However, her stock quickly fell and by early 2016 she had been relegated back to the undercard debate for low-polling GOP candidates.
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“I think it’s really a waste of time, honestly”, Trump said of Cruz’s decision to name former presidential candidate and ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina as his VP pick.
Primary elections in five states Tuesday left Cruz incapable of winning enough delegates to secure the nomination.
During her remarks Wednesday, Fiorina described how she had grown close to the Cruz family since endorsing his presidential bid, including singing a few bars from an original song describing her affection for Cruz’s daughters. And to take on Donald Trump, the GOP candidate is joining forces with a former opponent!
“It’s an interesting pick, obviously one in which (Cruz) hopes to get some momentum going into in and California”, said Beth Miller, a Republican strategist who served as an adviser to Fiorina in 2010. Reporter: Fiorina has already been out there campaigning for Cruz, and now, you can expect a lot more of that.
Ms Fiorina is not only “a woman of extraordinary intelligence, she is also a woman of deep principle”, Mr Cruz said.
“I’m not against anybody, but I will be voting for Ted Cruz in the Republican primary”, Pence said in an interview with WIBC’s Greg Garrison, adding later, “I’m very impressed with Ted Cruz’s devotion and knowledge of the Constitution of the United States”. Cruz announced earlier Wednesday that he planned to make a major announcement at 4 PM in Indianapolis.
“Bruce, I want to ask you something”, Cruz said. It is also a strategic effort to win over female voters alienated by Trump in the 10 remaining primary states, starting with in next Tuesday. “Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both will be disastrous for this nation”, she said, calling them “both liberal” and said that Trump built his wealth “buying people like Hillary Clinton”. A Fox News poll released last week showed those voters were split nearly evenly between Trump and Cruz in Indiana.
His Wednesday announcement of Carly Fiorina as his running mate sought to change that narrative. In 1976 Ronald Reagan, challenging President Gerald Ford for the Republican nomination, chose a running mate at the party convention, Sen.
“He is vetting a number of solid candidates, and certainly Ms. Fiorina is absolutely one of them”, Chad Sweet, Cruz’s campaign chairperson, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead”.
But Cruz’s future does not look promising after being mathematically eliminated from achieving the delegates needed to win the GOP presidential nomination outright.
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“I make this announcement today so that you, the voters, will know what you will get”, Cruz said.
