Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign
The 2016 presidential campaign of Ted Cruz, the junior United States Senator from Texas, was announced through social media and later event at Liberty University[broken anchor] on March 23, 2015. Cruz has been seen as a potential candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States since shortly after taking office in 2013.[2]
| Cruz for President | |
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| Campaign | Republican primaries U.S. presidential election, 2016 |
| Candidate | Ted Cruz U.S. Senator (2013–present) Carly Fiorina (Running Mate) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Status | Announced March 23, 2015 Suspended May 3, 2016 |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 25376 Houston, Texas |
| Key people | Jeff Roe, campaign manager, Jason Johnson , chief strategist |
| Receipts | US$14,349,160 (2015-06-30[1]) |
| Slogan | Courageous Conservatives, Reigniting the Promise of America |
| Website | |
| Cruz for President | |
Background
changeLeading up the 2016 presidential election cycle, commentators expressed their opinion that Cruz would run for President in 2016.[2][3][4] On March 14, 2013, he gave the keynote speech at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.[5] He tied for 7th place in the 2013 CPAC straw poll on March 16, winning 4% of the votes cast.[6] He performed even more strongly in the 2014 CPAC straw poll, coming in second with 11% behind Kentucky senator Rand Paul.[7] In the 2015 CPAC poll, he came in third with 11.5% behind Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Paul.[8]
On April 27, 2016, Cruz named former GOP candidate and businesswoman Carly Fiorina as his running mate.[9]
On May 3, 2016, after losing the Indiana primaries to Donald Trump, Cruz suspended his campaign.[10]
Campaign
changeCruz announced his campaign for the presidency on March 23, 2015, at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, during the student convocation.[11][12] He became the first announced major Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 campaign.[13][14]
In the first few months of the campaign, Cruz held campaign rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[15]
References
change- ↑ "Candidate (P60006111) Summary Reports – 2016 Cycle". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metzler, Rebekah (September 27, 2013) "Poll: Ted Cruz Leads 2016 GOP Field", U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ Cillizza, Chris (September 13, 2013) "Rand Paul, 2016 Republican front-runner", The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ Bump, Philip (September 25, 2013) "Ted Cruz's First 2016 Campaign Ad Is Over 21 Hours Long" Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, The Atlantic Wire. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ Romano, Lois (March 14, 2013). "CPAC 2013: Marco Rubio, Rand Paul fight for the future of the GOP". Politico. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ↑ Montanaro, Domenico (March 16, 2013). "Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll; Rubio close second". NBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "CPAC 2014: The final scorecard". POLITICO. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Ben Schreckinger (February 28, 2015). "Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll, with Scott Walker right behind". POLITICO.
- ↑ "Cruz announces Fiorina as choice for running mate". Fox News. April 27, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Martin Flegenheimer (May 3, 2016). "Ted Cruz Suspends His Campaign For President". Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Martin, Nathan; Maggie Haberman (22 March 2015). "Ted Cruz Hopes Early Campaign Entry Will Focus Voters' Attention". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ted Cruz Announces Presidential Bid". NBC News. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Schleifer, Theodore (March 21, 2015). "Ted Cruz to announce presidential bid Monday". Houston Chronicle. Houston, Texas. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Corasaniti, Nick & Healy, Patrick (March 23, 2015) - "Ted Cruz Becomes First Major Candidate to Announce Presidential Bid for 2016". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Mills, Russell (August 3, 2015). "GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz plans Tulsa rally". krmg.com.[permanent dead link]
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