Ted CruzVerified account @tedcruz Aug 11
Uplifting & inspiring meeting w/ Macomb County, MI, grassroots activists rising up to bring back Morning in America!
So, Sen. Ted Cruz whisked in and out
of Macomb County on Monday with hardly anyone noticing. The tea party senator spoke to a small
gathering at the Hyatt hotel in Utica and then moved on to other stops on a
low-key meet-and-greet tour across Michigan.
His trip comes as the county
conventions and Republican State Convention approach. He was campaigning
largely for Ron Weiser, the former MIGOP chair who is running for a U-M Regent
slot, and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. Both hope to be nominated at the state
convention later this month.
conventions and Republican State Convention approach. He was campaigning
largely for Ron Weiser, the former MIGOP chair who is running for a U-M Regent
slot, and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. Both hope to be nominated at the state
convention later this month.
Here’s the odd part of all this:
Weiser’s campaign is run by John Yob, a key MIGOP figure. Yob’s Strategic
National campaign consulting group is the key force behind Rand Paul’s
presidential campaign-in-waiting. Cruz and Paul have become, in some ways,
archrivals within the Senate GOP and could very well face off in the 2016
presidential primaries.
Weiser’s campaign is run by John Yob, a key MIGOP figure. Yob’s Strategic
National campaign consulting group is the key force behind Rand Paul’s
presidential campaign-in-waiting. Cruz and Paul have become, in some ways,
archrivals within the Senate GOP and could very well face off in the 2016
presidential primaries.
Within the ever-entertaining state
Republican Party, it should also be noted that Weiser, a former U.S. ambassador
and previously the picture of mainstream Republicanism, has even hob-knobbed
with some of the most right-wing tea party types to gain support for his Regent
run. He even chose an infamous radio show to announce his candidacy.
Republican Party, it should also be noted that Weiser, a former U.S. ambassador
and previously the picture of mainstream Republicanism, has even hob-knobbed
with some of the most right-wing tea party types to gain support for his Regent
run. He even chose an infamous radio show to announce his candidacy.
I’m told that Weiser is
locked in a tough fight with three others: former congressional candidate and
2012 U-M Regent nominee Rob Steele; 2012 nominee and ex-Regent Dan Horning, who
seems to be running on a slate with Steele; and longtime party loyalist Carl
Meyers, who has served as treasurer of the Michigan Republican Party.
locked in a tough fight with three others: former congressional candidate and
2012 U-M Regent nominee Rob Steele; 2012 nominee and ex-Regent Dan Horning, who
seems to be running on a slate with Steele; and longtime party loyalist Carl
Meyers, who has served as treasurer of the Michigan Republican Party.
Back at the Cruz event in Utica, as
you might notice from the photo he sent out on Twitter (above) he chose to post the
Gadsden flag (“Don’t tread on me”) as a backdrop rather than the American flag.
And he chose to hold the event at the Hyatt rather than the Macomb GOP
headquarters, which is right down the street.
you might notice from the photo he sent out on Twitter (above) he chose to post the
Gadsden flag (“Don’t tread on me”) as a backdrop rather than the American flag.
And he chose to hold the event at the Hyatt rather than the Macomb GOP
headquarters, which is right down the street.
Weird.
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