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New Hampshire Was A Very Good Night For Ted Cruz: Watch this guy
The Huffington Post's Huffpost Politics ^ | February 9, 2016 | Nick Baumann, Ryan Grim and Matt Fuller

Posted on 02/09/2016 11:08:25 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

MANCHESTER, N.H -- If Marco Rubio won the Iowa caucus by finishing third last week, Ted Cruz just won New Hampshire.

Cruz (R-Texas), the actual winner of the Iowa Republican caucus, finished third in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, behind life-sized Chucky impersonator Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. In other words, he lost.

But don't count Cruz out quite yet. Just two of the 48 states have voted, and Cruz has the money -- and the polling numbers -- to stay in the GOP race and, potentially, win it.

Cruz, a methodical politician, plotted a course to the nomination months if not years ago, with a strategy to stay in contention long enough to make it a one-on-one race with an establishment-backed candidate.

Along the way, he has amassed tremendous resources. Super PACs that back Cruz have raised more than $42 million; his campaign has raised more money -- $47 million -- than any other Republican, save Ben Carson, who spent much of it on fundraising expenses. And he has the most cash on hand for the stretch run -- $18.4 million as of Feb. 1 -- despite already spending $28.4 million.

In New Hampshire, Cruz spent little of that money, with rival Rubio (R-Fla.) throwing nearly 30 times what Cruz did at the state....

(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: New Hampshire; New York; Texas; Campaign News; Parties; Polls; State and Local
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; newhampshire; nh2016; postingleftistrags; putdownthecrackpipe; rubio; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

So...on Free Republic, the premiere conservative website, you call Cruz a “far right wing idealogue”?

Very interesting. Very interesting indeed.


41 posted on 02/10/2016 4:26:47 AM PST by Axeslinger (Trump: the Kaitlyn Jenner of conservatism. One's not a woman, one's not a conservative.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And does it really matter a win is a win.


42 posted on 02/10/2016 4:27:49 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: samtheman
Cruz got 11% of the vote, lost big to Trump among conservatives in every category, a yet is the real winner in NH.

When Trump gave his victory speech last night he said one thing that made me believe he could pull this whole thing off ...

"This week we learned a lot about building a ground game ..."

It is clearly now a two man race ... Trump and Cruz ...

For Trump supporters ... this is the best scenario, they will stand behind either candidate.

For Cruz supporters ... If Trump wins I hope at least half of them vote this year ...

43 posted on 02/10/2016 4:43:07 AM PST by dartuser
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes finishing 12% behind with “very conservative” voters puts Cruz who could hardly see Trump from where he finished, in great shape - why of course anybody could see that. Cruz can learn how to appeal to voters interested in electing a president. We know he knows how to get elected bishop of Iowa.


44 posted on 02/10/2016 4:48:22 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“New Hampshire has an open primary. How many of Don Trump’s voters were actually Democrats?”

3%, per exit polling (the Dems had their own Primary to worry about). But Trump did get a lot of independents.


45 posted on 02/10/2016 4:58:35 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: dartuser

The Moron Squad is out in full force this morning, trying to spin CRUZs LOSS OF THE CONSERVATIVE VOTE IN NH as some kind of victory for Cruz.

They keep trying to tell us how smart Cruz is. Obviously that doesnt apply to his supporters.


46 posted on 02/10/2016 6:26:38 AM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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To: BillM

The big question is how does Trump win? He lost 70% of the votes. It is hard to see his popularity getting to 50%. Instead, the ‘no to Trump’ sector will consolidate.


Same logic goes for Cruz.


47 posted on 02/10/2016 6:31:02 AM PST by jimbo807
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To: Bidimus1

So he loves hillary? Well non-DT supporters feel the same way, no?


48 posted on 02/10/2016 7:53:30 AM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: samtheman

With 89% of the precincts reported as of this morning,

RE Cruz.....31,636. 11.6%
Other.......231,364. 88.4%

hard arithmatic for some


49 posted on 02/10/2016 8:06:44 AM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled..e.by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern - Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

Yes, arithmetic.

But you see, there is arithmetic, and then there is nuance.

Cruz and his supporters fail the arithmetic (fail even to understand it), but they are great with the nuance.

That is how they won in NH. It was a Nuanced Victory.

(If you are not sure what that means, consult John Kerry.)


50 posted on 02/10/2016 8:09:03 AM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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To: Iowa David; JWinNC; RasterMaster; SunshinesStormySummerSon; duffee; The Final Harvest; ...

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51 posted on 02/10/2016 8:28:01 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: VanDeKoik

Ted Cruz spent less money than Donald Trump in New Hampshire and the South Carolina primary was where his campaign has been focused and the ground game to connect with voters is really impressive.


52 posted on 02/10/2016 10:16:27 AM PST by A Conservative Thinker (Ted Cruz 2016)
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To: A Conservative Thinker

Trump spent less in Iowa and narrowly lost.

Trump now goes into SC with a major amount of momentum, the ability to do the “ground game” as well as anyone, and the same media attention and the ability to tap into voters that Cruz isnt even going to try for.


53 posted on 02/10/2016 10:42:34 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Axeslinger

that’s what he is seen as by the electorate.. it’s not interesting it’s the truth,,


54 posted on 02/10/2016 10:44:51 AM PST by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

hmm...really? have you got a source for that, or have you personally polled all of the electorate? or are you just making it up?


55 posted on 02/10/2016 10:47:49 AM PST by Axeslinger (Trump: the Kaitlyn Jenner of conservatism. One's not a woman, one's not a conservative.)
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To: Axeslinger

when he is beaten by 3 to 1 in NH and even out voted by Trump with very Conservative voters it’s hard to figure where he’s going to start beating Trump.. any huge industrial states?,, California?.. any states Obama took?.. Cruz is down double digits in almost every southern state I can see.. and the polls so far on primaries look to be dead on Trump even way over performed his poll numbers yesterday.. Cruz better be filling more than a theater in SC too because Trump is filling his rally venues with thousands down here and that’s before he trounced Cruz in NH..


56 posted on 02/10/2016 11:12:10 AM PST by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

but thats not what we’re talking about it, is it? we’re talking about your characterization of Cruz as a “far right wing idealogue” and then your assertion that that is what “the electorate” thinks.

And my assertion that you thinking that is very interesting and then asking you to back up your nonsense. As I said: I find your talking points very interesting.


57 posted on 02/10/2016 11:23:13 AM PST by Axeslinger (Trump: the Kaitlyn Jenner of conservatism. One's not a woman, one's not a conservative.)
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To: Axeslinger

ask 100 Americans name the right wingers running in the Republican primary and get back to us(I consider myself a right winger).. add to that Cruz is an unlikable man who got outvoted by voters who consider themselves very Conservative in NH yesterday and 3 to 1 overall and you have a guy that can’t win the nomination let alone the general election


58 posted on 02/10/2016 11:38:45 AM PST by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

and how do you reconcile that with this come general election time:
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/01/trump-has-highest-unfavorability-ever-recorded


59 posted on 02/10/2016 11:51:46 AM PST by Axeslinger (Trump: the Kaitlyn Jenner of conservatism. One's not a woman, one's not a conservative.)
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