After a 3 hour personal interview with Ted Cruz in 2008, state
representative Matt Krause offers his positive insight on Cruz's candidacy and
strong convictions in his Texas Tribune editorial, "Why I'm for Ted
Cruz". Giving context to the meeting, Krause states at the time Cruz had
no reason to think Krause would rise to a position of power, therefore he had
no reason to pander or sway his opinion, making the encounter one of genuine
passion. Krause then lists reasons and examples where Cruz has stayed true to
his convictions, both as a Senator and Solicitor General in issues regarding
Second Amendment, 10th Amendment, and numerous conservative issues. As state
representative, Matt Krause is quite obviously trying to reach out to his
district and to Republicans as a whole. His role within local government
establishes his credibility as winning an election and gathering supporters is
quite a feat in and of itself. Essentially, his argument largely
gravitates toward Cruz’s principles and devotion to what Cruz thinks is best.
The image Krause creates of Cruz is of the ideal American, a family man,
devoted to his country and to his God, and not forgetting to emphasize how
important faith is to the Republican candidate. He mentions Cruz’s roots, the
deep admiration Cruz holds for his father, having escaped from communist Cuba and
the freedom that the United States of America gave the refugee. All in all,
Matt Krause creates a convincing argument to the support of Ted Cruz, “a
tenacious fighter for conservative principles.”
Link:
http://tribtalk.org/2016/02/25/why-im-for-ted-cruz/
