz arrived right after Paul all by himself.”
Interesting. I am almost certain a friend of mine said Cruz was at his Clive ( near Des Moines) precinct; roughly the same time.
That’s almost a 2-hour drive away. No way he could be at both places before the voting started.
Your friend would be not telling the truth. First Paul spoke, Cruz spoke, Frank Fiorina spoke, and others. Paul was wearing a suit and a full length black, wool-cashmere blend topcoat and a very colorful scarf. He made eye contact but did not say hello. He was immediately approached by his supporters that he knew by name.