Cruz takes aim at New Hampshire voters for upcoming tour
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — During a pro-gun event at a New Hampshire shooting range this month, Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz explained his views on protecting Second Amendment rights, freedom and liberty for all Americans.
Cruz is hoping to bring religious and social conservatives together with pro-gun libertarians for a stronger-than-expected finish in New Hampshire's primary on Feb. 9.
The first-term senator's backers say his message can consolidate enough conservative support to do well in New Hampshire, which tends to favor more moderate Republicans.
At a town hall meeting in Londonderry, New Hampshire, delivered the same night as President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, Cruz offered the audience his campaign pitch with the usual mix of confidence and bravado.
In both Iowa and New Hampshire, Cruz draws cheers when he talks about plans to repeal Obama's health care law, implement a flat tax, abolish the IRS and Education Department, build a wall along the Mexican border and eliminate cities that won't cooperate with immigration investigators.