KUT political reporter Ben Philpott is following GOP presidential primary contender Sen. Ted Cruz through Iowa this week as the senator from Texas gears up for the caucuses.
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It takes a lot of things going right to win an election.
The moving parts of a well-oiled presidential campaign can be an amazing thing to witness.
In the first day following the GOP contender's machine through Iowa on the pre-caucus trail, there were several examples of a campaign pulling off strategic victories and going into crisis mode on the seven stops throughout the Hawkeye State.
Check out the Storify below to see the tweets and on-the-ground reaction from the campaign trail.
