Posted on 03/22/2015 10:13:50 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
(CNN)Ted Cruz is first out the gate.
The first-term senator from Texas announced early Monday he is running for president.
Cruz announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in a 30-second video message in a tweet shortly after midnight Monday. Later in the day, he will appear at Virginia's Liberty University, the largest Christian university in the world, where he will make his in-person declaration.
"I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support!" Cruz said in his tweet.
Cruz, 44, will be the first candidate to formally throw his hat in the ring for what's expected to be a crowded GOP primary, with more than a dozen high-profile Republicans expressing serious interest in a White House run.
"It's a time for truth, a time to rise to the challenge just as Americans have always done," Cruz says over clips of American landscapes and people. "It's going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives to help make America great again. And I'm ready to stand with you to lead the fight."
The Houston Chronicle first reported that Cruz would declare his candidacy on Monday, skipping the step of forming an exploratory committee, according to advisers with direct knowledge of his plans.
Cruz, armed with his trademark ostrich boots and impressive oratory skills, has quickly made a name for himself in the past two years since he started in the Senate, solidifying his brand as a conservative firebrand willing to take on establishment Republicans in Washington.
A constant and vocal critic of the Obama administration, he's perhaps best known for his stalwart fight against Obamacare in 2013, which led to a tense standoff between Democrats
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Love this thank you.
Good man I would be proud to vote for Ted Cruz.
The NUMBER ONE trending Hashtag right now on Twitter is, “#TedCruzCampaignSlogans”. It’s a REAL hatefest, folks.
These will undoubtedly be the memes the sheeple will be seing on the Daily Show and the Late-Night Comics for the next few weeks:
Here are just a few of the most recent:
-”Your Racist Uncle’s Favorite Candidate”
-”RIP Science (1601-2017)”
-”A vote for Ted in the primaries... is a vote for Hillary in the general. “
-”imagine Repealing Obamacare!” Let’s throw 16 million people off the insurance rolls. #backward5years”
-””White Republicans don’t need birth certificates!”
-”A vote for me, starts world war three.”
-Standing up 4 the conservative principle that a bag of cash from the Kochs weighs more than 13,000 scientific papers
-”Misrepresenting NASA Data and killing the Earth for Jesus!”
I’m afraid he is going to be ruthlessly “Palin’s”, folks...
Ted took a principled states-rights position on pot, leaving RuPaul's only differentiators as gay marriage and open borders ... not remotely conservative positions.
...just sent $100 to his campaign!
Thanks. I was in a rush and didn't have time to make the link clickable.
God Bless you.
Go here and leave your verbal support!!
http://abc7.com/politics/sen-ted-cruz-kicks-off-presidential-campaign-at-christian-college/569420/
Don’t argue...doesn’t help.. but just line up here supporting this man!
duh..not verbal but written support on the comment line.
Those twits are showing just how out of touch they are. Not only are they complete lies, but they are also filled with ignorance.
Do not fear the liars! Do not fear the clapping seals.
They tried to do the same to Reagan, and he took the message to the people. I expect Ted to do the same.
In the coming primary, Rand Paul’s supporters will conduct themselves exactly as Ron Paul’s did in the last two primaries. Notice the college kids in Rand t-shirts at Cruz’s announcement? Get used to these sort of disruptions. It’s what Paulestinians do.
Uh, Cruz’s father has not been elected to office, nor has Cruz “inherited” supporters from his father.
I don’t know how to post a picture here, but my VOTE CRUZ picture is posted at https://www.facebook.com/DrPamBarlow4Congress if someone else would be willing to help out and post it -— please feel free to use and share as much as possible.
Tried to sign up for Cruz emails and volunteer. Got this message.
“Too many subscribe attempts for this email address. Please try again in about 5 minutes. (#6592)”
http://tedcruzforpresident2016.com
Ted Cruz was born Dec 22 1970 - he’s 44 not 34.
Not too young to run for President! ;)
“Do you want to be part of the Ted Cruz Ping List?”
I certainly do! Please add me to the ping list! Thank you in advance! ;-)
He`s my top pick, and as far as ‘Jeb’ or any of the other GOPe hopefuls, they can pound sand and like it! NO MORE LESSER OF TWO EVILS!
If you have not seen Ted Cruz speak at Liberty University, it is well worth your time to do so.
I’m not navel gazing SoCon, I’m seriously asking. Can he win? That’s all that matters. We need him as POTUS. Absolutely. If there is somewhere to volunteer in Eugene, Or. I am there.
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