Operation Gideon: Cruz’s South Carolina salvation
Ted Cruz’s campaign is betting that an old-time religious revival will deliver him victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
When Cruz announced Thursday that 300 Christian leaders across the state had endorsed him for president, it was the culmination of what the campaign has dubbed “Operation Gideon.”
It’s an alliance among a close-knit group of prominent Christians in South Carolina who are leveraging their positions as faith leaders to influence their thousands of followers to join them in supporting Cruz for president.
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Truly a religious nut.