Cruz has 800 precinct captains in Iowa

[somename043]

Received this image in an email today

 

[rg17]

He also said he didn't know he was a Canadian citizen.

Is Cruz high on weed?

 

[derek4ever]

Is Cruz high on weed?

More like he's on his high horse!!

 

[Isaac Bickerstaff]

He does have fairly well-spoken people calling in to the shows and reading scripts.

 

[adam220891]

10k volunteers is concerning. How did this phony get that many people to donate time to him?

 

[VictorB]

There goes Ted being sly again. Captains and "co-captains"? For all we know it could be 900 captains and 900 co-captains. Seems silly to lump them all in unless you're trying to purposefully make your number look larger than it actually is.

 

[Jackie Moon]

There goes Ted being sly again. Captains and "co-captains"? For all we know it could be 900 captains and 900 co-captains. Seems silly to lump them all in unless you're trying to purposefully make your number look larger than it actually is.

Yep. It may technically be true, but it's a tricky way to say it. Not surprising considering who we're talking about.

To someone that didn't know, it might be interpreted that he has 1,800 precincts covered... which is a bigger number than Rand.

But there are only 1,682 precincts in Iowa.

So it doesn't tell us how many precincts have a captain, and how many don't. Is there only one co-captain allowed per precinct... or do some have multiple?

 

[Lord Xar]

what is the significance of having 1k+ captains... In real terms. I am not wrapping my head around it.

Does that mean, these captains, speak before the vote and try to 'turn' people or ?

please explain.

 

[Rudeman]

Cruz just playing word games to fluff up his numbers. If he had better numbers than Rand he would flat out say it.

 

[Mani]

Cruz just playing word games to fluff up his numbers. If he had better numbers than Rand he would flat out say it.

Cruz also has to wait until Rand says something so he can mimic what he says a couple weeks later.

 

[Jackie Moon]

what is the significance of having 1k+ captains... In real terms. I am not wrapping my head around it.

Does that mean, these captains, speak before the vote and try to 'turn' people or ?

please explain.

Yeah, that's part of it. You want to know you have someone there to speak on your behalf before the vote. And it's someone that is from that precinct, speaking to their neighbors. There are definitely undecideds and leaners that can be swayed.

They will also be there to organize for the campaign... greet the known supporters when they arrive, help navigate them through the caucus process, answer questions, make sure they stay until the end and know who to vote for as delegates, etc.

Plus there's the obvious, that each one of those is a committed vote that you can count on showing up. And they should be able to bring a couple friends or family with them.

 

[CPUd]

10k volunteers is concerning. How did this phony get that many people to donate time to him?

He brought them in from TX.

 

[No1butPaul]

Rand Paul endorsed him. Thanks for bringing in the trash Rand.

 

[derek4ever]

He brought them in from TX.

Rumor has it he smuggled them through Canada!

 

[ScrambleLight]

So did Ron

Rand Paul endorsed him. Thanks for bringing in the trash Rand.

Ron Paul endorsed him too...

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/201...nate-but-cruz-not-backing-paul-for-president/

 

[Kotin]

Rand Paul endorsed him. Thanks for bringing in the trash Rand.

lol okay.. so did Ron Paul.