Cruz made a formal announcement Monday at Liberty University in Virginia. His announcement -- which came on the five-year anniversary of Obamacare -- was made at the largest Christian university in the world, and featured quite a bit of religious rhetoric.

"What is the promise of America?" Cruz said. "The idea that -- the revolutionary idea that this country was founded upon, which is that our rights don’t come from man. They come from God Almighty."

Cruz is the first high profile candidate to officially declare that he is running for president and will forego an exploratory committee.

Cruz, a favorite among conservatives and a frequent agitator of the GOP leadership in Congress, had been expected to declare his presidential bid for more than a year. He scoped out office space for a campaign headquarters in Houston, Texas, and terminated his Canadian citizenship in preparation.

The first-term senator has made multiple trips to the early presidential primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire and traveled across the country to campaign for conservative candidates in the midterm elections. Someone also created a super PAC, the Stand for Principles PAC, with the goal of helping Cruz win the nomination.

Democrats have wasted no time in attacking Cruz. After reports emerged on Sunday that Cruz would announce, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) said that the Texas senator was "absolutely unfit" to run for office because of his denial of climate change.

Cruz is known for his leadership in the effort to shut down the government in 2013, as Republicans attempted to defund the Affordable Care Act. The former champion college debater made a symbolic 21-hour speech against the law on the Senate floor.

The senator has worked to cultivate a hawkish profile on national security and foreign policy issues, both to appeal to top Republican donors and to provide a contrast with one of his primary rivals, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). He has also curried the favor of social conservatives by highlighting his opposition to marriage equality and abortion, and attempted to elevate his own candidacy by arguing that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would win the general election in 2016 if his party nominated a more moderate candidate in the vein of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) or former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/23/ted-cruz-2016_n_6193388.html?ir=Politics

GOD Bless Nigeria! GOD Bless America! GEJ till 2019!!!

Wasn't it this same guy that insulted Nigerians?

He wants to go up against Hilary Clinton, Jeb Bush and possibly Ben Carson?

I laugh in Swahili.

Senator Cruz, a freshman senator from Texas, has an uphill battle to raise money between now and early next year when the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary start. The likes of Jeb Bush, and Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, are way ahead of him in the polls.
The other battle will be that to win the hearts of the Tea party conservatives. He will likely have Scott Walker, Rick Santorum and former Texas governor, Rick Perry for company.

dolapobello1:
Wasn't it this same guy that insulted Nigerians?

He wants to go up against Hilary Clinton, Jeb Bush and possibly Ben Carson?

I laugh in Swahili.

Hillary Clinton's "campaign-in-waiting" has already set a goal of raising a record-breaking $1.1bn to run the campaign from early Spring till November of next year.

He wouldn't be a. Major contender

Idiot! White house is too white for him to stain.

During the time of Obasanjo as president , Nigerians
artists sang songs like;
Nigerian jaga jaga by Idris
Food no dey my brother water no dey by African
china
You don hit my car by Tony Tetula
we go flog politicians koboko dem dey do us ojoro by
Oritse femi
Because there was so much hunger and corruption
evrywere!
During GEJ tenure our artists are singing songs like
chop my money by Psquare
show you the money by wizkid
emi omo baba lowo by Davido
Emi ni baller by Miss Kedike
Limpopo by Kcee
Godwin by Kerodo Bello
........meaning hunger don reduce
please dont take us back to Egypt when we r almost
at the promise land
Oga GEJ surulere
while
Oga Buhari pullover

We dont want a Canadian president

Missy89:
We dont want a Canadian president

Leftist birther
The guy qualifies under the "natural born" rule because his parents are US citizens, even though he was born in Canada.

Was he not that fool that said President Obama gave ObamaCare website to Nigerian 419ners to manage? Anu ohia! I prefer Dr Ben Carson, who's expected to declare soon or even Sen. John Kerry, I think he should give it a shot again.

CFCfan:

Leftist birther
The guy qualifies under the "natural born" rule because his parents are US citizens, even though he was born in Canada.

How many tea party crazies cared about Obama's evidence? The truth is whatever beck and limbaugh tells them. So i dont care about your natural born thingy. NO CANADIANS PLEASE

The problem with the left is they do not have a crazy bloc like the tea party. If the occupy movement/liberal PC police crew can come together and form a formidable bloc within the democratic party and start voting for their candidate, American politics will be more interesting since both sides will have their crazies on the hill. The tea party has over 40 Members in congress. Isn't that interesting?

