TED CRUZ INTERVIEW FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA GOP CONVENTION

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for stop an exclusive interview with texas senator Ted Cruz

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center Chris out welcome back to North Carolina think it is time this morning

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sir

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well thank you Tim could be with you I know you're used to learn about life

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states did you know a lot about North Carolina is still learning I am glad to

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be here I certainly wouldn't wouldn't hold myself out as an expert but I can

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say that people have been

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warm and encouraging and the support we're saying is really really tremendous

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we have high 10 11 or better thirteen fourteen candidates in a few weeks

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who how do you separate yourself from the others you know I think republicans

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are looking for someone who will stand up and do what they said

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I think the entire Republican primaries to come down to one word:

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and that's trust we're saying unbelievable

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enthusiasm and energy behind the campaign you know heidi and I after we

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launch

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when a barnstorming tour we went to Iowa New Hampshire South Carolina

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everywhere we went was standing room only local press reported the crowds

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coming out for us

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were much larger sometimes double the size and other candidates

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and then on the fundraising site the support we've seen

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has been breathtaking it's been record-shattering in the first week

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we raised over 4.3 million dollars over 51,000 people

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all over the country from all 50 states went to Ted Cruz doubt or contributed

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online ninety-five percent of those contributions were hundred dollars or

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less

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and I think the reason we're seeing that record shattering fundraising

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the reason we're seeing that grassroots energy and passion

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and excitement is people are fed up with politicians to say one thing and do

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another

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and what I've tried to do in public office is very simple it is tell the

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truth

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and do what I say

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so that mean the other candidates are are trustworthy compared to you then

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well thats that's going to be an assessment that that every

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primary voters to make every candidate than a look at the candidates and the on

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and determine are they telling the truth are they blow in SLO

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but Republicans are well familiar with the dynamic in a primary every primary

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every candidate comes and beat his chest

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and says how conservative they are they always say they're conservative

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on the campaign trail and we've all seen the dynamic that they get to washington

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and they often don't end up doing what they said they would

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and and it's the reason people self happen frustrated

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I've said a lot of times the biggest divide we've got this country

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politically

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not between Democrats and Republicans it is between

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career politicians in Washington in both parties

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and the american people and

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as bad as you think washington as I promise you it's worse I've seen it

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firsthand we need leadership who will stand with the american people

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and will bring us back to common sense conservative principles to the free

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market principles and constitutional liberties

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that made America great our country is in crisis

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and we've got to get back to the Constitution and the basic ideals of

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liberty upon which this country

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you mention about their the voters a second career politicians that we've

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seen the ratings for congress you are in washington these governors in the race

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could say

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it's time for someone that's not in Washington how to counter that argument

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well we need someone who's demonstrated they're willing to take on washington

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and and indeed what I hope that when I believe primary voters are gonna say

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to every Republican candidates don't tell me shown

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show me that you have a proven record a standing in funding for cancer

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Press so he say you oppose Obamacare quite

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show me where you stood up what's up he say you oppose President Obama's

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unconstitutional executive and the City fantastic show me where you stood and

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farm to stop

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support the bill writes the First Amendment free-speech religious liberty

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show me where you were when the fight was waging in indiana show me that you

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stood and fought for religious liberty that he say support the second

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where were you when President Obama Harry Reid trying to take away

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and violate our right to keep and bear arms he say you support

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the fourth and fifth amendment some privacy show me where you lead

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stopping the federal government's both collection up

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phone meta data for law-abiding citizens if you say you support

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the tenth amendment show me where you stood lead to stop

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Common Core he say support Israel

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if you say you oppose radical Islamic terrorism he say you oppose

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Iran getting nuclear weapons show me where you stood in land and I think

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that's going to be

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a key distinction in this republican primary field is the difference between

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candidates who talked conservative

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on the campaign trail and candidates within walking the walk and have a

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proven record

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