Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the darling of the Tea Party who is well known for standing strong on principle, is on the verge of getting into the 2016 race for president, according to an adviser.
“At this point it’s 90/10 he’s in,” the advisor told National Journal. “And honestly, 90 is lowballing it.”
In an interview with the weekly, the first term senator joined those in the conservative movement who are comparing the 2016 race to 1980, when Ronald Reagan and former President Jimmy Carter squared off with radically different agendas. Reagan won in a landslide.
“I have been very clear that, in my view, the 2016 election is the most important election of our lifetimes,” Cruz told NJ’s Tim Alberta. “Our nation teeters on the brink of a precipice. And I believe 2016 will be an election like 1980 about two fundamentally different visions for America.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
