He’s a leader of the Tea Party in Washington, so it’s not a surprise that Tea Party leaders are heaping praise on Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement today.
Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, was the first to embrace Cruz, noting his firm stands on conservative principles.
“It’s fitting that Sen. Ted Cruz is the first announced candidate in the GOP presidential field,” Martin said in a statement.
JBM 1: “It’s fitting that Sen. Ted Cruz will be the first announced candidate in the GOP field. In his two short years in the Senate…
— Tea Party Patriots (@TPPatriots) March 23, 2015
“In his two short years in the Senate, he has yielded to no one in championing the values of personal freedom, economic freedom and a debt-free future. As the field expands, we will look forward to seeing how the other candidates advance the liberty movement and put forward conservative solutions to undoing the mess our ‘transformational’ president has made of our Republic.”
I’m glad @tedcruz is getting in the race. Our nation needs candidates who are unafraid to fight for freedom & will stand for self-governance
— Mark Meckler (@MarkMeckler) March 23, 2015
Mark Meckler, a founding voice of the Tea Party movement and president of Citizens for Self-Governance, tweeted, “I’m glad @TedCruz is getting in the race. Our nation needs candidates who are unafraid to fight for freedom & will stand for self-governance. ”
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