Okay, so maybe he’s not “all in.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Monday threw cold water on rumors that he will launch a bid for the White House in 2016.
“Contrary to media reports this morning, Heidi [the senator’s wife] and I have not made any decisions about political plans past the mid-term elections,” the Republican senator said in a Facebook post.
The National Journal first reported Sunday morning that Tea Party-backed senator is likely to run for higher office in 2016, citing an anonymous Cruz advisor.
“At this point it’s 90/10 he’s in,” the advisor said. “And honestly, 90 is lowballing it.”
But Cruz says this is … well, mostly inaccurate.
“Clearly we have an overzealous supporter out there making freelance comments, but to be clear, no decision has been made,” he said. “Whoever this ‘anonymous advisor’ was, he or she had no authority to speak, and doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”
Cruz is considered a top contender for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primary. Other possible candidates include Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida, Govs. Chris Christie and Rick Perry and even former Govs. Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney.
