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Ted Cruz raises $4 million in first 8 days

Ted Cruz raked in around $4 million in the eight days following his presidential kickoff last week, his campaign announced Thursday.

Cruz, who is the first candidate to formally launch a 2016 campaign, has capitalized on a wave of attention. The Texas GOP senator began his campaign last week at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he cast himself as a steadfast conservative who, if elected, would roll back much of President Barack Obama’s agenda.

Most presidential candidates run on what they’ve accomplished. Senator Ted Cruz, on the other hand, plans to tout his efforts in keeping laws from being passed.

The Texas lawmaker gained notoriety for helping shut down the government in 2013 in an attempt to defund Obamacare. Now, Cruz plans to argue that he also played a pivotal role in rallying Republicans against a Senate compromise on immigration policy and quashing a bipartisan bill to expand firearms background checks, according to his advisers.

In Ted Cruz’s first week as a candidate, signs of promise, and some pitfalls

When Sen. Ted Cruz finally made it to the primary season campaign trail Friday, more than four full days after officially announcing his presidential bid, he said he felt good. Really good.

“I am amazingly, powerfully, profoundly optimistic,” Cruz (R-Tex.) said here, telling the crowd that the reaction to his campaign announcement had been “breathtaking.” “I’m optimistic because of each of you, the men and women in this room who will not let freedom go.”

Is Ted Cruz Electable?

Texas Senator Ted Cruz was the first to declare his candidacy for President, and Politico reports that their weekly survey of political insiders in Iowa and New Hampshire finds serious questions about electability.

Insiders Pump the Brakes on Cruz

Ted Cruz is the first Republican presidential candidate out of the starting gate, but GOP insiders in Iowa and New Hampshire are overwhelmingly skeptical of the first-term Texas senator’s chances of being the eventual nominee or succeeding in the general election.

This week’s survey ... Read More >>

Social Conservatives Looking to Unite Behind One Candidate

The New York Times reports that social conservatives are looking for a single candidate to unite behind as an alternative to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, seen by some as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2016. Leading contenders for the preferred challenger to Bush include Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Bobby Jindal, and former governors Rick Perry and Mike Huckabee.

Unhappy With a Moderate Jeb Bush, Conservatives Aim to Unite Behind an Alternative

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Cruz looking for likability

Sen. Ted Cruz is not just the first major candidate to announce a 2016 bid — he’s also the first to make serious moves in the likability primary.

The Texas Republican has been seeking to soften his sometimes rigid public persona throughout his rollout this week: talking about his family background during his campaign launch at Liberty University on Monday, being candidly photographed with his wife and daughters, and adding non-political TV shows to his post-announcement tour.

Cruz says he’s raised $1M since launching bid

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said Tuesday he has raised $1 million in the 36 hours since he officially launched his bid for the White House.

In an interview Tuesday night on Fox News Channel, anchor Megyn Kelly challenged Cruz with criticism from some of his peers who say he’s too polarizing a figure to win a national race.

“If you want a quick indication of the support we’re seeing, the incredible grassroots support — it’s been 36 hours since we launched the campaign,” Cruz said. “In the first day, we raised over $1 million. In one day.”