Subject: FW: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Ted Cruz rally in Lebanon, IN 4/23/2016
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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Ted Cruz rally in Lebanon, IN 4/23/2016

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FROM: Bill Chan

Location: Lebanon, IN

Date: 04-23-2016

RE: Ted Cruz rally in Lebanon, IN

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Event Details: Ted Cruz rally at Boone County Fairground in Lebanon, IN on April 23, 2016.

Attendees/Audience:

Press: Livestreamed by multiple local media outlets

Summary of Event: Feed quality was extremely poor to start. Cruz jumped into his stump speech, commented on Trump’s comments on the Today Show and said his agreeing with HRC and Sanders on transgender bathroom issues is “political correctness on steroids.” Then made a joke about Trump dressing up like HRC and asked for Jimmy Fallon to give us that image. Hit Trump for being down against HRC in Utah.

Key Points:

00:10 Election is about jobs, freedom and security.  I want to talk to all the single moms who’ve had hours reduced because of ACA, Trump supporters, etc…

01:09 Hillary and Bernie, take a look at all the young people here. Is this as good as it gets? What does the media tell us?

03:45 If I’m elected we will repeal ACA. We’ll pass common sense healthcare reform that is portable, affordable, keeps government from getting between us and our doctors. We’ll pass a simple flat tax. Where every American can fill out their taxes on a post card. And when we do that, we should abolish the IRS. We’re gonna rein in the EPA. We’re going to end the Obama admin war on coal. We’re going to develop the incredible energy resources in America and get independent from foreign nations that hate us. We’re going to stop amnesty and secure the borders, end sanctuary cities, end benefits for those here illegally.

06:00 When we do all that, we’re going to see millions and millions of new jobs, jobs coming back from Mexico, manufacturing jobs coming back to Indiana, young people coming out of school with 3, 4, 5 job offers. We’ll see morning in America again.

06:51 Second issue in this election is freedom. Not just 1 branch of government that hangs in the balance. If you value the 2nd Amendment…. We’re one liberal justice away that will strip those and many other rights. Couple of debates ago, Hugh Hewitt asked us about religious liberty and the Supreme Court, Trump said to me, I’ve known a lot more politicians than you. Trump has been supporting liberal Democrats for 40 years. I have no experience with that. Donald said, you’ve got to learn to compromise, cut deals and go along to get along. I will not compromise away your religious liberty. I will not compromise away your 2nd Amendment right. Earlier this week, Trump went on the Today Show and agreed w Hillary and Obama that we need to allow grown men to use a little girls bathroom.

10:25 This is a matter of common sense. I’m the father of two young girls, it doesn’t make any sense to allow a grown man to be in a bathroom with little girls. For Donald to agree with Hillary and Obama, that’s political correctness on steroids.

11:25 People of Indiana are looking for candidate with common sense willing to take on the PC police and speak the truth. Even if Donald Trump dresses like HRC, he shouldn’t be using the girls restroom.

12:23 Sorry for that image, it’ll haunt you at night. Donald in a bright blue pantsuit. Let me say to Jimmy Fallon and the Tonight Show, please give us that image. Third critical issue is security. For 7 years we have a Pres who has shown weakness and appeasement. Trump said he’d be neutral between Israel and the Palestinians. Let me be clear, I will not be neutral. America will stand unapologetically with the nation of Israel. If you can’t tell the difference between our friends and enemies...that raises real questions to your fitness to be Commander In Chief.

14:48 Over last several years, we’ve seen military weakened. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this. Jimmy Carter...then in 81 Reagan came into office... what did Reagan do, cut taxes lifted regulations...he used revenue to bankrupt the Soviet Union and won the Cold War. I intend to do the exact same thing with Radical Islamic Terrorism.

16:05 We’re going to repeal ACA, rein in the regulators, stop amnesty. It’s going to bring back jobs, raise wages, generate trillions in new revenue. We’ll use that revenue to rebuild the military to the greatest fighting force on the planet. One of the saddest things we’ve seen is this President sending military in with hands tied, that’s wrong...it will end.

17:30 To every jihadist in the world, a day of reckoning is coming. We’re coming to get you, not coming to interrogate you, not coming to negotiate, we are coming to kill you. To every soldier, sailor, fire fighter, police officer, the days of having a president who abandons and villifies are over. And you’ll have a Commander In Chief who has your back.

18:54 So let’s talk a little politics. It’s been an interesting year. We started out with 17 candidates. Young, dynamic field. What a contrast with the Democrats. Over the past year, the field has narrowed. Only 2 people w a plausible path, me and Trump. What we are seeing nationally is,GOP coming together around our campaign. If Trump wins, HRC wins by double digits. Hillary is beating Trump in Utah. If the Republican can’t carry the most conservative state, we’re looking at a Mondale bloodbath. If I’m the nominee, we beat HRC. We’re winning in key swing states, with independents, with young people by 14%.

21:45 WE’re seeing Republicans uniting behind this campaign. 5 former candidates have endorsed. We’ve got the full spectrum of the GOP coming together united. Indiana is a battleground. Right now, Donald and I are neck and neck. Entire country has eyes on IN. IN has a national megaphone, we can decide which path we want to go down. Do we want a candidate whose only approach is to yell and insult, or do we want to get behind a campaign with a positive, optimistic vision to solve the problems in this country. If your car is broke down, do you want your neighbor to come over to yell at the car or someone to actually fix the engine?

24:00 I ask everyone to vote for me 10 times. Now look, we’re not Democrats. I’m not suggesting voter fraud. If every one of you call 9 people to vote, you’ll have voted 10 times. Maybe you aren’t old enough, if you get 10 people to vote, you’ll have voted 10 times before turning 18. That’s how we win. If we continue to unite America, we’ll win the general election, beat HRC, and turn this country around.

25:33 It took Carter to give us Reagan. I’m convinced the lasting legacy of Obama will be a new generation of GOP leaders who fight, stand for Judeo-Christian values, etc. Thank you and God bless you.

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