Ted Cruz said "If you choose to run for public office, there are 300 million Americans who have a right to criticize you all day long and twice on Sundays." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014

If you choose to run for public office, there are 300 million Americans who have a right to criticize you all day long and twice on Sundays.

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Cruz emphasizes the right of citizens to criticize politicians as part of democracy.

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