Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is insisting he’s made no decisions about running for president in 2016, even after an unnamed Cruz aide said he more than 90% likely to launch a bid for the White House.
“Clearly we have an overzealous supporter out there making freelance comments, but to be clear, no decision has been made. Whoever this ‘anonymous advisor’ was, he or she had no authority to speak, and doesn’t know what they’re talking about,” Cruz wrote on his Facebook page.
The statement came after the unnamed source told the National Journal, “At this point it’s 90/10 he’s in.” The advisor added: “And honestly, 90 is lowballing it.”
While Cruz may not yet have made a decision on a bid, he’s clearly positioning himself for as a possible contender. He’s visited key, states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina; is brushing up on foreign policy; and has started building up a political operation outside his Senate office.
In a recent press release, Cruz announced that Chip Roy, his Senate chief of staff, would move to the senator’s political team. Cruz won his seat in 2012 and is not up for reelection until 2018 in a state unlikely to give him much electoral trouble, so the move strongly signals that Cruz is eyeing an election before that one.









