Cruz said Saturday that Michigan was “ground zero” for the “Reagan revolution” by introducing the country to Reagan Democrats, and a similar upheaval to return power to citizens is now possible through his candidacy.
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More candidates started to arrive today. A straw poll at the end of the conference showed support all over the map. He has been picking up support by appealing to socially conservative evangelical voters, a key Republican voting bloc in the Iowa caucuses which lead off the state-by-state nominating contests next year.
“If we are serious about winning, we need to be on their side and assume that they want to achieve earned success, because they do”, Bush said, referring to racial and ethnic minorities who typically vote Democratic and middle class voters feeling left behind in a strong economy.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, an executive at Gateway computers in the late 90s, said he did not have any first-hand knowledge of Fiorina’s work but acknowledged that times were tough. When I went into that debate, 50% of the people watching it never heard my name and didn’t know I was running for president.
The potential election of a first female president also attracted attention.
The billionaire businessman is continuing to face scrutiny after he failed to correct a town hall questioner who incorrectly stated that President Barack Obama is Muslim.
He says, “Absolutely. No problem”.
“Leadership isn’t defined by position, or title, or how big your office is, your airplane, your helicopter, your ego”, she said, nudging Trump. She’s delivered the line before. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) with 13 percent, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with 9.7 percent, Sen.
“Maybe it’s because (national) Republicans don’t understand Michigan”, Kasich said of the GOP’s almost 30-year presidential drought. John McCain’s behavior was “harsh” in a similar situation.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is scheduled to speak at an Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition event in Des Moines Saturday night.
Trump argues that he would have faced criticism if he had jumped in. A lot of them do jobs that theyre willing to do, and thats why in the hotel you leave a little tip, Kasich remarked.After Trumps town hall, Bush made clear he would not fuel the conspiracy theories about Obamas religion. It’s the elected politicians in Washington that should be tossed aside, she said.
Thirty-five blue-shirted volunteers, mostly from Central Michigan University, distributed swag and helped gin up enthusiasm for Kasich throughout the weekend.
Then again, there’s not much else to gauge progress at this point.
Asked about what he thinks of being seen as the amusing candidate in the race, Graham quips, “The bar is low”.
2016 hopeful Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, responded to Obama’s nomination last week of an openly gay man to serve as Army secretary by saying the president “is more interested in appeasing America’s homosexuals than honoring America’s heroes”.
But Bush predicted Georgia would win the SEC East and Louisiana State University would take the SEC’s Western Division.
“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation”, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said in an interview aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press”.
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Ohio Governor John Kasich was caught on camera showing off his dance moves on Mackinac Island, Michigan Saturday night.
