Sen. Ted Cruz and his supporters are taking over the world of social media, the latest example being a “Twitter Rally” for the GOP presidential candidate that sent tweets to 1.1 billion followers.
It occurred midnight Monday when the independent grassroots support group “Cruz Control” blasted out nearly 75,000 tweets on the candidate’s behalf under the #CruzCrew hashtag.
The rally started with a blast of 5,557 tweets and touched on the Texan’s “extensive knowledge of the Constitution, his support for the 2nd Amendment, religious liberty, and his steadfast opposition to Obamacare and Common Core,” said a spokesman, who added, “Other tweets focused on Cruz’s trustworthiness and his dedication to traditional American values and restoring the American Dream.”
Be a part of #PJNET‘s live #CruzCrew meetup/tweetup Mon June 15th 8-10pm ET. Live Chat, Cruz videos, and more! http://t.co/TUYSHLKwqx
— Chris Coon (@ChrisCoon4) June 15, 2015
He said that by midnight on June 16, “74,532 tweets, yielding 1.1 billion impressions, had been dispatched by the army of #Cruz Crew volunteers.”
What’s more, #CruzCrew was the top political hash tag for 12 hours and Cruz even tweeted out a thank you, yielding more retweets.
The Cruz Control’s #CruzCrew rally system was developed by Patriot Journalist Network Founder Mark Prasek. PJNET makes it possible for the team to tweet preselected tweets and to retweet each other quickly and efficiently. “A lot of people put in a lot of hard work. To see three records broken was outstanding,” said Prasek, referring to broken PJNET hourly and daily records.
Wow, #CruzCrew! Thanks so much for your support on Twitter today! Join our fight to reignite the promise of America: http://t.co/YBcXsTJlj4
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 16, 2015
Campaign spokesman Rick Tyler told Secrets, “Sen. Cruz and the entire Cruz for president campaign team couldn’t be more excited about the success of the Twitter event. You simply can’t create this kind of activity without a genuine and dedicated grassroots following who like the senator want to make D.C. listen.”
The campaign has been artful in using social media, even turning to the new video service Periscope to broadcast Cruz speeches.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
