Greg Sargent, liberal columnist for the liberal Washington Post, told readers this morning to keep an eye on Heritage Action’s nine-city “Defund Obamacare Tour,” which kicked off tonight in Fayetteville, Ark. “Will there be any grassroots outcry to speak of on behalf of the right’s push for a government shutdown to defund Obamacare,” he asked, “or will the whole thing be a big fizzle?”
Defund Obamacare push is making lots of noise, but it's looking more and more like a big fizzle: http://t.co/N5d78qIq8O
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 19, 2013
Heritage and Ted Cruz are launching 9-city defund-Obamacare tour today. What if nobody shows up? http://t.co/N5d78qIq8O
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 19, 2013
What if nobody shows up? Not to worry: the tour has gotten off to a great start, with a standing-room-only crowd gathering tonight to listen to Heritage president Jim DeMint and Rafael Cruz, father of Sen. Ted Cruz.
I'm in Fayetteville tonight kicking off the @Heritage_Action town hall tour. 9 cities, 2 weeks. Looking forward to talking #DefundObamacare
— Jim DeMint (@JimDeMint) August 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/GLHodges/status/369613520431620096
Everything is set to go I'm Fayetteville, Arkansas. The #defund road starts here. Will you help us? #defundtour pic.twitter.com/Qzg2haIUG8
— Jack Minor Jr. (@jackminorjr) August 19, 2013
Awesome pic from Fayetteville, AR, first stop of @Heritage_Action's Defund Obamacare Tour. http://t.co/XRQhIJH2UT #DefundTour
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/dwsterling/status/369616707930685440
Standing room only in Fayetteville AR as the #DefundTour begins — liberty advancing #StopObamacare pic.twitter.com/gh3Jh0FIwT
— Josh M Shepherd (@JoshMShep) August 20, 2013
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https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/369635865728782336
We don’t have a head count, but Heritage’s tour doesn’t look like a big fizzle, at least not compared to the cozy “Don’t repeal my healthcare” counter-rally outside. If there’s one legitimate concern for conservatives, it’s this:
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/369631196608598016
Ted Cruz will join the tour when it hits Dallas, but if today’s meeting of the Kingwood Tea Party is any indication, they’re going to need more chairs.
Kingwood TEA Party is fired up to #DefundObamacare & I'm honored to fight alongside them. Will you join us? pic.twitter.com/CkXDL7Zcux
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/gregbcox/status/369629925138898944
The Kingwood Tea Party agrees with @SenTedCruz that we need to #defund #obamacare. pic.twitter.com/WoQOcKlI44
— Jon McClellan (@jonmcclellan) August 19, 2013