Ted cruz is a joke and will be a good source of commit relief in the 2016 primaries, he us going no where and he knows it, he just just setting up himself to be picked as running mate by the eventual nominee who will need the crazy evangelical and tea part vote, finally cruz has a very confusing and conflicting ancestry plus he was born in Canada, I hate he will also he asked to produce his birth certificate and also be subjected to all the ridicule matted out against obama about his ancestry but I guess not, cruz is white!!

Symphony007:
Ted cruz is a joke and will be a good source of commit relief in the 2016 primaries, he us going no where and he knows it, he just just setting up himself to be picked as running mate by the eventual nominee who will need the crazy evangelical and tea part vote, finally cruz has a very confusing and conflicting ancestry plus he was born in Canada, I hate he will also he asked to produce his birth certificate and also be subjected to all the ridicule matted out against obama about his ancestry but I guess not, cruz is white!!

Right on the money! And by virtue of being an official presidential candidate, he would likely command 6-figure speaking fees.

Missy89:
We dont want a Canadian president

Shut ya gob, big head lol.

Apart from Rand Paul, on paper, is there anyone better than him? Anyway, I wrote the script for both DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODLicans - two sides to the same coin, and it is Jeb Bush's presidency to lose. No one can stop the Bush dynasty. Not even Hilary Clinton the noisemaker lol.

Don't lose a limb in Guam...heard US just tested the 3min man ICBM in Cali. The shooting in the nearest future is going to be epic. Be ready cos Jeb Bush loves a good shooting match.

CFCfan:

Right on the money! And by virtue of being an official presidential candidate, he would likely command 6-figure speaking fees.

of course! Herman cain after running a circus if a campaign sold thousands of books, earned millions in speaking fees and now has his own right wing radio talk show. It does'nt get better than that!

Symphony007:
of course! Herman cain after running a circus if a campaign sold thousands of books, earned millions in speaking fees and now has his own right wing radio talk show. It does'nt get better than that!

There's no bigger 419 than that

But I'm concerned that these campaigns are getting more expensive every cycle. Imagine Clinton would raise over $1bn for a job that pays a 'paltry' $400,000 annually

SirShymexx:


Shut ya gob, big head lol.

Apart from Rand Paul, on paper, is there anyone better than him? Anyway, I wrote the script for both DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODLicans - two sides to the same coin, and it is Jeb Bush's presidency to lose. No one can stop the Bush dynasty. Not even Hilary Clinton the noisemaker lol.

Don't lose a limb in Guam...heard US just tested the 3min man ICBM in Cali. The shooting in the nearest future is going to be epic. Be ready cos Jeb Bush loves a good shooting match.

job bush will not make it through the primaries no matter how much money the establishment showers on him, one, the country is still reeling from his brothers disastrous presidency, the party hates his centrist and sometimes left leaning views on immigration, common core,etc, there is a reason his brother has'nt been invited to any party convention since he left office, the bush name us now damaged good.

And your comparison with the Clinton is laughable! The 90's under bill Clinton was the most prosperous period in u.s history, despite Monica lewisky, bill Clinton left office with an over 60% approval, all they need to do is to cast the election as a return to the good old 90's or a return to a presidency that ended with two failed wars and the biggest economic meltdown since the great depression. You don't need a prophet to tell you who'll win.

SirShymexx:


Shut ya gob, big head lol.

Apart from Rand Paul, on paper, is there anyone better than him? Anyway, I wrote the script for both DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODLicans - two sides to the same coin, and it is Jeb Bush's presidency to lose. No one can stop the Bush dynasty. Not even Hilary Clinton the noisemaker lol.

Don't lose a limb in Guam...heard US just tested the 3min man ICBM in Cali. The shooting in the nearest future is going to be epic. Be ready cos Jeb Bush loves a good shooting match.

Anyone but Hilary will do for me. @bolded is actually the reason why i dont really care anyways. The election period is always fun thou

I am actually spending the next 2 weeks in my village before i go to Guam. Need to recharge my voodoo dolls and eat fresh aseje from my village chief priest before he dies. The dude is 96 now

CFCfan:

There's no bigger 419 than that

But I'm concerned that these campaigns are getting more expensive every cycle. Imagine Clinton would raise over $1bn for a job that pays a 'paltry' $400,000 annually

indeed! The money is politics is concerning but that shows how high stakes things are now, real presidential candidates are not fighting for power for the fun of it but to leave their mark on America and drive it in their ideological direction, and more than ever with citizens united, there is an endless stream of billionaires to fund them both directly and overtly through superpacks.

