Statement from (Iowa) Secretary of State Paul Pate Regarding Misleading Mailer from Cruz

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[Hulka]

The guy at Post 39 says Cruz’ campaign manager admitted sending it. . .I don’t know, I’m busy doing stuff today and have no idea where a link is proving that allegation.

[TontoKowalski]

I just signed up as a Trump supporter and said I'd be interested in volunteering. I got a very nice thank you email almost immediately.

How nice to know I won't be hounded by fundraising emails.

[freespirit2012]

Which campaign used it before?

[Marie]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3390614/posts

[CodeToad]

The Cruz campaign sent this notice via postal mail to Iowans. Very big brother of them and in violation of law.

[ichabod1]

It’s a distasteful form of political advertising, this example of it seems particularly pernicious, and many of us have been seeing email tactics from the Cruz camp that are not that far behind this in offensiveness. His cash collection scheme has been out-of-this-world but many of us don’t like it.

[Charles Henrickson]

I’m not talking about the general, I’m talking about the primary.

[Georgia Girl 2]

“I hope Ted can ride this out.”

Its not the fall that kills you its the sudden stop. :-)

[JediJones]

I just doubt that Cruz even saw it before it went out. I don’t think he would’ve approved it personally. I would guess he would tell his campaign not to send those out again but I don’t think it would rise to the level of feeling it necessary to fire someone.

[Marie]

His campaign has admitted it and they will not apologize.

So yeah. He’s that stupid.

[kingu]

Yes, it was the Cruz campaign:

Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler confirmed to IJ Review that the mailer was theirs in a phone call Friday evening, saying that the targeting had been ''very narrow, but the caucuses are important and we want people who haven't voted before to vote.'' (link)

[Stentor]

If Cruz is trying to get Republicans to vote for him, what is the problem? He isn't pointing a gun at them and he isn't paying them-these are things DEMOCRATS do.

You can't really know exactly what was done and still support it. You would be OK with you and your neighbors being named like that?

[SeaHawkFan]

So Cruz did nothing that hasn’t been done b a number of other candidates in the past.

Cruz does the same thing and the Trumpites are suddenly outraged.

Never mind that Trump has been politically connected to high-rankuing Democrats at the local, city, state, and national levels when it suited his crony capitalistic projects and liberal ideals.

Even those these are undisputed facts, the Trumpites simply choose to ignore them and in their fantasy world, think somehow Trump has changed. They have suspended all rational thoughts in their minds.

[Mariner]

Well, it looks like the Iowa Secretary of State decided to put this mess on the Front Page of every Sunday p[aper in the country.

Sucks to be Ted Cruz this weekend.

[JediJones]

His cash collection scheme has been out-of-this-world but many of us don’t like it.

I've donated to him and have been getting lots of cash collection letters. It's their right to do. Junk mail doesn't bother me. I don't read it and just throw it out.

[xzins]

They’re all over

type Cruz campaign admits voter shaming mailing into google

[ObozoMustGo2012]

Cruz campaign admitted to doing it

[HiTech RedNeck]

Can’t blame you for voting your fave there. That will have an effect even on Trump’s approach should he make the nomination, it will look more Cruz-like.

Trump never threatened to close his ears. I hope people realize this of Trump, and take advantage of it. If he blusters, let the bluster at least drive the sails in the right direction.

[Hulka]

Link?

Now back to the BBQ. . .

[catnipman]

It's about this mailer Cruz just sent out in Iowa:

conservative tree house

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