Ted Cruz U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present) Carly Fiorina CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999–2005)
Affiliation
Republican Party
Announced
March 23, 2015
Suspended
May 3, 2016
Headquarters
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Key people
Jeff Roe, campaign manager Jason Johnson, chief strategist Victoria Coates, foreign policy adviser[1] Frank Gaffney, foreign policy adviser[1] William G. Boykin, foreign policy adviser[1] Elliott Abrams, foreign policy adviser[1] Clare M. Lopez, foreign policy adviser[1] Andrew C. McCarthy, foreign policy adviser[1] Jim Talent, foreign policy adviser[1] Fred Fleitz, foreign policy adviser[2]
Receipts
US$92,137,208 (2-29-2016[3])
Slogan
Together, we will win
Website
Cruz for President
The 2016 presidential campaign of Ted Cruz, the junior United States senator from Texas, was announced on March 23, 2015. He was a candidate for the Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination and won the second-most state contests and delegates. Cruz themed his campaign around being an outsider and a strict conservative. In the crowded early field, he chose not to directly confront the leading candidate, Donald Trump, who was also viewed as an outsider candidate. His cordial and sympathetic tone towards Trump contrasted with the more critical approach of rivals such as Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, and Rand Paul. Had Cruz been elected, he would have been the first Cuban American U.S. president.
As the field narrowed, Cruz's position in the race strengthened, owing to his debate performances and strong field infrastructure. He won the Iowa Caucuses in February, the first contest of the race. But as the field narrowed and less-viable candidates dropped out, Republican support concentrated around Trump rather than Cruz. Trump beat Cruz handily on Super Tuesday and in most subsequent primaries. At this point, with the race essentially narrowed to one between Cruz and Trump, the two candidates began to openly criticize each other (whereas they had previously been notably cordial). Trump repeatedly called Cruz "Lyin' Ted" and on one occasion retweeted a deprecating tweet regarding the physical appearance of Cruz's wife. Trump also parroted a story in the National Enquirer claiming that Cruz's father, Rafael Cruz, was involved in the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Cruz called Trump a chronic liar, "completely amoral", and questioned whether he was a genuine conservative.
In late April, while trailing Trump heavily in the delegate count, Cruz announced that his vice presidential running mate would be former-candidate Carly Fiorina. A week later, he lost the Indiana primary, which he had called pivotal to stopping Trump from clinching the nomination. Having become mathematically disqualified from achieving a majority of delegates prior to the first convention vote, he suspended his campaign the same night.
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