Ted Cruz Quotes

I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and I think if I win this campaign that people will take notice and the next time they select a candidate, they will look at the principles.

I'm of the school that you've got to show a distinction between Democrats and Republicans. And in order to have the base energized, you've got to show that the party stands for something.

Simply because you're a Democrat doesn't mean you can't speak to these issues in language that appeals to voters, particularly independent voters.

If you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic.

When it comes to social issues, Republicans don't just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.

I think when you look to the future what you'll find is that the Republican Party is building a bigger party base on stronger values.

David Cameron can change the branding of the party, but he can't change the beliefs.

Obama's policies have been approximately the same as Bush's, though there have been some slight differences, but that's not a great surprise. The Democrats supported Bush's policies.

As you know now, Rush Limbaugh is the new face of the Republican Party, but they'll probably go with a different body.

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.

Democrats tend to think of elections as cycles. Republicans don't: It's ongoing and constant.

But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didn't just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner.

If Strom Thurmond could get 30% of the black vote, any Republican can.

So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes.

Politicians do not like to alienate voters no matter how lofty the goals.

In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins. And if the cliches continue to ring true when the party governs, then that party and those cliches can change history.

We Republicans came to Washington to change it, and Washington changed us.

There are certain elections where policy matters more than others….Personality without a platform will not cut it.

Republicans didn’t lose their majority. We lost our way.

The two old parties … fight only for office. Observe how utterly both parties in this respect lack program and new leadership.

How a candidate runs shapes how a president governs.

The biggest problem for the Republican Party has never been its primary calendar, its campaign tactics, or a lack of trainings. The party's biggest problem is what it believes, what it says, and how it governs.

When a party loses a national election to someone such as President Trump, it's time to rethink everything.

In politics, you have to understand that there are some cases where you'll never be able to get votes.

I had just as much support from Republicans as I did Democrats when I ran for president. But I should have organized the Democratic Party to get me re-elected.