Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign

The 2016 presidential campaign of Ted Cruz, the junior United States Senator from Texas, was announced through social media and later event at Liberty University on March 23, 2015.  Cruz has been seen as a potential candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States since shortly after taking office in 2013.Metzler, Rebekah (September 27, 2013)  "Poll: Ted Cruz Leads 2016 GOP Field",  U.S. News & World Report.  Retrieved September 28, 2013.

Background
Leading up the 2016 presidential election cycle, commentators expressed their opinion that Cruz would run for President in 2016.Cillizza, Chris (September 13, 2013)  "Rand Paul, 2016 Republican front-runner",  The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2013.Bump, Philip (September 25, 2013)  "Ted Cruz's First 2016 Campaign Ad Is Over 21 Hours Long" ,  The Atlantic Wire. Retrieved September 28, 2013. On March 14, 2013, he gave the keynote speech at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. He tied for 7th place in the 2013 CPAC straw poll on March 16, winning 4% of the votes cast. He performed even more strongly in the 2014 CPAC straw poll, coming in second with 11% behind Kentucky senator Rand Paul. In the 2015 CPAC poll, he came in third with 11.5% behind Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Paul.

On April 27, 2016, Cruz named former GOP candidate and businesswoman Carly Fiorina as his running mate.

On May 3, 2016, after losing the Indiana primaries to Donald Trump, Cruz suspended his campaign.

Campaign
Cruz announced his campaign for the presidency on March 23, 2015, at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, during the student convocation. He became the first announced major Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 campaign.Corasaniti, Nick & Healy, Patrick (March 23, 2015) - "Ted Cruz Becomes First Major Candidate to Announce Presidential Bid for 2016". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

In the first few months of the campaign, Cruz held campaign rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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