Posted on 08/24/2015 4:21:43 AM PDT by Din Maker
At his "Rally for Religious Liberty," Friday night in Iowa, a crowd of over 2,500 men, women and young children turned out for the three-plus hour event. Upon arrival at the venue, guests received Ted Cruz Pocket Constitutions, Cruz stickers, mini-American flags emblazoned with "Courageous Conservatives for Cruz," bracelets reading "Marriage = 1 man + 1 woman," and, for younger attendees, Ted Cruz coloring books.
Cards and pens were placed on the seat of every chair to sign up attendees to commit to caucus for Cruz, a vital step in campaign organizing here in Iowa.
Cruz spoke about his experience defending freedom of religion at the Supreme Court and what he said were the threats facing religious liberty.
The event featured guest speakers who had faced consequences of upholding their religious beliefs, from losing a job to vandalism to losing a business.
Iowans Dick and Betty Odgaard lost their wedding business for their refusal to hold a same-sex marriage. Ted Cruz interviewed the couple, who received a lengthy standing ovation from the crowd.
At one point, Cruz was interrupted by a small group of immigration protesters holding a sign that read, "CITIZENSHIP NOW."
"I appreciate you expressing your First Amendment rights," Cruz said. "You're welcome to come to a town hall and I'll answer your question. Tonight, we're focusing on religious liberty."
"U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A.," the audience chanted as they were escorted out by event staff.
The Cruz campaign swung big on the rally: The heavily promoted event was advertised on television and radio, and announced over a month in advance, rare for a campaign event.
Friday's high-profile rally showed the Cruz campaign's commitment to the first-in-the-nation caucus state, where his team will need to perform well and the evangelical vote could be key to securing a win.
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Just my opinion, but I would prefer that candidates simply hand out copies of the Constitution, without adding their own name to it for “campaign” purposes.
video at:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?327740-1/senator-ted-cruz-rtx-religious-rally-des-moines-iowa
Even snarky CNN can’t deny the fervor and the patriotism.
-— 2,500 at one Rally in Iowa. That’s a heck of a turn-out in little Iowa where he only needs 29,000 Caucus votes to win. -—
Important to keep in mind.
Awesome!
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