In Iowa, High Expectations Accompany Cruz's Steady Rise

Texa Tribune ^ | Nov. 22, 2015 | Patrick Svitek

[iowamark]

Ted Cruz's Iowa moment has arrived.

The U.S. senator from Texas, who has worked for months to manage expectations in the first early voting state, is starting to flirt with top-tier status as his campaign zeroes in on this critical presidential proving ground.

He has visited the state five times over the last six weeks. His paid staff in Iowa has quadrupled from what it was just two months ago. His campaign has launched its first major ad buy in Iowa, an initial six-digit purchase on TV and radio. And he's secured a big-name endorsement from U.S. Rep. Steve King, with Bob Vander Plaats, expected to line up behind him soon...

Cruz's slow-but-steady rise in Iowa has not been accidental. While other GOP candidates were competing for oxygen this summer with Walker and then Trump, Cruz's campaign was a little more focused on laying groundwork in states deeper into the primary calendar,

"You know, Scripture talks about building your house on a foundation of rock and not on sand," Cruz said at the time.

Cruz's campaign has at least one county chair in all 99 counties of Iowa as well as congressional district coordinators covering the entire state. It has eight paid staffers — up from two in September and one over the summer,

Cruz's campaign in Iowa received a big boost Monday when he won the support of King, an influential figure in conservative circles who could open doors for Cruz throughout the state. By the end of the week, Cruz had picked up the endorsement of Loras Schulte, who had to give up his membership on the Iowa GOP State Central Committee to back Cruz...

[demshateGod]

And not about issues, but what we should do.

[Elsie]

disappoint WHOM?

[Elsie]

Compare "I will enforce our existing laws..."
to "I will make (insert activity here) illegal."

The first IS a function of the Executive Branch of government.

The second is not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0

[Elsie]

and I'm as sure as anyone can be at a distance that if elected Cruz would be a born again Christian president like RR was.

Now Jimmah will enter the conversation...

[Elsie]

Divide and Conquer

[Finny]

Sorry ... mistakenly had you on my ping list, apologies! I apparently misjudged you.

We have ALREADY been divided and conquered as Republicans, so conquered that people are prepared to vote FOR the very things they oppose.

In 2012, those who voted for Romney voted for a functional Democrat and also voted for turning the Republican party even harder left than it was; those who re-elected guys like McConnel, Boehner, and Cochran voted to keep the Republican party functionally Democrat.

Of course, when they voted for those leftist Republican leaders, they denied it, saying they were actually voting against the opposing Democrat.

See my tagline.

[brothers4thID]

Yeah, that was my point.

[Elsie]

People who refused to vote for Romney, will be okay with voting for Trump because they're voting for the trusted brand that's been cultivated for 10-15 years in media and marketing.

Wouldn't it depend on WHY they did not vote for Romney?

[Elsie]

Anyone that argues against that reality is simply a propagandist or an outright liar. The facts are in evidence for all to see.

This is true!