CFCfan:

There's no bigger 419 than that

But I'm concerned that these campaigns are getting more expensive every cycle. Imagine Clinton would raise over $1bn for a job that pays a 'paltry' $400,000 annually

There are many reasons why they will always get more expensive every cycle. Apart from the rich pouring enough money into different PACs, The PR/AD companies that are usually the sole beneficiary of most funds during the election cycle are dealing with different and new ways to market their candidates, Social media now plays a major role since 2008 and it is not cheap etc, It will only get worse with time and it is not exactly a good thing for American democracy

Missy89:


Anyone but Hilary will do for me. @bolded is actually the reason why i dont really care anyways. The election period is always fun thou

I am actually spending the next 2 weeks in my village before i go to Guam. Need to recharge my voodoo dolls and eat fresh aseje from my village chief priest before he dies. The dude is 96 now

Hilary would be a very bad idea for the current clime in international politics due to how hawkish she was during her tenure as SOS. Even John Kerry is more reserved than she was. I don't see her winning it all. The Bill Clinton baggage is still there; her tenure as SOS was a disaster (esp with Libya and Israel - death of US ambassador in Libya and Israelis hate her); and I can't see a woman winning the POTUS in US right now.

Lol @ voodoo. Was that why you asked for my Yoruba names? Looool. I'm scared of you! You must be in love with me to be trying to tie a brother down with voodoo looooool. Jk jk

I'm on a roll soon as well but I won't let the cat out of bag yet. But I heard one of ya aircraft carriers just docked on the coast of the UK in Portsmouth. Be ready for the shooting match lool.

Symphony007:
job bush will not make it through the primaries no matter how much money the establishment showers on him, one, the country is still reeling from his brothers disastrous presidency, the party hates his centrist and sometimes left leaning views on immigration, common core,etc, there is a reason his brother has'nt been invited to any party convention since he left office, the bush name us now damaged good.

And your comparison with the Clinton is laughable! The 90's under bill Clinton was the most prosperous period in u.s history, despite Monica lewisky, bill Clinton left office with an over 60% approval, all they need to do is to cast the election as a return to the good old 90's or a return to a presidency that ended with two failed wars and the biggest economic meltdown since the great depression. You don't need a prophet to tell you who'll win.

Bill Clinton is damaged goods and cowboy. All he managed to do was create an economic bubble and sell the people a dream with his charming deceit. Don't forget he created the housing bubble of the 90s that crashed during the recession and most people haven't forgiven him for that.

Then you have the disaster in Somalia etc.. A large percentage of US electorates with never forgive playboy Bill Clinton. Maybe Hilary might get most of the black votes cos most among the black population can relate to the Clinton family and they are mostly democrats.

Symphony007:
job bush will not make it through the primaries no matter how much money the establishment showers on him, one, the country is still reeling from his brothers disastrous presidency, the party hates his centrist and sometimes left leaning views on immigration, common core,etc, there is a reason his brother has'nt been invited to any party convention since he left office, the bush name us now damaged good.

And your comparison with the Clinton is laughable! The 90's under bill Clinton was the most prosperous period in u.s history, despite Monica lewisky, bill Clinton left office with an over 60% approval, all they need to do is to cast the election as a return to the good old 90's or a return to a presidency that ended with two failed wars and the biggest economic meltdown since the great depression. You don't need a prophet to tell you who'll win.

So, in other words, Scott Walker will be the likely nominee. If Kentucky amends it's law to allow individuals to run for more than one office, I see Rand Paul clinching the nomination.

SirShymexx:


Bill Clinton is damaged goods and cowboy. All he managed to do was create an economic bubble and sell the people a dream with his charming deceit. Don't forget he created the housing bubble of the 90s that crashed during the recession and most people haven't forgiven him for that.

Then you have the disaster in Somalia etc.. A large percentage of US electorates with never forgive playboy Bill Clinton. Maybe Hilary might get most of the black votes cos most among the black population can relate to the Clinton family and they are mostly democrats.

The other baggage Hillary will carry are the mysterious deaths of Vince Foster, Ron Brown, and others who were all coincidentally killed by a gunshot to the head. Those dead folks were, in some way, connected to the Clinton scandals right from a Little Rock to D.C.

SirShymexx:


Hilary would be a very bad idea for the current clime in international politics due to how hawkish she was during her tenure as SOS. Even John Kerry is more reserved than she was. I don't see her winning it all. The Bill Clinton baggage is still there; her tenure as SOS was a disaster (esp with Libya and Israel - death of US ambassador in Libya and Israelis hate her); and I can't see a woman winning the POTUS in US right now.

