2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTed Cruz touts religion in first TV ad of 2016 presidential campaign
WASHINGTON Ted Cruz deepened his courtship of evangelicals by unveiling a targeted TV ad.
Titled Blessing, the 30-second spot the first TV ad from any declared presidential candidate for 2016 features images of the Cruz family saying grace before a meal and of others clasping hands in prayer.
It will air this weekend in the four states expected to hold the first presidential contests of 2016: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. (Cruz visited New Hampshire last weekend and Iowa this week, and he flew to South Carolina on Friday for a two-day visit.)
The ad also will air nationally on the Fox News Channel, during Killing Jesus. The documentary, based on a book by Fox host Bill OReilly, aired on Good Friday and will air again on Easter, and Cruz aides said the ad would play twice during each broadcast.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20150403-ted-cruz-touts-religion-in-first-tv-ad-of-2016-presidential-campaign.ece
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)I predict he'll be another Santorum or Huckabee, just a little too crazy for the Owners to trust at the helm. That, unfortunately, is why the CheeseWeasel is more dangerous than his stupidity and arrogance lead people to believe. The Bigshots know the Cheeseweasel has proved himself a faithful servant in Wisconsin.
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)Sounds like news to me!
blkmusclmachine
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(16,149 posts)Initech
(100,112 posts)He just threw single mothers under the bus with that one.
TeamPooka
(24,273 posts)Don't underestimate this man.
He needs to be stopped and we need to work hard to do it.
Renew Deal
(81,885 posts)And I though it was a Saturday night live joke.
Rozlee
(2,529 posts)Americans that have become religiously unaffiliated are one of the fastest growing demographics. Many of them cite disgust with religion in politics as a main reason for turning away from conventional religion and identifying themselves as atheists, agnostics, theists, deists, naturalists, secular humanists and general humanists. A third of people under 30 have described themselves as these 'nones' and the landscape of American politics is one that is more inclusive and accepting of the rights of the LGBT community, women's reproductive choice, equality and other issues that are anathema to the religious right. They know Pharisaical pandering when they see it.