Tea Party Ted’s Texas Victory Shows Glimmer of Hope for Change

August 1, 2012 07:25


By nominating Ted Cruz, the Republican voters of Texas today sent a strong message that what they want is an end to the crony capitalism, business-as-usual spending, and disregard for the Constitution that have dominated Washington no matter which party was in power.

 

 

By Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com

 

Ted’s nomination sent a strong signal that a new conservative Republican Party is being born and, by 2016, principled conservatives will replace most leaders in Congress and the Party at the national, state, and local levels. GOP leaders should ‘ask not for whom the bell tolls — it tolls for thee.’
The Cruz campaign was a contest in which the people — grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers — routed the establishment and the special interests.
Inspired by such national conservative leaders as Sarah Palin, Phyllis Schlafly, Ed Meese, James Dobson, by Senators Jim DeMint, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, and Tom Coburn, and by organizations such as The Club for Growth and FreedomWorks, the grassroots conservative and Tea Party voters of Texas took on the combined power of Governor Rick Perry, every Texas GOP state senator save one, and the good old boy network of Austin and DC lobbyists — and they won.
By nominating Ted Cruz, the Republican voters of Texas today sent a strong message that what they want is an end to the crony capitalism, business-as-usual spending, and disregard for the Constitution that have dominated Washington no matter which party was in power.
Ted Cruz began his campaign by saying, ‘We don’t need another establishment, career politician that’s going to put his arm around the Democrats and keep compromising in growing the size and spending and power of the federal government.’
The Republican voters of Texas sent a strong message that they agree it is time to stop compromising and start rolling back the size, spending, and power of government.

 

Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, pioneered political direct mail and has been called “one of the creators of the modern conservative movement” (The Nation) and one of the “conservatives of the century” (Washington Times). He is the author of Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause.

 

Statement by ACU Chairman Al Cardenas on Ted Cruz’ Victory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Conservative Union (ACU) Chairman Al Cardenas today released the following statement:

“The American Conservative Union PAC congratulates Ted Cruz.  For me personally, it’s especially gratifying as I first met Ted as a brilliant young attorney, fighting alongside Ted Olson and others during the 2000 presidential recount effort. I was Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida at the time and had a hunch this young man was going places. Just like Marco Rubio of Florida, Ted entered the U.S. Senate race relatively unknown and underfunded. Way behind in the polls, through perseverance and the courage of his conservative convictions, he beat all odds to become the GOP nominee. Here, here Ted. On to victory in November.”

The American Conservative Union is America’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization and was founded in 1964. The ACU has hosted CPAC in the Nation’s Capital since 1973.



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