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Ted Cruz: “George W. Bush. Okay, big victory. Big victory with…”

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Why Primaries Matter! Verdict Ep.197.mp3

Published | Video Starts at 07:24

All right, 2000. Who wins Iowa? 2000. Iowa. I'm trying to think of an underdog, because it seems like they're going with the under. Who was it? George W. Bush. Okay, big victory. Big victory with evangelicals. Remember, his dad had won it narrowly, had beaten Reagan narrowly. And George W. Bush had a lot more credibility with evangelicals than his dad did. And he spent a lot of time. I was on that campaign. (07:24–07:33)

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Asserts that George W. Bush won Iowa with significant support from evangelicals, and his father had narrowly beaten Reagan in Iowa.

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