{"id":10634,"date":"2019-06-29T00:56:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T00:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/ted-cruzs-campaign-brain-on-what-americans-actually-care-about-jason-johnson\/"},"modified":"2019-06-29T00:56:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T00:56:36","slug":"ted-cruzs-campaign-brain-on-what-americans-actually-care-about-jason-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/ted-cruzs-campaign-brain-on-what-americans-actually-care-about-jason-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz\u2019s Campaign Brain on What Americans Actually Care About\u2014Jason Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N6rl-rYyQFM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of American Thought Leaders we sit down with Jason Johnson, the chief political strategist for Senator Ted Cruz\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson also played an important role in Cruz\u2019s election and re-election to the United States Senate. Today, he is the CEO and founder of J2 Strategies, a political consulting firm based in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>We talk about whether polling numbers are reliable and how important a role the \u201dpersuadable electorate,\u201d or genuinely non-partisan voters, will play in the 2020 elections. <\/p>\n<p>We also discuss President Trump\u2019s current approval numbers and what they mean for 2020. <\/p>\n<p>More Trump 2020 Campaign related videos:<\/p>\n<p>House Impeachment Push Would Guarantee Trump\u2019s Re-election\u2014Jason Meister: https:\/\/youtu.be\/SUhjSGXp3pI<\/p>\n<p>Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Mueller Upends Rule of Law, In Final Appearance\u2014Sidney Powell: https:\/\/youtu.be\/udRqsEa2N9E<\/p>\n<p>Lara Trump On Being a Trump in the Era of Fake News, Women\u2019s Vote, Socialism, Border &#038; 2020 Strategy: https:\/\/youtu.be\/hYsyxwrUl6E<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Ted Cruz\u2019s Campaign Brain on What Americans Actually Care About\u2014Jason Johnson<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Ted+Cruz%E2%80%99s+Campaign+Brain+on+What+Americans+Actually+Care+About%E2%80%94Jason+Johnson&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Ted Cruz\u2019s Campaign Brain on What Americans Actually Care About\u2014Jason Johnson - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fvideo%2Fgop-senators-amused-as-ted-cruz-seeks-to-move-bill-%25e2%2580%2598the-foot%25e2%2580%2599s-on-the-other-hand%25e2%2580%2599%2F9680159%2F&amp;c=966326815839127126&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGOP senators amused as Ted Cruz seeks to move bill: \u2018The foot\u2019s on the other hand\u2019\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has become the subject of much bemusement among his Senate GOP colleagues as he has taken a detour from his role as a conservative rabble-rouser to playing the lead on ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fnewsletters%2Fmorning-report%2F4653159-biden-economy-is-fine-and-polls-are-wrong%2F&amp;c=5676383549760028505&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report \u2014 Biden: Economy is fine and polls are wrong\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>President Biden defended his economic record Wednesday, citing a recent consumer sentiment report that he said backs him up. His green-eyeshade defense using a university report was not the sort ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.realclearpolitics.com%2Fvideo%2F2024%2F04%2F24%2Fchristie_david_pecker_has_now_admitted_under_oath_at_trump_trial_that_he_made_up_story_that_ted_cruzs_father_was_involved_in_kennedy_assassination.html%23!&amp;c=1402010975067873155&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristie: David Pecker, Under Oath At Trump Trial, Admits He \"Made Up\" Story That Ted Cruz's Father Was Part Of Kennedy Assassination\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>National Enquirer Wouldn't Risk Publishing A Fake Photo Of Ted Cruz's Father; \"They're Big Professionals\" May 03, 2016 Donald Trump takes another step into uncharted territory in American politics ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsandiego.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-international%2Fnational-enquirer-made-up-story-about-ted-cruz-father-and-lee-harvey-oswald-former-publisher-says%2F3496187%2F&amp;c=15796238495397637026&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNational Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ted Cruz, of Texas, who was then Trump's rival ... Trump repeatedly referred to the story on the campaign trail and in interviews. \u201cI mean, what was he doing \u2014 what was he doing with Lee ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftexas%2Farticle%2Fted-cruz-iheart-podcast-taxes-19416633.php&amp;c=16412174305767363076&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTed Cruz could be liable for taxes on payments