Ted Cruz

"Reaganomics: You start a business in your parents garage. Obamanomics: You move into your parents garage."

"I do think in the media there is a tendency to describe conservatives as one of two things: stupid or evil. And those are the two categories that every conservative gets put in by Democrats and the media. A conservative is either stupid — too dumb to know the right answer — and even worse, if they actually know the right answer, then they’re evil. They want people to suffer. I suppose I feel mildly complimented in that they have recently invented a third category, which is crazy. It’s the alternative to stupid or evil. And now crazy is the third one, because it seems inconceivable that there could be Americans who believe in free-market principles and believe in the Constitution and are working to defend them."

"Ya want to know what I will do as president its real simple. Well kill terrorists, well repeal Obamacare, and we will defend the constitution. Every single word of it!"

"The truth is, hes a nasty guy. He was so nice to me. I mean, I knew it. I was watching. I kept saying, Come on Ted. Lets go, okay. But hes a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. Hes a very –- hes got an edge thats not good. You cant make deals with people like that and its not a good thing. Its not a good thing for the country. Very nasty guy."

"I think President Obama is the most radical president this nations ever seen. And in particular, I think he is a true believer in government control of the economy and of our everyday lives. In my judgment, we are facing what I consider to be the epic battle of our generation, quite literally the battle over whether we remain a free market nation."

"The U.S. government is crushing liberty at nearly every turn. Our Constitutional rights are under attack like never before and we must fight back."

"If were going to repeal Obamacare, and Im convinced were going to, its going to come from yall. Its going to come from the people saying this thing isnt working, lets start over. And I intend -- let me just say, that 14 and 16, I think those elections should be about many, many things, they should be about freedom, they should be about jobs, they should be about growth, but they should be about repealing every bloody word of Obamacare."

"If we got out of Washington, D.C., if we went to the American people and said what are your top priorities--we actually have. We dont have to hypothesize about that. The American people over and over again say jobs and the economy are their top priorities. The American people want ObamaCare stopped because it is not working, it is killing jobs, it is pushing people into part-time work. Yet this Senate has not been listening to the American people. We need to make D.C. listen."

"Instead of the joblessness, instead of the millions forced into part-time work, instead of the millions who’ve lost their health insurance, lost their doctors, have faced skyrocketing health insurance premiums, imagine in 2017 a new president signing legislation repealing every word of Obamacare."

"You dont have to win every fight. You dont have to fight every fight. But you DO have to stand for something."

"I think I would choose Trump, which may surprise some of you, but the reason is Trump has proven already that hes completely malleable. I dont think he has any fixed opinions that he would really go to the White House and fight for. Ted Cruz is not malleable. He has policies, in my opinion, that would be pursued aggressively if and when he would become president."

"Today -- and Im not making this up -- Jimmy Carter endorsed Donald Trump. Heres what Jimmy Carter said: the reason is Donalds views are malleable, he has no core beliefs on anything... This Cruz guy actually believes this stuff. I want the video, and I am going to pay to air Jimmy Carter attacking me."