Trump Continues to Roll with Big Arizona Win– Cruz Scores Symbolic Victory in Utah

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Americans woke up on Tuesday morning to news of terrorist attacks in Brussels that left at least 30 people dead and hundreds more wounded. By night’s end, voters in Arizona, Utah, and Idaho would cast their votes in the presidential race. As has been the case for Republicans for the past five Tuesday’s, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump continues his march to the Republican nomination.

Trump easily won Arizona’s 58 delegates, meaning he was able to keep pace in winning enough of the available delegates to reach the 1237 delegates necessary to claim the Republican nomination. Texas Senator Ted Cruz was able to win the Utah Caucuses, and even broke the 50 percent threshold that garners all of the state’s 40 delegates, but it’s more of a symbolic victory. The Utah win helps Cruz continue on, but does little to stop Trump’s momentum.

For weeks, national media outlets have devoted significant time and space to covering the “Stop Trump” movement, yet to date, there hasn’t been any indication that the effort has been effective in slowing Trump’s momentum. The month of April looks even better for Trump as the race heads back east with contests in Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.

Not only is the GOP race returning to the northeast, an area where Cruz is likely to struggle, but the terrorist attacks in Brussels only underscore the main themes of Trump’s campaign. Trump has made securing the border between the United States and Mexico his main objective. Before the attacks in Brussels and Paris, most Republican voters already supported securing the border. The recent attacks only make Trump’s plan to build a wall only more desirable.

With Arizona’s 58 delegates now in Trump’s column, he needs 498 delegates to claim the Republican nomination. With 984 unallocated delegates remaining, Trump now only needs to capture about 51 percent of those delegates to win. The next big contest will be in Wisconsin on April 5th. It is by far the friendliest turf for Cruz in the month of April, but in order to actually stop Trump, Cruz will need to win at least five of Wisconsin’s congressional districts, something we have yet to see him do outside of his home state of Texas.

Sen. Mike Lee to make inaugural trip to Iowa in November

Utah Sen. Mike Lee to headline the 12^th Annual Friends of the Family Banquet for the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition

Below is the email the group just sent out:

We are thrilled to let you know that we have just secured Sen. Mike Lee of Utah as our keynote speaker at this year’s 13th Annual Friends of the Family Banquet. This must-not-miss dinner will be held on Saturday, November 9th at the Paul Knapp Learning Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.  The event is expected to draw 750-1,000 Iowa activists who will play a crucial role in this critical 2013-2014 election cycle.  In addition to Sen. Lee, other speaking invitations are pending.

Sen. Lee is one of the GOP’s newest and most exciting rock stars to grace the national political scene.  After disappointing leadership of the Republican Establishment on many fronts–from illegal immigration to shrinking government, Sen. Lee is indeed a breath of fresh air.  Lee is without question, one of the top rated conservative ideologues in Congress–not afraid to take on leaders in his own party.  He has given the “base” reason to hope again that we can reclaim our constitutional republic.  He is a strong supporter of the protection of innocent life, traditional marriage and one of the top leaders working to totally defund Obamacare.  This will be Sen. Lee’s first political trip to Iowa!

Check-in for the event will start at 4:30 pm, with dinner beginning at 5:00 pm, and the program starting at 6:00 pm.  Individual tickets are $55 per person, ½ a table of 5 for $275, or a table of 10 for $500.  See the attached flyer for further details.  You may RSVP now by calling the office at 515-225-1515 or by emailing rsvp@ffciowa.com.  Contributions can be mailed to the office or made online at http://ffciowa.com/donate.