Senator Ted Cruz

Game four, I took Heidi. By the way, that was a complete waste. Heidi is not into baseball at all. She asked me if the Astros were going to score a touchdown. I turned to her. I said, OK, sweetheart, I'm offended that you're in this stadium right now, that you're taking the seat of a real baseball fan. But game five, I took Catherine, my youngest daughter.

Game four, I took Heidi. By the way, that was a complete waste. Heidi is not into baseball at all. She asked me if the Astros were going to score a touchdown. I turned to her. I said, OK, sweetheart, I'm offended that you're in this stadium right now, that you're taking the seat of a real baseball fan. But game five, I took Catherine, my youngest daughter.

It was the day after she had turned seven. And it was game five. You may remember the game that went to one thirty in the morning. It's still the greatest game in the history of the Houston Astros. What's interesting, Mark, is that game. I had no security. It was just me and Catherine. The two of us were dancing and hugging and it was one thirty in the morning.

It was the day after she had turned seven. And it was game five. You may remember the game that went to one thirty in the morning. It's still the greatest game in the history of the Houston Astros. What's interesting, Mark, is that game. I had no security. It was just me and Catherine. The two of us were dancing and hugging and it was one thirty in the morning.

It was the day after she had turned seven. And it was game five. You may remember the game that went to one thirty in the morning. It's still the greatest game in the history of the Houston Astros. What's interesting, Mark, is that game. I had no security. It was just me and Catherine. The two of us were dancing and hugging and it was one thirty in the morning.

And I told her, sweetheart, you don't appreciate this now, but you'll tell your grandkids you were at this game. I think about that now. I go to a lot of games, but now I always have a security detail with me because just the nature of the threat profile, you can't go to a game like that without security. 2017, barely even thought about it. That's an illustration.

And I told her, sweetheart, you don't appreciate this now, but you'll tell your grandkids you were at this game. I think about that now. I go to a lot of games, but now I always have a security detail with me because just the nature of the threat profile, you can't go to a game like that without security. 2017, barely even thought about it. That's an illustration.

And I told her, sweetheart, you don't appreciate this now, but you'll tell your grandkids you were at this game. I think about that now. I go to a lot of games, but now I always have a security detail with me because just the nature of the threat profile, you can't go to a game like that without security. 2017, barely even thought about it. That's an illustration.

And unfortunately, that puts a real price on the kids. By far, the worst part of the job.

And unfortunately, that puts a real price on the kids. By far, the worst part of the job.

And unfortunately, that puts a real price on the kids. By far, the worst part of the job.

To win a general election. Okay, that's a different, you know, obviously you've got an iterative process. In a primary, I'll say this. I think if we had, if in 2024 there had been an open primary, I think the top four on the Democrats would have been Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg.

To win a general election. Okay, that's a different, you know, obviously you've got an iterative process. In a primary, I'll say this. I think if we had, if in 2024 there had been an open primary, I think the top four on the Democrats would have been Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg.

To win a general election. Okay, that's a different, you know, obviously you've got an iterative process. In a primary, I'll say this. I think if we had, if in 2024 there had been an open primary, I think the top four on the Democrats would have been Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg.

And I think in an open primary, I actually think in 24, Elizabeth Warren would have won that. I think Elizabeth Warren right now is the id of the Democrat Party.

And I think in an open primary, I actually think in 24, Elizabeth Warren would have won that. I think Elizabeth Warren right now is the id of the Democrat Party.

And I think in an open primary, I actually think in 24, Elizabeth Warren would have won that. I think Elizabeth Warren right now is the id of the Democrat Party.

Oh, look, someone who is more moderate or reasonable. So you look at names like a Mark Kelly or a Josh Shapiro or an Andy Beshear. I think they could be formidable in a general. I don't know that they have a prayer of winning a Democrat primary. Gavin Newsom is clearly incandescently ambitious, so he is going to try to morph into whatever he thinks the Democrat primary base wants.

Oh, look, someone who is more moderate or reasonable. So you look at names like a Mark Kelly or a Josh Shapiro or an Andy Beshear. I think they could be formidable in a general. I don't know that they have a prayer of winning a Democrat primary. Gavin Newsom is clearly incandescently ambitious, so he is going to try to morph into whatever he thinks the Democrat primary base wants.

Oh, look, someone who is more moderate or reasonable. So you look at names like a Mark Kelly or a Josh Shapiro or an Andy Beshear. I think they could be formidable in a general. I don't know that they have a prayer of winning a Democrat primary. Gavin Newsom is clearly incandescently ambitious, so he is going to try to morph into whatever he thinks the Democrat primary base wants.