Indeed.Typhoon wrote:Nonc Hilaire wrote:Dirty tricks and bellyaching about opponent's use of same is part of American politics.
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Or Cruz is simply a slime ball and his methods reflect it.Nonc Hilaire wrote:The fact that Cruz picked such crude ones and played them so early in such a trivial primary smacks of desperation.
Trump will adjust.
Sounds like Trump's campaign strategy requires a major revision:
Politico | How Trump let himself get out-organized
So NH is next.For months, Donald Trump’s allies urged him to invest in the technology necessary to identify and mobilize his supporters, sources close to Trump’s campaign told POLITICO, but the billionaire barely budged, apparently believing his star power would provide a new way to mobilize voters.
By the time his campaign began investing in voter data and targeting analytics, his rivals for the GOP nomination — particularly Iowa winner Ted Cruz and third-place finisher Marco Rubio — had spent millions building sophisticated voter-targeting machines.
Remains to be seen whether the populist school of campaigning still works.Still, the advantages of the superior data operations of Cruz and Rubio will be tested in next week’s New Hampshire primary. Polls taken before Iowa showed Trump with a commanding 20-point lead. And the state’s primary rules, which allow independents to participate, can be a major wild card, as is the turnout, which is far greater than for Iowa’s caucuses ― a potential advantage for Trump — but also a source of volatility.