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KEENE, N.H. — Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign for president has featured strong references to faith and Christianity, which he says will help restore the country to greatness.
The Texas senator and son of a Carrollton pastor is sticking to religion, even in New Hampshire. The voting population there is heavy with libertarians and is not as influenced by evangelicals as the small towns in Iowa, where Cruz has had success in the polls.
"For too long there has been a spirit of fear and timidity in Washington," Cruz told The Dallas Morning News on the second day of his New Hampshire tour. "We should not be ashamed of Christ. We should be willing to speak the truth with a smile."
Cruz said the nation must return to its Judeo-Christian roots.
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“Pulling this country back from the cliff we’re facing will require us remembering who we are, rediscovering those values that built America in the first place,” he said.
That has been Cruz’s mantra for months, and along the way he’s climbed in the polls for what’s fast becoming a two-way race with New York businessman Donald Trump.
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In New Hampshire, he trails Trump by a wide margin. And though it’s not critical for Cruz to win the Granite State, do
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Where does Ted Cruz stand on the issues?
Age: 45
State: Houston, Texas
Family: Wife Heidi and two children
Current position: U.S. senator
Professional background: Attorney, Harvard Law School graduate; Private practice appellate attorney from 2009 to 2012; Director of Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission from 1999 to 2003;
Political background: Elected to U.S. Senate in 2012; Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008; domestic policy adviser to George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign.
Biggest campaign controversy: Cruz’s campaign and supporters spread erroneous information about Ben Carson dropping out of the race as the Feb. 1 evening Iowa caucuses were commencing. Carson accused caucus winner Cruz of resorting to dirty tricks. Cruz apologized for his supporters’ tactics.
Signature campaign line: “If I’m elected president ... the first thing I plan to do is to rescind every illegal and unconstitutional action taken by Barack Obama.”
Number of delegates: 226 of 1,237 needed to win
ISSUES
Flint: Calls it “an absolute travesty.” During during a Jan. 19 campaign stop in New Hampshire, according to NBC News: “It is a failure at every level of government. It is a failure of the city officials, it is a failure of the count