Ted Cruz starts the presidential race

Ted Cruz starts the presidential race

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) declared that he is running for president, the first candidate to do so.  Making his announcement at Liberty University, Sen. Cruz said that he would abolish the IRS, Obamacare, and legalized abortion.  Is there any way Sen. Cruz, with his in-your-face conservatism, could win the election?

From News from The Associated Press:

Launching his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas asked Christian conservative voters to imagine a United States without the IRS, Obamacare or abortion rights – and to imagine they can make that happen by supporting him.

His aspirational appeal on Monday, aimed at America’s most conservative voters, could quickly run into challenges in winning over moderate voters – and eventually deep difficulties in governing should Cruz win the White House.

But it’s a message that Cruz, the first major 2016 contender to declare himself a candidate, is expected to forcefully emphasize in the coming year before voters start to pick nominees.

“God’s blessing has been on America from the very beginning of this nation, and I believe that God isn’t done with Americans,” Cruz declared at Liberty University, a Christian school founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell.

“I believe in you. I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of America. And that is that is why, today, I am announcing that I am running for president of the United States of America.”

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