Cruz extends olive branch to ‘terrific’ Trump

They’re won with a strong ground game and getting voters to caucus sites – often coaching them through the process. The poll was taken before Trump called for a ban on Muslims coming into the U.S.

“Cruz has done a great job in letting Evangelicals know where he stands and what he has done for religious liberty, he understands the Constitution and the freedom of religion”, said King.

Vander Plaats stressed that this was a personal endorsement, not one on behalf of the Family Leader, the influential Christian conservative group he leads.

Their sometimes divergent paths could be seen in the polls. But Cruz is offering himself as leader of the party and the Free World. “I have a lot of confidence in the Iowa voters in making that decision”, Branstad told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day”. “It’s no surprise a candidate like this – who never went without health care – wants to repeal it and throw these people back into emergency rooms and clinics”, she said. It’s always been the case. I believe that gravity will bring both of those campaigns down. Okay, that’s our burden.

Citing the many Republican presidential candidates who oppose such unions, NOM said that the decision to endorse Cruz was “a very hard one”.

There’s plenty of convincing to do. Carson was viewed as most compassionate and likable, with 7 in 10 Republican voters saying each word describes him at least somewhat well.

First, he has to survive eight more weeks in Iowa. It’s hard to tell how that will matter – John Edwards did well in 2004 with similar inexperience – but it could make Cruz more vulnerable to unexpected trouble than typical candidates are. Numerous stops are small scale.

Additionally, Cruz’s campaign is among the best financed, second only to the campaign of Jeb Bush, which hasn’t seen much return on its investment so far. “If Trump were to get out, his supporters are ideologically across the map, so you would assume that to the extent his supporters might show up and vote, they could be split six different ways”.

Rubio, who is tied with Dr. Ben Carson for third place in Iowa, has faced criticism of his own over statements he’s made behind closed doors.

If you thought you were living in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world where the United States has embraced a loudmouth demagogue that could bring incredible harm and even ruin to the country, new polls will make you realize it’s closer to reality you you’d think.

So with less than two months to go until voting begins, Republicans are staring at the real possibility of Cruz-the senator many in the party not only openly disdain but also believe would cost them the general election-as possibly being their only hope against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Users can move through the leaderboard from Intern (100+ points) to supporter (500+ points) and all the way up to Revolutionary (250,000+ points).

Arthur Sanders, a political science professor at Drake University in Des Moines Iowa, says Cruz has been running his campaign at a marathon pace and it’s paying off.

“I’m not the most savvy social media person”.

“I like Donald Trump”, he said. “My intent is to share my message about Sen”.