Dan Cirucci: Catholic Vote Group Praises Rubio, Cruz

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Catholic Vote Group Praises Rubio, Cruz

Here is a special message from catholicvote.org:

Voters in Iowa put statesmanship over showmanship.

The results: Cruz triumphs, Rubio surges, Trump disappoints.

Donald Trump received wall-to-wall media coverage for six months. Pollsters predicted he would win by a sizable number. Some pundits even claimed he would be “unstoppable” after Iowa.

Not so fast, Mr. Trump.

Across the board, the clear message was anti-establishment. GOP candidates Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and John Kasich finished with a tiny percentage of the overall vote. Meanwhile outsiders Trump and Carson -- combined with young conservative Hispanic Senators Cruz and Rubio took nearly 85% of the vote. Cruz, Trump and Rubio all topped 41,000 votes -- surpassing the record number secured by winner Mike Huckabee in 2008.

Meanwhile for Democrats the so-called ‘inevitable’ Hillary Clinton eked out 74-year old socialist from Vermont, helped by several caucus votes decided by coin flips. Entrance polls showed young voters and men overwhelmingly opposed to Hillary. The results were a stunning defeat for Planned Parenthood, who gave Hillary their first ever primary endorsement.

Some final takeaways:

In contrast to Trump -- leading vote-getters Cruz, Rubio and Carson are solid trustworthy candidates that CV members can proudly support.
Watch for Trump (and perhaps even Cruz) to paint the surging Marco Rubio as the ‘establishment’ option. But the truth is the combined success of Cruz and Rubio is a huge win for the movement dedicated to limited government, life, faith and family.
While New Hampshire will dominate coverage in the next week, the race will solidify when the candidates head to South Carolina in the third week of February. With the exception of Newt Gingrich, the winner of South Carolina has gone on to win the GOP nomination every year since 1980.
One year ago, Hillary was leading Bernie Sanders 68% - 7% in the polls. Once considered inevitable, Hillary has a huge new problem named Bernie. That said, barring an indictment, Hillary continues to be the safe bet as the eventual Democratic nominee. Enjoy the drama, but we suspect it won’t last.

We’re now plotting our next steps.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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