Ted Cruz thanks grassroots movement for Iowa win

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, who won the Iowa GOP caucuses, voiced his appreciation for grassroots campaigners in Iowa and across the nation on Feb. 1, 2016.

Like Father, Like Son: The Man Ted Cruz Calls 'Hero'

WASHINGTON -- During a time in our society when the family is often under attack, it's refreshing when someone like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calls his father, Rafael, his hero. They both have a lot in common. Sen. Cruz's presidential campaign is marked by his signature fiery rhetoric. 

Could it be that he gets that passionate streak from his 76-year-old father? 

 This seems to be a classic "like father, like son" scenario: two generations of passionate Christians who overcame huge odds, with the son - an almost unknown candidate - becoming a U.S. senator, thanks in part to a father who had it even tougher.

Ted Cruz speaks at Liberty University

Carville: 'Ted Cruz Is the Most Talented and Fearless Republican Politician I’ve Seen in 30 Years'

JAMES CARVILLE: I think he is the most talented and fearless Republican politician I’ve seen in the last 30 years. I further think that he’s going to run for president and he is going to create something. I’m not sitting here saying he’s going to win, and I think Senator DeMint is right. I’ve listened to excerpts of his speech in South Carolina. He touches every button, and this guy has no fear. He just keeps plowing ahead. And he is going to be something to watch.

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