Sen. Ted Cruz is hoping to capitalize on all the excitement building around the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” this week.
The Republican presidential candidate is spearheading a contest for users of his social media app to win tickets to see the highly-anticipated film.
“Ted is a huge fan of the entire saga, and we know many of you are too. So keep helping us get the message out for a chance to win a movie night on us!” read a message sent to the Cruz app users this weekend. The seven users with the most points between now and Tuesday on the app will win the free tickets. According to ABC News, Cruz is a devout “Star Wars” fanatic and he said the swashbuckling Han Solo may be “the coolest character in all of cinema.”
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During his 18-hour anti-Obamacare Senate speech in 2013, he infamously quoted dialogue from “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader. And this year he has awkwardly impersonated Vader and Yoda on the campaign trail.
This is not the first time Cruz has aligned himself with a popular science fiction franchise. Earlier this year the Texas lawmaker drew headlines for insisting the fictional Captain James T. Kirk of “Star Trek” fame would have been a Republican and that Jean-Luc Picard from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” would be a Democrat.








