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" We are here today because of grass-roots conservatives all over the place. That's the way the democratic process is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be a bunch of guys in a smoky room in Austin picking the next Senator. "

Ted Cruz

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" What Obamacare does is decreases choices and drives up cost. "

Ted Cruz

Choices

Obamacare

" An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect. "

" Every day, I come home with a spring in my step. We've got to work together to stop the Obama agenda and take this country back. "

" I was so horrifically bad at tennis. "

Ted Cruz

Tennis

Bad

" Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do. "

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" I am far more a fan of aggressive entrepreneurs than I am of major CEOs. You look at major CEOs, and they are almost to a person quite timid. They don't act to defend the free market principles that are vital to growth. "