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Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz is a United States Senator from Texas, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz gained national prominence during his 2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He is known for his conservative positions on issues such as healthcare, immigration, and tax reform. Cruz has been a vocal advocate for limited government and has often positioned himself as a defender of constitutional rights.

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Feb 25, 2016

Donald Trump is rolling right now. Three of the last four contests up in the polls. And a lot of those SEC primary states. If people don't coalesce around a single candidate, or start to attack Trump at a regular basis, there is a very…

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Feb 25, 2016

I want you to think about of this man is the nominee having the Republican nominee on the stand in court being cross-examined and about whether he committed fraud.

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Feb 25, 2016

You can't trust Donald Trump because he wants to be a Washington deal maker that won't stand up for Republican values.

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Feb 25, 2016

I want to end it because it goes too far. It's killed millions of jobs and its hurting people's health care.

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Feb 25, 2016

Donald wants to end it because it doesn't go nearly far enough.

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Feb 25, 2016

I want to end it because it's goes too far; it's killed millions of jobs; and it's hurting people's health care.

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Feb 24, 2016

The fact that Donald refuses to hand over his tax current and by the way his excuse is I'm being audited.

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Feb 24, 2016

He has argued for socialized medicine, basically the same government control of your healthcare, Bernie Sanders advocates.

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Feb 24, 2016

We will beat Donald Trump for the nomination and we will go on to beast Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders or whatever socialist the Democrats nominee.

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Feb 24, 2016

The only candidate who is ever beaten Donald Trump or who is in a position to do so on Super Tuesday is us.

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Feb 24, 2016

If folks at home, if you are one of the 65 percent of Republicans that thinks Donald Trump is the wrong candidate to face Hillary Clinton, Super Tuesday is the best opportunity to stop that.

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Feb 24, 2016

There's a reason Donald is attacking me so hard because he recognizes I'm the only candidate in this field that can beat him.

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Feb 24, 2016

But I think if he is our nominee, in all likely, put Hillary wins. That's a very bad outcome potentially.

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Feb 24, 2016

He is literally for 20 years had that position. I mean, that was astonishing to see him run away from it.

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Feb 24, 2016

We can't be fooled by P.T. Barnum. The time for the clowns and the acrobats and the dancing bears has passed.

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Feb 24, 2016

Wow, it sounds like Donald is really getting worried and getting scared. Every day he tosses out a new insult. The more rattled he gets, the more he loses control.

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Feb 24, 2016

If you vote for someone else, that's what Donald wants, as he wants those vote splintered.

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Feb 24, 2016

Eight out of the last ten he loses to Hillary Clinton. The last ten polls take it nationally. Eight out of the ten I either tie or beat Hillary Clinton.

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Feb 24, 2016

If we get this wrong, you and I both have little kids. This election is about what kind of country our kids inherit.

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Feb 24, 2016

At the end of the day, listen, this has been fun with Donald in the race. It is entertaining. It's like going to the circus, you know.

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Feb 24, 2016

Well, look, I think this debate provided a lot of clarity. It became very clear that Donald Trump is not a good candidate to face Hillary Clinton. And he is not a good candidate to face Hillary Clinton because he has agreed with her on far…

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Feb 23, 2016

We can't get this wrong. We can't be fooled by P.T. Barnum. The time for the clowns and the acrobat's of the dancing bears has passed.

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