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Politico - Ted Cruz Tells CPAC: "Stand on Principle'

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By: Ted Cruz
By: Ted Cruz
Date: March 6, 2014
Location: National Harbor, MD
Issues: Elections

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz opened the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday morning by outlining how conservatives can win in 2014 and beyond, saying GOP candidates need to "stand for principle" and draw clear contrasts with Democrats.

"There are a lot of D.C. consultants who say there's a choice for Republicans to make: We can either choose to keep our head down, to not rock the boat, to not stand for anything, or we can stand for principle," he said. "They say if you stand for principle you lose elections. The way to do it -- the smart way, the Washington way -- is don't stand against Obamacare, don't stand against the debt ceiling, don't stand against nothing. I want to tell you something -- that is a false dichotomy."

Cruz said that in three of the past four election cycles, Republicans followed the consultants' advice and ended up losing as a result.


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