Subject: FW: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Franklin, IN-Rally with Ted Cruz 4/25/2016
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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:47:34 -0700

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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Franklin, IN-Rally with Ted Cruz 4/25/2016

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FROM: Colin J Smith; Daniel Schiller

Location: Franklin, IN

Date: 4/25/16

RE: Franklin, IN-Rally with Ted Cruz - 2016-04-25
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Event Details: http://www.c-span.org/video/?408683-1/ted-cruz-campaign-rally-franklin-indiana&live

Attendees/Audience: Cruz and

Press: C-Span

Summary of Event: Cruz basically gave the same speech as the day before hitting on jobs, freedom, security. Talked bathroom bill, gun rights, repealing ACA, cutting taxes to stimulate military and crush ISIS. Also spent much more time attacking Trump as a NY liberal after a supposed Trump supporter asked about what his response to Carrier would be.

Key Points: Clip A:

0:00 This campaign is going to focus on jobs, freedom, security. Jobs: single moms suffering under ACA cutting hours. Working people seeing wages stagnate even as cost of living increases. Young people saddled with college debt, unable to find work. Bernie, look at all the young people here, not your father’s GOP. Media tries to say this is new normal, as good as it gets, that’s a lie. It’s easy to talk about making America Great Again, but do you understand what made us great in first place? Heart of our economy isn’t DC, it’s small businesses all over the US. Lift govt boot off necks of small businesses to see rapid growth. Reagan and JFK understood cutting taxes and regulations leads to lots of new jobs. I will follow in their path. If elected we will repeal ACA. ACA is biggest job killer in US, we’ll pass common sense, portable, affordable health care reform. We’re going to pass a simple flat tax, file taxes on a postcard, then abolish IRS.

5:15 We’re going to rein in EPA, and regulators who descend like locusts, killing jobs. We’re going to end Obama’s war on coal, make ourselves energy independent. We’ll stop amnesty, secure border, end sanctuary cities, and welfare for illegals. When we do that millions of new jobs will come back from overseas, wages will rise, manufacturing will come back, young people will have up to 5 job offers out of college. One of my favorite movies is “Hoosiers” is about dumb, one you have to deal with. Federal govt has become the man buck naked in your living room, we’ll undo that and unleash the Hoosier state. Second issue is freedom, passing of Scalia underscored the stakes of this election. If you care about religious liberty, gun rights then we’re just one liberal justice stripping you of those rights and the rest in the Bill of Rights.

9:50 A couple debates ago Hugh Hewitt asked about religious liberty. Trump mentioned he knows more politicians than me, that’s true, he’s supported many more liberals than me. He continued that you need to make deals with religious liberty, cut deals with Dems. I won’t compromise on religious liberty, gun rights. Trump said that he agrees with Clinton and Obama that a grown man should be able to use same restroom as a little girl. This isn’t a partisan issue, it’s common sense. Father of two young girls, a strange man should not be in the same restroom as a little girl. Anyone who say different, that’s just PC on steroids. Trump claimed he could be the most PC person in the world, I guess that’s what he meant. If Trump dresses as HRC still can’t use girl’s room. Third issue is security, seven years of a president who leaves allies behind and appeases to enemies. Trump said he’d be neutral on Israel. I won’t be neutral. America will stand unapologetically with Israel.

15:00 Anyone who can’t tell difference between Israel and Islamic terrorists, that raises questions about their judgement and qualification. Seven years we’ve seen military weakened and troop morale go down. Not the first time it’s happened, Carter did the same. Then in 1981 Reagan came to power. What did Reagan do? He cut taxes and regulations, that got us new jobs and higher tax revenue to afford a bigger military and bankrupt the USSR, winning the Cold War. I will do the same with Radical Islam. We’re going to cut taxes and repeal ACA and other regulations. That’s going to generate new revenue to rebuild our military to make it the mightiest fighting force on the planet. We’ll have a president who can say the words radical islamic terrorism. One of the saddest thing in the last 7 years are the rules of engagement that prevent us from winning in war, that’s wrong and I will end it. (crowd chants USA) To every soldier and first responder, you won’t have a president who mocks you you’ll have the thanks of a grateful nation.

19:45 So let’s talk politics, it’s been an interesting year. We started with 17 diverse and young candidates, what a contrast to the Dems. Their field is a wild eyed socialist and Bernie. Over the course of a year the field has narrowed, only two candidates with a path to victory, me and Trump. Nationally 65-70% of Republicans know Trump can’t go against HRC. HRC would win by double digits, in conservative UT HRC is beating Trump. We’d lose Senate, House, Supreme Court, our kids buried in debt, and we remain stagnant. If I’m the nominee we beat HRC. We beat her in the swing states and with independents and young people by double digits. Eyes of the nation on IN, you have a platform to make a choice. Get behind a campaign based on yelling, cursing and insulting everyone or continue to unify behind a forward looking, positive conservative campaign based on real policy solutions to the problems? Kasich announced he’s pulling out of IN, focusing on other states. IN gets a straight choice between us and Trump. If you support Kasich, vote for me and we’ll defeat Trump and HRC. Been awhile since the last GOP debate. (Supporter clucks like a chicken) Is Trump here?

25:30 Trump likes to talk about big hands, show them off in a debate. Trump agrees with HRC we need to raise taxes, Trump wants a 40% tariff, that’s a tax on you, Trump supports individual mandate of ACA, that kills jobs, he can’t explain it. This is a basic choice, (responding to Trump supporter in crowd) Carrier is a good example. Carrier left the country because Obama drove them out with regulations from the EPA. Trump’s answer is the same as HRC and Obama, I’m gonna punish Carrier and any business that flees regulations, that’s what big govt liberals do. I respect that you came here to ask that, you have more courage than Trump. Trump won his home state and wants the race to end. Liberal media wants HRC, so they want Trump to be the nominee. Media won’t decide race, people will.

30:25 If you don’t want to see HRC as next president, want jobs, freedom, security. (Someone in crowd faints, Cruz goes to help her.) She heard the words HRC as president and fainted. Vote for me ten times, turn out 9 other voters. Too young to vote? Turn out a full ten. This is a choice for we the people, it’s about unity. Five candidates have endorsed me as well as Mike Lee, Mark Levin, and Glenn Beck.

35:00 If we unite as a party we’ll win. It took Carter to give us Reagan, I’m convinced Obama will give a new generation of GOP leaders fighting for liberty, Constitution, Judeo-Christian values that made this great nation. (B-roll Cruz weaving through crowd)

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