Subject: FW: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Ted Cruz Rally in La Porte 5/1/2016
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Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 18:59:50 -0700

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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Ted Cruz Rally in La Porte 5/1/2016

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FROM: Daniel Schiller, Jackson Voss

Location: La Porte, IN

Date: 05/01/16

RE: Ted Cruz at La Porte, IN

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Event Details: Please join us on Sunday, May 1st  at 7pm for "An American Rally with Ted Cruz."  A current list of speakers and special guests is below: Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Mike Lee, TX Congressman Louie Gohmert, Glenn Beck. Additional Speakers may be announced prior to the event. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event starts at 7:30pm. Stream: http://www.wsbt.com/video-and-photos/cbs-news-livestream/21687278

Attendees/Audience: Indiana GOP primary voters

Press: Yes

Summary of Event: Mostly identical talking points - flags: Ted’s mic stops working and he’s super awkward about it. When a child protester starts screaming, Ted says he should learn to respect his elders and be spanked. Mike Lee and Louie Gohmert did not make appearances.

Key Points:

00:00

Found stream mid-Glenn Beck ranting. Saying that people are losing faith in America because of government and that the election will be decided by the “heartland - the heart of America.”

Talking about how the rights given by God and how America has to protect them

Glenn reiterates that this is an election where you must choose between good and evil; getting very religious.

Talked about how he and Ted got down on their knees and prayed before he started speaking.

“Will we still lead the world? Or will we be impoverished? Will we be free or be slaves?” etc. etc. etc. Says that it doesn’t matter how you want to live your life - we have a right to stand up for what’s “true.”

Introduces Cruz

Cruz enters and goes on a waving frenzy. Mic won’t work though

TC: God bless the great state of Indiana. What an incredible blessing it is to speak with so many patriots who are fighting together to save this great nation… Isn’t Glenn extraordinary (uses Glenn Beck talking points about how he teaches stuff)... I’m so grateful for him coming across the country with me, that man is fearless (hah)... We are rising up to save our nation… This past week, I announced Carly Fiorina as my VP nominee. Carly is remarkable. VP decision is most serious one any candidate can make… The characteristics you want are the same as you want for POTUS because they need to be prepared to step in… (Mic is messed up, makes a joke)... I was looking for knowledge, judgment, character. Knowledge, do they understand the problems facing this country - (mic is messed up; asks for a new one)

Awkward mic diva stuff

TC: Take 2. Or 3. Or 4. Knowledge, do they understand where jobs come from? Carly started as a secretary and became the first woman CEO of a Fortune 20 company… (this mic is messing up too)... Judgment - how do they make decisions? Carly is someone who is smart, sober, careful - she makes reasoned decisions and surrounds herself with talented people. You don’t want someone who’s a hothead and reacts with anger at the latest twitter storm. And then Character - it’s the single most important characteristic of any P/VP candidate. Do they tell the truth? Do they stand by their principles? They have principles. Do their positions change in the morning, afternoon, or evening - or do they know what they know what they know (what?)... How do you treat someone that you don’t like? Everyone can kiss up to their boss - but how do you treat a clerk or a toll booth worker? That reveals mountains about your character? Is someone a bully? -someone shouting: someone is- Carly stands up to bullies.

TC: All of us understand from grade school that bullies aren’t strong… the only response that works on a bully is bopping them on the nose… Carly terrifies Hillary Clinton -jail cell joke-...

TC: This election is going to come down to three issues. First let’s talk about jobs -starts identical jobs talking points-... -some woman in the crowd is shouting and interrupting-... How do you deal with small business? Trump is proposing a massive new tax increase - a 40% tax increase - on every American consumer. I think we’re taxes too much, I’m going to cut those taxes… If I’m elected president we’re going to pass a simple flat tax -back on track with talking points-

TC tells protestor that “children should speak with respect.”

TC: Imagine what a different world it would be if someone had told Trump that years ago… In my household, when a child behaved that way, he’d get a spanking…

-back on track with jobs talking points - heart of the economy isn’t D.C., etc.-

TC: One of the better quotes from Hoosiers is there’s two kinds of dumb: one kind that gets naked in their house, another that gets naked outside and barks at the moon. The first isn’t so bad, the second you have to deal with… You know for a long time, the federal government, we didn’t necessarily need to worry about it… But today, the government is the naked guy barking at the moon, and we’re going to deal with it. -back to talking points on kids gettings TONS of job offers-

TC: Second issue is freedom -identical talking points on religious liberty, saving the Supreme Court, etc.-

TC: Third issue is security -identical talking points on how Obama has abandoned allies and appeased enemies, how military has to be rebuilt like in the 1980s, no neutrality between Israel and Palestine, no more rules of engagement, etc.-

TC: 2 days until the vote is counted in Indiana… The entire country has its eyes fixed on Indiana. The people of this good state, the country is looking to you to pull us back from the brink… I wonder what kind of country I’m leaving my daughters… That’s why we’re here. This isn’t just another election. We are teetering at the edge of the cliff. We risk losing it all… This is a fundamental choice. Do we get behind a bad campaign (Trump) or do we unify behind a good campaign (Cruz)?... I couldn’t be happier that this is coming down to the common sense and good judgment of the Midwest…

TC: Money and power are on the other side. The NY media is on the other side. The Washington lobbyists are on the other side… But not a one of them gets to decide this election. We have 46 hours, and because I know you love your kids and grandkids, I want to ask every one of you in the next 46 hours… can you get five people to commit to come out to vote? Or 10 or 15 or 20? If everyone here gets 10 people to vote Tuesday, this auditorium is 20,000 votes that’s enough to decide the state of Indiana… The rich and powerful say you have no voice - I am here relying on your voice… Maybe you’re not old enough to vote - you can still get 10 other people to vote… we can still preserve our liberties… I believe in the American people and people of the Hoosier state… We will not give in to evil, but we will remember who we are and stand for our values… If we stand together, if we unite, we will win this nomination and win the general and beat Hillary Clinton… God bless the Hoosier State.

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