Posted on 01/25/2016 10:03:50 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
FENNIMORE (WKOW) -- Despite polls showing billionaire businessman Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential race in Iowa, Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) feels Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has an edge in the Hawkeye State.
Iowa voters will caucus next Monday night in a race seen as pivotal to Sen. Cruz's chances for the GOP nomination.
In past month, Trump has gone from trailing Sen. Cruz to leading him by six points in an average of recent polls.
But Gov. Walker agrees with many experts who believe Cruz still has an advantage, because of the ground game he's set up in Iowa to make sure his supporters all get out to caucus.
Many believe Trump supporters are less committed to turn out.
Governor Walker, who advised others to follow his lead last September and get out of the race so that Trump could be defeated, still doesn't believe the reality TV star is a lock in Iowa or for the Republican nomination.
"I don't necessarily think the person in the lead represents the majority of the voters," Gov. Walker told 27 News Tuesday. "He may represent a plurality of a big field, but I think things will probably change if the field narrows."
But Gov. Walker said he isn't surprised there has been push back against Cruz from Gov. Terry Branstad (R-Iowa), since Cruz has called for an end to the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The RFS is a federal policy that mandates all gas sold in the U.S. include a certain percentage of biofuels like ethanol.
Ethanol is made with corn, and its production brings in millions to the Iowa economy.
Gov. Walker said he got similar push back for mentioning a plan to phase out that mandate, but feels Cruz is in the right on the issue.
Agreed
Here’s Cruz talking about his cocky attitude (in another Liberal site too!)
http://www.npr.org/about-npr/418600824/complete-transcript-senator-ted-cruz-interview-with-npr-news
CRUZ: Well Steve, you’re right that I described [in his book] going to the Bush campaign. So when I was in my late 20s, I left my job, packed up everything I owned and moved to Austin to join the 2000 Bush campaign....
But I do describe how, on the campaign, I found myself slipping into old habits. And I had been very successful — I’d been very successful at school, I had gone to top schools, which no one in my family ever had. I had clerked on the Supreme Court, I had a successful law practice. And when I was on the Bush campaign, I was very cocky, and I paid a price for that....
Heidi is convinced that my personality changed in a very fundamental way in that period. And one of the things I describe in the book, I needed to get my teeth kicked in. I needed not to be as cocky as I had been on the campaign...
You know, one of the great things about our democratic process, the way you get elected, particularly in a grassroots campaign like the one that I ran in Texas and the run — the one that I’m running now nationally is you go to hundreds of IHOPs and Denny’s and VFW halls and you sit down and talk with people. And here’s a real simple rule of thumb. If you’re an arrogant little snot, you ain’t going to win because the people you’re talking to are the salt of the Earth. They’re truck drivers, they’re plumbers, they’re schoolteachers, they’re working men and women....
“To participate in an Iowa Republican or Iowa Democratic caucus, an individual must be registered to vote and be a registered member of the party’s caucus they are attending. The individual must also be 18 years old by the date of the next general election, which in this case is Tuesday, November 8, 2016. That means it is possible for 17 year-olds to participate at their local caucus as long as they will be 18 years old by November 8, 2016. He or she must also reside in the precinct that they are caucusing in. “No Party” registrants, or people who are not registered with either the Democratic or Republican Parties, will have to change their registration to one party or the other in order to caucus.”
Well that was an interesting read.
Many are there to see the big celebrity. I have read article after article how a good sized chunk of the audience starts to stream towards the exits once the me, me, I, I, and the inevitable name calling starts.
For little girls who do NOT engage in sexual congress.
Does Donald Trump know this?
: )
Yes. I know.
I agree.
You’re joking, right?
This “poll” was conducted over the course of three weeks! From January 5th through the 22nd ... The sample size is less than 300! It was conducted on landline ... By college students ... And you think this is some big deal?
YIKES!
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
What was significant about January 6th, where the divergence occurs between Trump and Cruz? Any guesses?
Lookie Here: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/iowa/caucus-finder/ Handy, Dandy Iowa Caucus Finder Application!
Good information for everyone!
OTOH...and it's purely anecdotal, the Texans will vote for whom they want to and all may NOT vote for him. It really depends on whom you ask and when.
That is true.
Yes, Ted Cruz’s site doesn’t seem to have one of these. You might send all the Cruz supporters to Trump’s site so the can get directions.
I have watched all of his rallies and the ONLY people who leave early....ARE THE DISRUPTERS, WHO GET THROWN OUT !
Which is exactly what they should do.
I never said he was going to call out the national guard.
Young women did have to have a certificate of vaccination to attend school as I understand it.
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