Sen. Cruz brings campaign tour through Arkansas, Tennessee

“I don’t think the polls accurately reflect what’s going on”.

“Listen to Cruz raise money in New York City from liberals who don’t share our conservative Iowa values”, says a disappointed-sounding narrator. “And so that is a core commitment”.

The gulf between “not a priority” and “not a top-three priority” is notable.

Video: The Pursuing America’s Greatness super PAC radio ad uses an edited recording to argue that opposing same-sex marriage is not a priority for Cruz.

Appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” via remote satellite interview on his campaign bus in Portsmouth, N.H., the governor assailed Rubio’s lack of presence in the Granite State and hinted that his GOP rival from Florida over-relied on advertising, rather than face to face campaigning.

“I’m here to tell you that help is on the way”, Cruz told the crowd. Was that a poison pill created to wreck the bill (yes, if you’re a conservative) or a legit attempt to bring illegals out of the shadows (yes, if you’re a swing voter)? Some states have made decisions one way on gay marriage.

John Kasich: The real chaos candidate Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call “Conservative activists hate me even more than they hate Jeb!” “The man who boasts of his ideological purity is perhaps the most obviously tactical candidate”, wrote the National Review.

Luckily, the 2016 caucuses aren’t until February 1, and campaigns can eschew sentiment for attacks.

The GOP hopeful briefly touched on a new Washington Post editorial cartoon that depicted his two daughters, ages five and seven, as monkeys.

In the past two weeks, the Texas senator has wracked up a string of high-profile endorsements from influential evangelical leaders, including Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown, and Family Leader chief Bob Vander Plaats.

Were they fooled? Actually, they seem to be rewarding Cruz’s ability to navigate questions like these.

“We will pass fundamental tax reform; we will pass a simple flax tax”, Cruz said.

American Encore and America’s Renewable Future are no longer on the airwaves, but the total negative push comes close to outpunching Cruz and his allies, who have been cautious about sinking much early cash into Iowa. Someone should ask him. But King said the personal nature of Trump’s slams at fellow candidates, journalists and others is a step too far. Think about it. The clip of Cruz criticizing Trump’s judgment was a clever way to jab Trump while also technically maintaining their ceasefire. “Right now the wheel is Donald Trump”, said 65-year-old Janet Hotchkiss of Middleton, a Bush supporter. Trump hit him back a few times but that feud was over by the time of the debate a few days later.

Dismissed as a reckless demagogue, the Calgary-born freshman Senator is often described as “abrasive”, “strident, “wacko bird”, with even Donald Trump calling him a “maniac”.

Making his second visit to the Natural State as a presidential candidate, Sen.

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, a Republican, led the effort to get Southern states to group their primaries together, hoping to increase the region’s clout.

Update: Fresh from the inbox, here’s that Huckabee attack on Cruz now.

Former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose campaign has been polling in single digits for months, only collected 27 votes.

Some in attendance from Vermont and New Hampshire say Rubio is their candidate, while others remain undecided.

‘If marriage and sanctity of life are truly issues of principle-not politics-there shouldn’t be geographical boundaries to what’s right and wrong, ‘ Huckabee tweeted.