“We talked about humility in church today”, Trump told his supporters at a rally after attending a Presbyterian church service in eastern Iowa, reported The New York Times. CNN has not independently obtained the video.
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But some analysts said his appearance is a sign the Republican establishment is warming up to Trump.
“So even if you’re thinking about another candidate, the simple reality is there’s only one campaign that can beat Trump in this state, and if conservatives simply stand up and unite, that’s everything”, Cruz said.
“Cruz is getting oil money”, Trump said.
And among Iowa Republicans who have actually caucused before, Trump’s lead is much smaller.
Adding a new flavor of uncertainty was word over the weekend that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering an independent bid, eyeing an opportunity if Trump and Sanders should end up as the Republican and Democratic nominees. He is now insulting me every day.
“The mood of the country is very angry, but you never make a good decision when you are angry”, Beck argued.
And Trump pointed to Cruz’s 21-hour protest on the Senate floor in fall 2013 – in an unsuccessful bid to defund the Affordable Care Act – as proof that “Ted can not get along with anybody”.
On the campaign trail, Trump has vowed to repeal Obamacare and said he would work with private insurance companies to build other options.
Cruz’s reluctance to bash his opponent too directly reflects the delicate balance both he and Trump are trying to strike.
“Remember, while some Trump defenders like to pretend that his support for single-payer is in the past, this is not true”, Mair said. Marco Rubio, who says it’s not enough to say “it’ll be better, trust me”; from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who argues Trump is “a jerk” and a bully who says his divisive and disparaging comments about women, war heroes, minorities and the disabled; from Kentucky U.S. Sen.
This ideological fervor should in theory help him win over evangelical Christian voters – who make up about 60 percent of the Republicans who cast ballots in 2012. That means stopping him in Iowa.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz steps off his campaign bus before an event at the Firesid …
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the 16th annual Outdoor Sportsman Awards at The Venetian hotel and casino during the 2016 National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show on January 21, 2016 in Las Vegas.
