Ted Cruz, In New List of Endorsements, Includes Lawmaker Who Didn’t Endorse Him

nytimes.com ^ | February 7

[Helicondelta]

Ted Cruz announced on Sunday the endorsements of six state representatives who had previously supported Rand Paul.

At least one representative was surprised to see his name.

The representative, J.R. Hoell, had met with Mr. Cruz, senator from Texas, on Friday, he said. "I made it clear I could not support him," Mr. Hoell said in a phone interview on Sunday evening

[xzins]

I think mistakes can be made on these things. Let’s allow Cruz to comment. I seriously doubt that candidates personally type up lists.

[VanDeKoik]

“Oh....so you freely admit that Cruz and his team do DIRTY TRICKS and YOU are very PROUD of that fact. “

With them, it depends on the hour.

Around 6pm EST, they will cycle back to Cruz having actually done nothing wrong.

[Liz]

Cruz at the debate: If the US is attacked I will take the advice and council of the Joint Chiefs and our allies and after careful consideration of the affect on families and the environment I will make a careful and considerate response.

(sob) Straight out of The Hallowed Book of Cruz:

For the Lord has sent unto us a messiah from Havana by way of Calgary yeah unto the very gates of Austin. We only have to believe and accept Cruz into our hearts and we will be saved and Cruz will heal our nation. Yea send him unto the very gates of the heathens in Washington. He will smite the liberals and smite the GOPes and yea even the RINOs, and yea they will feel his mighty power.

He will be seated on a mighty throne in Washington and the members of Congress and yea even the priests of the Supreme Court and the hoards of bureaucrats shall bow their knee unto to him. For he is the mighty Cruz and the Deliverer and Defender of the Constitution.

For the Lord has sent us a mighty naturalized citizen from Canada unto the United States to deliver us from our wicked ways. He shall show us the true way as none other. Woe unto those with New York values. For they are an abomination unto his eyes.

For unto him and his followers the Lord has shown the true way of conservatism. All others shall be cast into the lake of fire. Yea only believe and the mighty and true Cruz will deliver us from abomination. /s

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We now return you to our regular programing. Go Trump! (hat tip r-barton)

[fireman15]

Cruz has hired the best and most devious experts in manipulating social media and squeezing every last vote out of the electorate. They know exactly how far they have been able to push things in the past and still get away with it. I am not sure whether these tactics are a good long term strategy for Cruz who started with a somewhat shaky image to begin with and is now finding himself under extreme scrutiny; however it worked in Iowa and it has worked for numerous politicians in many previous contests. Only one thing is for sure... it will be an interesting primary season.

[AuntB]

I got curious a bit ago, after hearing so many Cruz people talk about how he ALWAYS said he’d build a wall. None of them have ever been able to produce a history of that.

Here are three candidates when they announced for president and what they had to say about immigration.

TRUMP June 16 , 2015
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-donald-trump-announces-his-presidential-candidacy/

When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they’re killing us economically.
The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you. When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we’re getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They’re sending us not the right people.
It’s coming from more than Mexico. It’s coming from all over South and Latin America, and it’s coming probably — probably — from the Middle East. But we don’t know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don’t know what’s happening. And it’s got to stop and it’s got to stop fast.
(APPLAUSE)
I will immediately terminate President Obama’s illegal executive order on immigration, immediately.
(APPLAUSE)

I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall.

He’s weak on immigration. He’s in favor of Common Core. How the hell can you vote for this guy? You just can’t do it. We have to end — education has to be local.

When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they’re killing us economically.

CRUZ Mar. 23, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/transcript-ted-cruzs-speech-at-liberty-university/2015/03/23/41c4011a-d168-11e4-a62f-ee745911a4ff_story.html

Instead of the lawlessness and the president’s unconstitutional executive amnesty, imagine a president that finally, finally, finally secures the borders.
(APPLAUSE)
And imagine a legal immigration system that welcomes and celebrates those who come to achieve the American dream

RUBIO April 13, 2015

“modernize our immigration laws”

Yep...THAT is it, except for this..
En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos.
“In this country, you will achieve all the things we never could.”

Next we’ll look at TRADE and Terrorism.

[AuntB]

“Just like all the black pastors that did (didn’t) endorse Trump..”

Many Black pastors certainly did!

Search Results

VIDEO: Black pastors endorse Trump at Virginia rally | The ...
www.theamericanmirror.com/video-black-pastors-endorse-trump-at-virg...
Dec 3, 2015 - Several black pastors joined Donald Trump on-stage at a Virginia rally last night to publicly endorse his candidacy for president.

ALSO

Donald Trump Gets Endorsed by National Black Republican Association

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387311/posts

btw...when Cruz announced his run almost a YEAR ago, he was at Liberty University. Jerry Falwell Jr. endorsed TRUMP.

