Posted on 01/08/2016 7:52:15 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In Winterset, Iowa, Monday night, attendees at a Ted Cruz town hall sat through a 10-minute video of Ron Paul 2012 supporters talking about how they're now backing the Texas senator's presidential campaign.
It's part of Mr. Cruz's effort, having consolidated support from the state's social conservatives, also to win over libertarian-minded supporters from Mr. Paul, who placed second in Iowa's presidential caucuses in 2008 and third in 2012.
Ron Paul's son has something to say about that.
"I don't think that Ron Paul supporters are very excited about making the sand glow in the Middle East," Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said, referring to Mr. Cruz's oft-repeated declaration of what he would do to combat Islamic State militants....
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Bitter little shrew is bitter.
Really?!? Neither one of them??
Rand would do himself a big favor by not playing a sore loser.
Sounds like bitter grapes.
my girl said there was some former governor running on the libertarian ticket.
forgot his name and hope it doesn’t take votes away from Republican nominee.
havn’t heard from Webb lately. hope he stays out too. He would get “moderate” republicans votes, at least a few, and everyone needs to know that thy CANT throw their vote away this election.
There is a REAL conservative running this time. Cruz.
and hopefully the one saying he is, Trump, is one, if he wins the election.
Gary Johnson.
I don’t know of any RP supporters now in the Cruz camp. Maybe Ron supporters jumped over to Cruz, but I would not count on them showing up on election day en masse.
dam, it is true. I fear he will hurt us.
not sure Cruz would want the 911 Truthers support
yep, they already have.
Republican Liberty Caucus Leader Switches Support From Paul to Cruz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3379522/posts
Ted Cruz is wooing voters who favored rival Rand Paul’s father, and it’s working
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3359815/posts
He is a sad little loser. Go away. Far away. If anybody is below 12%, they need to drop out.
How many supporters does your dad have left Rand?
And when is Rand going that stop living off his dad’s supporters and build his own political base?
I guess Cruz will just have to do without dozens of those people then.
Rand’s legacy in the Senate will being a Toadie for Mitch McTurtle.
Wouldn’t the assumption be they would vote for Rand?
Well Rand they can always go for Hillary.
You mean both of them?
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