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Ted Cruz: “Independents in New Hampshire can vote in either primary.”

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Published January 22, 2024 | Video Starts at 03:47

And part of the reason why it is possible that she wins in New Hampshire is New Hampshire is a state that has a lot of independence. Now, Independents in New Hampshire can vote in either primary. They can show up on primary day and say, I want to vote Democrat or I want to vote Republican, and so they can choose that day. (03:47–03:52)

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Asserts that independents in New Hampshire can choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary.

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“The results of the Iowa caucus were clear. They were decisive.”
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“DeSantis did not have a path going forward. He did not have a path to victory.”
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“Nikki Haley is clearly owning the establishment moderate lane.”
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“The Boston Globe had a big editorial urging independents [to] vote for Nikki Haley [to] beat Donald Trump.”
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“DeSantis was about 6% in New Hampshire.”
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“DeSantis was going to get crushed in New Hampshire, then he was going to go to South Carolina and get crushed in South Carolina.”
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“DeSantis was running as a pretty Trumpy candidate.”
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“All of the public polling showed Trump was going to win Iowa, and all the public polling was wrong.”
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“My polling on the campaign showed we were going to win Iowa.”
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“Our internal polls were almost exactly where our numbers were.”
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“Trump would have still won South Carolina, but it would have been much closer [if Rubio had dropped out before South Carolina].”
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“Rubio stayed in the race for a long time and cut support away from me.”
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“I ended up winning twelve states. Trump won. At the time, it was something like 23 states, and no other candidate won more than a single…”
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“Kasich won Ohio, Rubio won Minnesota, and Trump and I won every other state.”
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“Our poll numbers showed that my support jumped double digits [if Rubio joined me].”
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“Rubio stuck around a long time. Kasich stuck around a long time. They couldn't win anywhere, but they could suck votes away from me, and…”
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“Almost everyone drops out for the same reason they go broke.”
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“One of the reasons DeSantis, I'm not surprised that he dropped out is he was going broke and nobody would write him a check.”
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“Trump won seven states. I won three. So I won Oklahoma, Maine, and Texas.”
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“Trump got $3 billion in free media that cycle.”
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“In 2016, my campaign raised $92 million. It was the most money any Republican had ever raised in the history of presidential primaries.”
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“Donald Trump got $500 million in free media. This is during the primary. The last 30 days, $500 million.”
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“Over 90% of it was positive.”
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“I don't think there has ever been a candidate and a campaign that was as data driven as we were.”
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“The media cut it off. They didn't air it. They just went away.”
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“I wasn't broke. We had several million dollars still in the bank.”
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“Trump was astonished. Did not expect me to do that.”
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“I still think the team we assembled is the best campaign team, certainly, that I've ever seen.”
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“I rolled up my sleeves and said, I am going to lead the fight in the Senate. For us to deliver on our promises, we have work to do.”
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