Lol @ voodoo. Was that why you asked for my Yoruba names? Looool. I'm scared of you! You must be in love with me to be trying to tie a brother down with voodoo looooool. Jk jk

I'm on a roll soon as well but I won't let the cat out of bag yet. But I heard one of ya aircraft carriers just docked on the coast of the UK in Portsmouth. Be ready for the shooting match lool.

Well u dodged a bullet for now. I made your doll already. All i need is a name to match

Heard the Carrier was bigger than the tiny Island itself. MURICA #1! .Seriously thou, The Navy boys just rolled into town and they were chilling. Found few pictures online They are already estimating how much the local economy of the city will gain with the 5 day visit.

The only shooting that will happen will be into the belly of some British birds Hot for some Yankee greens

CFCfan:

The other baggage Hillary will carry are the mysterious deaths of Vince Foster, Ron Brown, and others who were all coincidentally killed by a gunshot to the head. Those dead folks were, in some way, connected to the Clinton scandals right from a Little Rock to D.C.

Yes. The Clinton family is just as damaged in US as the Bush. The Bush have the upper hand and Jeb Bush should have no problem winning against Hillary Clinton at the polls.

SirShymexx:


Bill Clinton is damaged goods and cowboy. All he managed to do was create an economic bubble and sell the people a dream with his charming deceit. Don't forget he created the housing bubble of the 90s that crashed during the recession and most people haven't forgiven him for that.

Then you have the disaster in Somalia etc.. A large percentage of US electorates with never forgive playboy Bill Clinton. Maybe Hilary might get most of the black votes cos most among the black population can relate to the Clinton family and they are mostly democrats.

forgive what? Bill Clinton is the most popular and respected living former u.s president, respected by Democrats and republicans alike, in 2012, he got people to the poll for obama through his rousing campaigns and electric speech at the DNC. Republicans for years have tried to somehow trace the disastrous bush economy to Clinton, heck they even tried tracing 9/11 to him but the American people are not buying it one bit, and the polls says it all, face it, the only problem the Clinton will face will be in a primaries where voters have moved further to the left and are distrustful of the Clinton and their centrist DLC kind of leadership, an obama type left wing candidate like elizabeth warren might embarrass them, but save that. In a general election, they will trounce anyone republicans bring forward, that's why the republican party is scared and digging up whatever dirt they can on her.

Missy89:


Well u dodged a bullet for now. I made your doll already. All i need is a name to match

Heard the Carrier was bigger than the tiny Island itself. MURICA #1! .Seriously thou, The Navy boys just rolled into town and they were chilling. Found few pictures online They are already estimating how much the local economy of the city will gain with the 5 day visit.

The only shooting that will happen will be into the belly of some British birds Hot for some Yankee greens

Lol. You can't keep a black man - I just wanna snipe that and leave a seed in ya belly loool. Too black to be with only one woman - the most high told me to go forth and conquer strong women lol. Jk jk

Lol. The same Island the once ruled the world and gave you a language, with a blueprint you are still following, no? Lool. The same one that started aircraft carriers and frigates, and used to be the lords of the seas? Keep running ya mouth till the Prince of Wales aircraft carrier starts floating in two years' time lol.

Didn't the French sink a US aircraft carrier last month during a drill? Typical yank scrap metal - all noise but no bite and target practice for formidable military.

The big shooting match is coming - I shall serve you some tea when it kicks off for being a loyal e-wife. The Ruskis and red men are coming lol.

CFCfan:

So, in other words, Scott Walker will be the likely nominee. If Kentucky amends it's law to allow individuals to run for more than one office, I see Rand Paul clinching the nomination.

Scott walker is the likely nominee, he is the only candidate so far with the ability to bring the establishment wing and tea party wing together, rand Paul will never get support from the hawkish neo conservative wing of the party for his liberatanism and even evangelicals distrust him for his views on gay marriage, etc.. Scott walker holds all the cards at this point, plus he is a Washington outsider still he will be beaten by a hillary Clinton.

Symphony007:
Scott walker is the likely nominee, he is the only candidate so far with the ability to bring the establishment wing and tea party wing together, rand Paul will never get support from the hawkish neo conservative wing of the party for his liberatanism and even evangelicals distrust him for his views on gay marriage, etc.. Scott walker holds all the cards at this point, plus he is a Washington outsider still he will be beaten by a hillary Clinton.

That's the sad constant for Republicans. In all general election hypothetical match ups, Hillary is winning by, at least, 12% points.

Does he have his WASC certificate?