The ad insinuates that he will strike deals with Democrats and govern the same way as establishment Republicans like former House Speaker John Boehner and Senator Minority Leader Sen. Then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama identified supporters of lower-polling candidates like Chris Dodd and Joe Biden and courted them heavily, while Clinton’s campaign purged other candidates’ supporters from its contact lists. Ted Cruz, R-Fla., greets people outside his campaign event in Ida Grove, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.
Advertisement
Donald Trump isn’t shy about boasting, but the Republican presidential front-runner says he also has a humble side.
Texan Cruz, considered Trump’s chief rival in Iowa, took to the airwaves to challenge the conservative credentials of Rubio, the Floridian who’s running third in Iowa, according to the polls.
The result Sunday was a blur of sometimes conflicting messages.
A snowfall forecast to start Monday night appeared more likely to hinder the presidential contenders in their rush out of Iowa – and on to New Hampshire – than the voters. Trump didn’t name any such senators, and none immediately emerged.
But it acknowledged “Some, like those about Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server, are legitimate and deserve forthright answers”.
One development – the weather – was beyond the candidates’ control. “We will lose the caucus on Monday night if there is a low voter turnout”, Sanders said.
Yet consider the history Rubio, 44, is trying to overcome: No Republican has captured the nomination without winning Iowa, New Hampshire or SC.
Iowa offers only a small contingent of the delegates who will determine the nominees, but the game of expectations counts for far more than the electoral math in the state. “I’d love to be supportive of him”, said Holdgrafer. He says if you can’t do that, don’t speak.
The real estate mogul’s comments about Mexicans, Muslims and women are seen by his supporters as a welcome change from most candidates’ careful political correctness. He has attacked Wall Street and called for universal health care for all Americans.
“We’ve agreed to an additional debate in NH and are now in discussions to agree to additional debates – we think one of them should be in Flint”.
He said that the Republican Party were in “uncharted territory” adding that “every single day they seem to make my day by saying crazier and crazier things”.
“What I’ve said to my campaign is that I would look forward to another debate”, she said.
“If you would’ve told me a year ago that two days out from the Iowa caucuses we would be neck and neck – effectively tied – for first place in the state of Iowa, I would’ve been thrilled”, he said.
He said he was confident of taking New Hampshire and many other contests down the road. “Let me tell you proudly, I have raised zero dollars”.
Cruz directed much of his final advertising against Rubio as the feud between the first-term senators grew even more bitter ahead of the first nominating contests. “Amnesty. The Republican Obama”.
His precinct captain, Pam Nystrom, who hosted the phone bank Saturday night, said she is doing her best to get enough voters to push O’Malley over the threshold.
Advertisement
The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll gives the billionaire businessman 28% of likely GOP caucus-goers, with Cruz at 23%. Sen.
