Thousands flock to hear Cruz campaign
<p>Sen. Ted Cruz offers signatures while mingling with supporters after speaking at a rally Saturday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Coeur d’Alene. Approximately 3,100 turned out to support the Texas senator during his visit to North Idaho. (SHAWN GUST/Hagadone News Network)</p>
COEUR d’ALENE — At one point during his Saturday afternoon visit to Coeur d’Alene, Sen. Ted Cruz mistakenly called Idaho “Iowa.”
With the Idaho primaries approaching Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidate quickly corrected himself by stating he hopes to repeat last month’s Iowa caucus victory in the Gem State, and several thousand supporters expressed their support for that goal.
At least 3,100 people from Idaho, Montana and Eastern Washington attended the event, held at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, event organizers said. The Jacklin Building was filled to capacity at around 1,600 people, so about 1,500 remained outside in the rain.
“The energy and enthusiasm we are seeing here in Idaho is really what we are seeing all across the country, which is that Republicans are coming together, they are uniting behind our campaign,” Cruz told the media following the rally.
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