Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Iowa does like its alcohol
In this case they mean the stuff they call ethanol and put in your gas tank, with government assistance. And it is that government assistance that opponents of Cuban/Canadian Ted Cruz want voters to believe he will eliminate. And given what he believes, he probably would, if given the chance. And that is Ted's big stumbling block in Iowa.
Gov. Terry Branstad did not endorse any GOP rival but singled out Cruz for his opposition to federal support for ethanol, a corn-based fuel that advocates say is crucial for jobs in the corn-producing state.That's a pretty heavy slam when the Governor and fellow Republican doesn't just support another but actively wants you defeated. This should let us see how well Daddy Rafael's crazy ass sky demon helps his anointed one.
The issue had the potential to hurt Cruz in Iowa as much as or more than the endorsement Tuesday of rival Donald Trump by tea party icon Sarah Palin. Ethanol is politically potent in Iowa, where one advocacy group estimates 73,000 people have jobs associated with it. And it tests the conservative coalition.
While Republicans rally around a message aimed at cutting government, Iowa Republicans do like government help for ethanol. According to a Des Moines Register poll in December, 61 percent of likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers support the federal mandate that helps the fuel.
“I think it would be very damaging to our state” if Cruz won Iowa’s caucuses, Branstad told television station WHO-TV after speaking to an Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. “I believe it would be a big mistake for Iowa to support him.”
Branstad also answered “yes” when he was asked whether he wanted Cruz to be defeated.
The slam against Cruz could be a boost to New York billionaire Donald Trump, who is neck and neck with the Texas senator in Iowa and who quickly tweeted and amplified Branstad’s opposition to Cruz.
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