Sen. Ted Cruz, energized by his evangelical-fueled victory in Iowa, set out Tuesday to defy recent history and finish well enough in next week’s New Hampshire primary to carry him to the Republican nomination.
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“The next president of the United States is going to be chosen by the most powerful force in all of politics: We the people, the grassroots”, Cruz said.
John Wilusz, general manager of the TD Convention Center, said the Cruz campaign approached his staff Monday morning about renting a large meeting room for Tuesday night.
Packer said the group also plans a “very, very aggressive effort in SC so that when the field narrows some more, and we are in a state that is especially receptive to the need for a principled conservative to lead our party, we are ready”.
Duncan has represented South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District since 2011. We have a number of candidates who would make an excellent Commander-in-Chief.
“We have one shot in 2016 to beat Hillary Clinton”, Scott says in the video.
After his surprisingly strong third place in showing in Iowa on Monday night, U.S. Sen. Lee Bright and state Reps.
Cruz’s communication director calls the endorsement “a great honor”. Kevin Bryant, R-Anderson, announced his endorsement minutes before Cruz took the stage. Marco Rubio by 11 percentage points. But Woodard said SC remains Trump’s to lose.
“Six weeks ago, Donald Trump was saying every day that I was his friend, that he loved me, that I was terrific, that I was nice, and now I’m an ‘anchor baby, ‘” Cruz said, using a term for a child born in a country for the objective of gaining residency or citizenship for his family.
What’s clear, however, is that Trump failed to convert the thousands of Iowans who packed his rallies and told pollsters they would caucus for him into actual voters when it mattered. That’s something he hasn’t been able to do.
Woodard will publish poll results ahead of the February 20 GOP primary and the Democratic primary a week later.
He says it’s New Hampshire’s turn to do the same. With Cruz and Dr. Ben Carson garnering 17 percent of support from evangelical voters, per a December Winthrop University Poll, turning out the religious right will be critical. I believe that candidate is Sen.
Like Cruz’s father, a preacher, Dag Richter is part of a ministry in the nearby town of Taylors.
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“My main concern is for America to get back to where it was when (Ronald) Reagan was running and I think this man will put us there”, Richter said.
