{"id":1143932,"date":"2021-12-22T21:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T02:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1143932"},"modified":"2021-12-22T21:34:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T02:34:45","slug":"runner-up-is-almost-always-the-next-nominee-ted-cruz-hints-at-run-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/runner-up-is-almost-always-the-next-nominee-ted-cruz-hints-at-run-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Runner-Up Is Almost Always The Next Nominee\u2019: Ted Cruz Hints At Run In 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frunner-up-is-almost-always-the-next-nominee-ted-cruz-hints-at-run-in-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1143932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that he would run again for president \u201cin a heartbeat,\u201d adding that based on the historical data he had solid chances of becoming \u201cthe next nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz gave an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Truth_Gazette\/status\/1473664240959565824?s=20\">interview<\/a> to The Truth Gazette, fragments of which was posted Tuesday, where he was asked if he would \u201cever consider another run for president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely. In a heartbeat,\u201d Cruz responded. \u201cI ran in 2016. It was the most fun I had in my life \u2026 I ended up placing second.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, there is a reason historically that the runner-up is almost always the next nominee,\u201d he said, recounting the examples of former Presidents <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/07\/30\/pipes-nixon-post-presidency\/\">Richard Nixon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/12\/mr-gorbachev-tear-down-this-wall-ronald-reagan-berlin-wall-34-years\/\">Ronald Reagan<\/a>, and former Republican presidential nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/14\/joe-biden-john-mccain-bin-laden-afghanistan-plagiarism\/\">John McCain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: I asked Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TedCruz<\/a> if he would ever consider another run for President.<\/p>\n<p>His response: \u201cAbsolutely, in a heartbeat. I ran in 2016\u2026very strong field and I ended up placing 2nd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026there\u2019s a reason historically that the runner up is almost always the next nominee.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5U3EhkqgXp\">pic.twitter.com\/5U3EhkqgXp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Truth Gazette (@Truth_Gazette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Truth_Gazette\/status\/1473664240959565824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The senator also mentioned having raised more than $92 million in funds for his presidential campaign in 2016, which he said was \u201cthe most money any Republicans ever raised in the history of presidential primaries.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/01\/ted-cruz-joe-biden-us-disrtrict-court-nominee-dale-ho\/\">(RELATED: \u2018Wild-Eyed Leftist\u2019: Ted Cruz Rattles Biden Nominee Over His Past Statements)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first three quarters of 2021, Cruz, who is not up for reelection until 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/13\/ted-cruz-raises-over-3-million-third-quarter-2021-senate-fundraising\/\">managed to raise<\/a> over $14 million from more than 179,000 donors, which is an impressive number for someone who is not facing an election in the next four years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Texas Sen. 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