Ted Cruz continues to rack up the endorsements in the Texas GOP Senate primary: Formal endorsements from FreedomWorks PAC, Red State, the Club for Growth PAC, a glowing column from George Will, and now, Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund:
Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, chairman of the Senate Conservatives Fund, announced the endorsement of former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz for the open U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
“I am very proud to endorse Ted Cruz for the Senate seat in Texas,” said Senator DeMint. “He’s the strongest conservative in the race and he’s earned the support of the grassroots in Texas. Ted Cruz has a deep appreciation for the U.S. Constitution and he’s someone conservatives can count on to fight for the principles of freedom that make America great.”
“An establishment candidate with deep pockets will enter this race soon so it’s even more important now for freedom-loving Americans to unite behind Ted Cruz. He’s put together a very strong campaign but needs help from Texans and folks across the country to win.”
That “establishment candidate with deep pockets” that DeMint is referring to is Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
Cruz joins Josh Mandel in Ohio as DeMint-endorsed Republican candidates.
I spoke to Cruz earlier this year; one of his comments included:
To my mind, what this primary is about in Texas is helping to provide real leadership to stand up and stop the Obama agenda. One thing that I have told Tea Party activists around the state is that if I simply go to Washington and serve in the U.S. Senate and vote correctly, 100 percent all the time, I will consider myself an abject failure. I’ve asked them to hold me accountable — if that’s all I do, hold me accountable for not doing my job. The reason I’m running is not merely to vote right. What we have a desperate need for is real leadership to stand up and defend free-market principles. And if I am not helping lead the fight, standing there with arrows in my torso, I will not be doing my job.
For too long, there have been a few lonely leaders in Washington, such as Jim DeMint in the Senate and Paul Ryan in the House. 2010 provided them with much-needed reinforcement — some very strong leaders such as Mike Lee and Marco Rubio and Rand Paul. But what this election is all about is helping provide leadership to defend free-market principles and stop the Obama agenda.