from his iHeartMedia podcast, experts say\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>BACKGROUND: Ted Cruz campaign says he doesn\u2019t get paid to ... he said. But Calvin Johnson, a tax professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said the arrangement appears to allow Cruz ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-13337119%2FHow-Trump-Michael-Cohen-shown-National-Enquirer-stories-Ted-Cruzs-infidelity-links-JFK-assassination-went-print-Prosecutors-lay-deals-publisher-David-Pecker.html%3Fit&amp;c=15489370671060390708&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Trump and Michael Cohen were shown National Enquirer stories about 'Ted Cruz's infidelity and his 'links' to the JFK assassination' BEFORE they went to print: Prosecutors ...\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was a partnership that shaped bombshell tabloid stories from the 2016 campaign, including an Enquirer piece claiming Ted Cruz had five ... Trump 'told Cohen to take care of it', Colangelo ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fbad-week-us-constitution-ted-cruz-says&amp;c=14353409901609970705&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis week was a 'bad week' for the US Constitution, Ted Cruz says\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told \"Sunday Morning Futures\" anchor Maria Bartiromo that the past week was \"really bad\" for the United States Constitution. The Texas Republican's comments came as the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baltimoresun.com%2F2024%2F04%2F17%2Fcruz-said-something-dumb%2F&amp;c=9926212897835349947&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWow, Ted Cruz said something dumb about Baltimore.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican, says something stupid every day that ends in a \u201cy,\u201d it was not surprising to hear him opine that China could have opened the Port of Baltimore ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacurrent.com%2Fnews%2Fsen-ted-cruz-hit-with-another-federal-complaint-over-his-podcast-deal-34320591&amp;c=12009667651907542152&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSen. Ted Cruz hit with another federal complaint over his podcast deal\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a money-in-politics watchdog group, has filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee alleging that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz violated the upper chamber's ban on ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fpolitics%2Fted-cruz-is-immediately-shut-down-when-he-tries-to-move-to-debate-mayorkas-impeachment-we-are-moving-forward%2F&amp;c=16705765392937272336&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTed Cruz Is Immediately Shut Down When He Tries to Move to Debate Mayorkas Impeachment: \u2018We Are Moving Forward\u2019\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ted Cruz (R ... reminded Cruz that this was a \u201cnon-debatable position.\u201d \u201cAnd my motion is to change that, so we can actually debate the law, if senators care what the constitution and ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitical-news%2Fcolin-allred-outraises-ted-cruz-outpaces-beto-orourkes-early-2018-fundraising%2F&amp;c=15565895447709124237&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Allred outraises Ted Cruz, outpaces Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s early 2018 fundraising\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ted Cruz in the ... competitive statewide campaign for his party in decades. During the first quarter of 2018, O\u2019Rourke raised over $6.7 million in his race against Cruz, but ultimately lost.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663e48ed6cd64afabd07e32cdc5cb429&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fpolitics%2Farticle%2Fted-cruz-houston-headquarters-19406546.php&amp;c=13669611549914030254&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat really happened inside Ted Cruz's new Houston campaign headquarters launch\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can we count on your vote for Senator Ted Cruz? The event, launching the Texas Republican's campaign headquarters as he fends off a challenge from U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), took place at the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of American Thought Leaders we sit down with Jason Johnson, the chief political strategist for Senator Ted Cruz\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign. Johnson also played an important role in Cruz\u2019s election and re-election to the United States Senate. Today, he is the CEO and founder of J2 Strategies, a political consulting firm based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[275,434,1039,5162,1106,5163,2458],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/N6rl-rYyQFM.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10634"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}