Posted on 03/28/2015 10:46:46 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
NASHUA, New Hampshire — With a speech peppered with pop culture references, Texas Senator Ted Cruz brought a crowd of college students to their feet on three occasions Friday night at the New England Freedom Conference.
The first 2016 presidential candidate is the most prominent conservative speaking at the free enterprise-themed weekend hosted by conservative activist organization Young America’s Foundation.
Cruz, who paid homage to Ronald Reagan and Ron Paul for their ability to connect with young audiences, tailored his speech to the youthful crowd.
Of the 200+ in attendance at the Radisson Hotel Nashua, most were students.
The 44-year-old Texan presented himself as relentlessly positive in the face of intense and often nasty opposition. In his introduction, Reagan Ranch director Andrew Coffin compared the onslaught of attacks waged against Cruz to what Ronald Reagan endured.
Cruz laughed off the negativity. “Reagan dealt with things with a smile,” he said.
There were alot of smiles in the ballroom. The GOP Senator worked his comedy chops with anecdotes about his family and life in politics. At one point, he suggested that millennials punch their parents in the nose for voting in politicians who brought about destructive policies....
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GO CRUZ!
Cruz
For The Win!
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Cruz cited Republicans in particular as being unwilling to change polices and strategies that could jeopardize their own job security.
I'm expecting that Cruz's campaign will be much different from the starchy, defensive Republican presidential campaigns of the last few decades. When I saw the reference to guerrilla street art, I thought of the poster that SABO did of him . I think that Cruz is going to be a quite original and inventive campaigner.
Leavin’ the rest in the dust with their engines unstarted...
“I think that Cruz is going to be a quite original and inventive campaigner.”
I do too.
I think that is the point.
Winning is the point, of course, but even if he does not win, doing this campaign in a novel way that does not fall in to the pattern of the ossified and stifling establishment electioneering will be “disruptive” regardless of the outcome this time.
Haha - buh bye Rand Paul -
Cruz/Walker Walker/Cruz!!
I couldn't agree more. I can see Cruz inspiring a whole new way of campaigning where the deference that used to be paid to the media, Republican party establishment, and traditional lies (see: Ted Cruz opposed the ethanol fuel mandate at the Iowa Ag Summit, gets applauds) by candidates will start to erode.
Yes.
I think we will see something revolutionary and win or lose it will make things better, or at least different.
Sabo had a booth at CPAC. I bought a T-shirt with that pic on it.
Ted Cruz at CPAC: “Sabo got me wrong in that poster; I don’t smoke.”
There went 50% of his FR support, LOL
He said ‘cigs’. He does smoke cigars.
ROFL
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