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Observers say Cruz in control in Iowa
Sioux City Journal ^ | December 27, 2015 | Erin Murphy

Posted on 12/27/2015 8:41:05 AM PST by Isara

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To: Isara

“Cruz’s campaign has a chairman in all 99 counties”

So does Trump’s campaign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-OBN8XA_x0


21 posted on 12/27/2015 10:08:54 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: mkjessup

Thank you Thank You Thank You!
Finally we see that totally bogus chart crumpled, tossed in the circular file, taken out, uncrumpled and fixed up just right!


22 posted on 12/27/2015 10:23:13 AM PST by JayGalt
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To: dynoman
Trump has a precinct captain for each precinct in Iowa. Beckel is fooling himself and that GOPeePee Establishment Loon Wilson plying for Cruz is funny that he's cheerleading for Cruz.

Whaa Booob Beckel you don't see? LoL. Trump already has the people and most business is conducted by using one of these these days you maroons.

And doing a caucus is pretty much showing up to vote. There's nothing hard about it. If some dingbat is dragging feet or whatever you say lets vote now.

23 posted on 12/27/2015 10:43:45 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: dynoman

And another thing Boob Beckel. You see all those thousands of people who show up for Trump rallies in Iowa? What do you and you others think is happening there besides cheering and listening to Trump? These guys have mouse brains.


24 posted on 12/27/2015 10:54:24 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: mkjessup

Good one! Trump theme song; The Who - “We won’t get schlonged again”.


25 posted on 12/27/2015 10:56:08 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: Isara
"I'd be shocked if he doesn't win going away," Gross said of Cruz.

But Trump has big rallies, so he should be declared the winner.

26 posted on 12/27/2015 10:56:41 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: DoughtyOne

LoL.


27 posted on 12/27/2015 10:58:35 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: Red Steel

= :^)


28 posted on 12/27/2015 11:02:00 AM PST by DoughtyOne ((It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.))
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To: Red Steel

Anyone who marginalizes Trump simply has to be ignoring, for one thing, his rally turnouts. Those elitists have a problem with getting stuck staring at one cherry-picked tree until they are so cross-eyed they think the fuzzy thing they see is the whole forest.


29 posted on 12/27/2015 11:02:37 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: libbylu

It’s essential that Iowa residents with strong ties to the county/community call the shots on personal contacts with local voters. Part of a smart campaign operation with a great ground game, especially in a caucus campaign, is knowing what will, and will not, be well received by the intended audience. The data-driven aspect comes into play in knowing which issue(s) are most likely important to a voter personally contacted. We don’t want to waste their time and aggravate them in the process. Out of state volunteers will work in the background when appropriate. Of the 2000+ Cruz volunteers, volunteers from Texas number around 500 that will travel to and from Iowa between now and Feb 1. I expect significantly fewer than 500 from Texas will be in Iowa at any given time.


30 posted on 12/27/2015 11:03:12 AM PST by Unmarked Package
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Normally somewhere around 20% of the registered GOP voters show up for the caucuses.
That leaves around 80% for potential caucusers if they can be motivated. From that
80% group is where Trump or the others will have get their winning margins, imo.
Cruz will be strong in the base 20%.


31 posted on 12/27/2015 11:07:12 AM PST by deport
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To: Isara

Good for him.

As far as I’m concerned there are only two GOP Contenders, Cruz (1) and Trump (2). The rest are non entities, period.

I am also fully aware that if not for Trump, the News cycle would have been Jeb! 24/7 and things would be completely different for anyone running against him.

This will be the most interesting Election Season I can recall. But then again, at my Age I don’t recall much.


32 posted on 12/27/2015 11:07:41 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Obama, unable to call a Spade a Spade...)
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To: DoughtyOne

I just laugh at these CNN doofuses @ post 21 link. They BS to the audience saying or alluding that caucusing is some super difficult task. A child could do it. Where, when, and how is advertised by the party. Just showing up is 99% about caucusing.


33 posted on 12/27/2015 11:08:02 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: Red Steel

I like that woman. She’s quite good.

That guy on the right feigns dismay, but doesn’t give a hoot what Obama utters as president.


34 posted on 12/27/2015 11:15:26 AM PST by DoughtyOne ((It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.))
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To: DoughtyOne
If I was on that panel that day, I would have ate Beckel's, Kooky Wilson's lunches and taken Lemon's snacks, and gave the leftovers to Katrina Pierson.

The guy on the right Wilson is virtual nutbar when by himself and tweeting about Trump. He's a candidate for the loony bin.

"Consultant Rick Wilson Appears to Have Lost His Mind With Bizarre Twitter Rant"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3376180/posts

GOPe Ricky

35 posted on 12/27/2015 11:28:41 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: Red Steel

I’d love to see that.


36 posted on 12/27/2015 11:35:03 AM PST by DoughtyOne ((It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.))
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To: DoughtyOne

If that ever happened, you’d be in for a treat. I’d be the best prepared and hit them from every imaginable angle that could be thought of if need be.


37 posted on 12/27/2015 11:40:16 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: GeaugaRepublican
Who does the Pro-Immigration people hate most? TRUMP

The argument about who the pro-ILLEGAL-immigration lobby hates more is like counting the angels dancing on the head of a pin. They hate them both with a passion.

38 posted on 12/27/2015 12:37:06 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
But Trump has big rallies, so he should be declared the winner.

Why wait for actual elections?

39 posted on 12/27/2015 12:39:32 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: deport
I see the same thing you are seeing. Only about 20% of registered GOP voters have turned out in the recent caucuses that Santorum and Huckabee won - won by turning out the evangelical vote.

It appears that Cruz has done the same and in a normal year is poised for a big Iowa win. But Trump appears to be energizing a large part of that 80% that hasn't been turning out.

Also, people exaggerate the difficulty of participating in a caucus. It's not a big deal. You show up at your precinct and stand for a couple of hours for your candidate. Granted, most Iowans haven't bothered because nobody has really inspired them to come out on a cold Iowa winter's night.

The evangelical crowd turns out because they get into that sort of thing and they are proud of the fact that they can affect the results and make a big national story. I think Trump's strategy is getting a good portion of that 80% that doesn't normally participate to turn out.

40 posted on 12/27/2015 12:46:12 PM PST by SamAdams76
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