[applause] >> redstate is a conservative political blog. its annual redstate gathering also heard from florida senate candidate adam hasser in. >> thank you, eric, and it is great to be here with so many like-minded friends. i do have to tell you that charleston has a very special place in my heart. this is where i proposed to my wife, gillian, who i'm proud is here with us today. [applause] eric, i just want to, i want to thank you for everything that you do, and i want to thank everyone who's here today and who's taken the time out of their summer schedule in order to be a part of this incredible event. redstate has truly become a central pillar of the conservative movement, and i am just proud to be a part of it. now, being from palm beach county, florida, i am all always asked how it is possible that i turned out to be a conservative, let alone a republican. well, i can tell you it certainly wasn't my upbringing. i wasn't raised in a privileged, conservative or even a remin household -- republican household. far from it. my parents were

. >> we have more from the third annual redstate gathering. up next, nebraska candidate don standard. he discusses repealing president obama's health care law. later on, remarks from adam hasner. he is currently running to take on bill nelson in the elections. >> next year, i will replace ben nelson in the u.s. senate. [applause] and then nebraska will be represented by into lifelong conservative in the u.s. senate. has the next nebraska state senator, i will vote to repeal obamacare. [applause] i will vote to secure our borders. [applause] i will vote to cut federal spending and balance the federal budget. [applause] and i will vote to defend life, the second amendment come and religious freedom. [applause] i am honored to have been endorsed by redstate and by mark levin, honored to have the support of many t partyers across the state of nebraska. i am honored to be here today. you all are the salvation of our nation. nonplus you for all that you do for our nation. [applause] america today is going in the wrong direction. we have a president

what i love about all of you and about redstate is it is not about who could win. it is about who should win. and you carried me the whole step of the way. when the press said i didn't have a chance you said i should win and when they started throwing blitz you fought back for me. with the you were from south carolina or not you send me $50 donations that when i couldn't even get $1,000 to get there, 46 states donated. we brought in $60,000 all within 40 hours. [applause] i will tell you a love that you were in south carolina. i love that you are here. this is a state that is conservative. this is a state that is getting more conservative by the day. we want redat state to be here every year. let me tell you where i think we are. i could talk about the state of south carolina and what we're doing and let you know that some of the legislators were saying it is unconstitutional to know how they vote. we were able to push through any way and every single legislator is required to put their vote on the record on every piece of legislation and wait for it, every section

>> that indeed is some of the speculation because by making his announcement here at this redstate gathering, he was really the only show in town. and here you have this crowded room of conservative activists and bloggers and so clearly it's a way in the short-term to get his word out. but also in the long-term, potentially a way of shoring up support in south carolina which are the first in the south. >> he has other events down there? i guess he's continuing events, talking to different groups before he comes out this way? >> bret, we're getting word that he is arriving at his final campaign stop in new hampshire. we have a live picture coming from greenland, new hampshire. this is the house of state representative pamela tucker, and the texas governor showing up there for a campaign fund-raiser. bret? >> bret: okay. people standing around the patio. but it was live. so that's a nice look there. thank you very much. we will talk with one of the most recent entries into the presidential sweepstakes when our coverage of the iowa straw poll continues in a moment. again, we're waiting for resu

and erick erickson invited us to come to atlanta from redstate. we had nothing to lose at that point. i spoke to the people at re redstate. i will never forget that i truly felt home. these were heem who thought like me. these were people who saw where i wanted the country to go. these were people that had energy i knew felt like we could move the country and they were going to help us do it. what i did i told all of you my story. i told you what i wanted. i told you it wasn't be being republican and. it was about conservative. we're no longer about republicans and democrats and we're about conservatives and about people that understood liberty and we're going to fight for it every step of the way. [applause] i told them that i wanted every state in the country to show what d.c. should look like and we were going to start with south carolina and it was going to be the best state in the country. you right now are in the best state in the country. [cheers and applause] but more than anything, what i said is, i want the people to understand the power

redstate is a conservative political blog, and former texas solicitor general ted cruz, who's running u.s. senate, is endorsed by redstate.com in the race. he spoke in charleston, texas, for just over -- doctor thank you very much, eric, for that very kind introduction. i have to say that is the first time in my life i've ever been compared to "rainman." [laughter] and i am assured that judge wapner is, indeed, on at 5, and i'm a very good driver. [laughter] congratulations to everyone who's here. what an incredible time in the history of our country. in 1776 americans were facing king george and the mightiest army on the globe. and yet when the king came to take our rights away, our founding fathers pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honors to defend the inalienable rights given to us by our creator. in 1835 texans in the city of gonzales received an order from general santa ana to hand over their guns and the cannon that guarded their city. the texans responded with typical mild-mannered texas spirit. [laughter] they responded with a flag with a picture of the cannon and a sim

what i love about all of you and about redstate is, it is not about who could win, it is about who should win. and you carried me the whole step of the way, that when the press said i did not have a chance, you fought and said i should win. with a started throwing bullets, you aimed and fought back for me. you sent me $5, $10, $50 donations, and when i could not even get $1,000 together, 46 states donated and abroad in over $60,000, all within 48 hours. [applause] ithin a few hours. i love that you are here in south carolina. i want you to know that this is a state that is conservative and is getting more conservative by the day. we wt you to be here every year. let me tell you a little bit about where i think that we are. i could talk about the state and south carolina and what we are doing. somef the lettuce -- legislators say is unconstitutional to know how they vote, we were able to push through anyway and now every legislator has to put their vote on the record on every piece of legislation, and every section of the budget. we now hold elected officials accountable and we can see the

] >> [inaudible] >> folks, i've gotta tell you, you know, normally when i endorse a candidate at redstatei've gotten to know them somewhat. i endorsed don sight unseen, sight unseen on his record. [cheers and applause] it is that good of a record in nebraska. yeah, we've got to support a guy like this to get rid of a guy like knell soften. now, we'll open it up to questions. anybody want to -- right here. >> if you get elected to the senate, we've got a great young lions in the senate. how do we get rid of the, dare i say, mcconnell and the old boy system that seems to control -- >> yeah. the question was we elect some young lions, and i appreciate being put in that category. [laughter] you know, how do we overcome some of the good old boys. um, and i had, i had a conversation with senator demint about that. and his view, which i share, is that we need to send reinforcements to the rand paul/jim demint/toomey/lee group. and it's amazing how much, what, five new seriously-committed, conservative republicans could do in the united states senate. if we send them another five or ten, if we co