Ted Cruz Ends 2015 with ‘Country Christmas’ Southern Tour
The Iowa front-runner tacks South to try and build support ahead of the all important Super Tuesday primaries.
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The Iowa caucuses are just six weeks away, and Ted Cruz knows a first-place finish—an entirely possible outcome according to the latest polls—could give him momentum against top rivals Donald Trump and Marco Rubio in the states that follow.
But if you're looking for Cruz this week, you won't find him in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids or Davenport. Instead, he's be barnstorming the South in what his campaign has dubbed the “Take-Off With Ted Cruz Country Christmas Tour” in a bid to secure a swath of the country that may be key to his post-Iowa prospects.