[SeaHawkFan]

And Jerry Falwell Jr. has been catching hel from Liberty University students and Alumni.

[JSDude1]

I went to Liberty U, and I am sure that (unless you did so as well), I know the staff and student body population better than you.

I can tell you that most do not support Trump.

Just the facts.

[AuntB]

“I went to Liberty U, and I am sure that (unless you did so as well), I know the staff and student body population better than you.

I can tell you that most do not support Trump.

Just the facts.”
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PSST! You didn’t read what I SAID. POST 86

I SAID, “btw...when Cruz announced his run almost a YEAR ago, he was at Liberty University.******* Jerry Falwell Jr. endorsed TRUMP.********

JUST THE FACTS! You Cruz zombies are SO eager to jump on anyone that you don’t read, think....but you vote! MERCY.

[JSDude1]

So, what? Falwell Jr. endorsed Trump, we’ve all know about that for at least a month, and makes no real difference

[AuntB]

“So, what? Falwell Jr. endorsed Trump, we’ve all know about that for at least a month, and makes no real difference”

Evidently it made enough ‘difference’ for you to jump me and LIE about what I said. YOU started this nonsense!

Buzz off! YOu are a waste of time.

[Yashcheritsiy]

Yeah, well, if they were REAL conservatives, they’d support Cruz!!!!

[Crucial]

They’ve got the long knives out for Cruz, putting him under withering scrutiny, so a lot of what comes out, I’ll take with a grain of salt. If the Establishment hates Cruz this much, then he must be the guy.

I read how a psychologist was trying to prove there was something devious about him because of his facial expressions.
Really, I like the way he communicates and is more articulate than the rest of the candidates and loves his children. He seems like a normal human being. His psyche hasn’t been there into guilty knots by a liberal society. He makes a stand and calls people out when he thinks they’re doing something wrong.

No wonder Washington politicians hate him.

[DrewsMum]

Hahahaha....

Desperation. It’s sad.

[Lucky9teen]

Oh my, how could I possibly support someone who calls people that don't already support him, to get their support? That's just.....wow. I'm so disappointed.



A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group. Traditional ground campaigning and voter contacts remain the most effective strategies. Some research suggests that knocking on doors can increase turnout by as much as 10% and phone calls by as much as 4%. A review of more than 200 get-out-the-vote experiments finds that door-to-door canvassing increases turnout by 1.0% point, direct mail by 0.7% points, and phone calls by 0.4% points.

Campaigns often dispatch volunteers into local communities to meet with voters and persuade people to support the candidate. The volunteers are also responsible for identifying supporters, recruiting them as volunteers or registering them to vote if they are not already registered. The identification of supporters will be useful later as campaigns remind voters to cast their votes.

Late in the campaign, campaigns will launch expensive television, radio, and direct mail campaigns aimed at persuading voters to support the candidate. Campaigns will also intensify their grassroots campaigns, coordinating their volunteers in a full court effort to win votes.

Techniques and traditions

• Canvassing
• Election litter
• Election promise
• Husting
• Lawn sign
• Microtargeting
• Permanent campaign
• Political campaign staff
• Robocalls & Personalized audio messaging
• Votebank
• Research strategies of election campaign communication research

[Lucky9teen]

Woopdee doo. I get crap like that in the mail all the time from Car dealerships, offering me a free key to a car, if I just come on down to their dealership and buy into what they are selling. And I get “I’m a winner!” notices all the time from the Clearing House sweepstakes.

None of those things I support. They don’t offend me, because I realize it’s just their way of advertising. I toss them in the trash and move on.

Wow, you people are quick to get your knickers in a bunch.

[Lucky9teen]

No, Cruz didn't lie, cheat or steal anything in Iowa.
a href="https://www.facebook.com/patrick.blanks.12/videos/10204335968234112/">Check yer facts

[Lucky9teen]

Wow. I’ve sent email after email asking Rubio to take me off all his junk spams, but they keep coming in non-stop. And I never signed up for them.

Same thing with emails for Trump. And still they keep piling in.

Face it, they ALL do this. It’s called AN ELECTION, and they are CAMPAIGNING.

Maybe you guys [trump supporters] should read up on how the process works, because it’s obvious you all are clueless.

[Lucky9teen]

I think the general consensus on Ted Cruz, for those that support him, is they support him because of his ideals, principles, consistency, and that he is the candidate that most closely aligns with their own values.

How he sells it, isn’t really the reason people end up supporting him. I’m sure that’s hard for Trump supporters to understand, since they are really basing their support on his endearing reality show antics and emotions, more so than anything of substance, because in all honesty, the man lacks substance, ideals, principles, ethics, and the like. So I can understand why it’s hard for you all to grasp why people support Cruz. It’s deeper than most of you can comprehend.

[miss marmelstein]

You mean like trying to steal an election like Cruz? That’s how the process works? Proud of that, are you?