article_snippet: Ted Cruz's must make inroads with wide swaths of the GOP if Ted Cruz's hopes to break through as a top-tier candidate.
article_snippet: And Ted Cruz's's facing steep competition for the conservative vote from the likes of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
article_snippet: The firebrand's decision to jump-start the 2016 election season now is an implicit admission of the daunting challenges
article_snippet: The firebrand will face in a crowded the GOP field where multiple Republicans will vie for the same social and evangelical support base.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, Walker, with Walker governing record and history of facing down a recall and trade unions, seems to have eclipsed Ted Cruz's in the minds of many conservatives who are desperate to take back the White House.
article_snippet: When the grass roots look at a guy like Walker -- a guy like Scott Walker can not only bridge the divide, we believe, in the Republican Party, but a guy like Scott Walker might be the one who can bridge the divide like a guy like Scott Walker did in Wisconsin," said Jennifer Stefano, a Pennsylvania tea party activist.
article_snippet: Ted Cruz's must also face off against Paul, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Dr. Ben Carson to win evangelicals -- a tough task.
article_snippet: Paradoxically, the size of the task facing Ted Cruz's and the tempered expectations for his bid may also mean that the risks that often weigh against a presidential candidacy -- the potential damage to a political career that can be caused by a poorly run campaign --  may not apply.
article_snippet: But should Jeb Bush fall short in Jeb Bush 2016 bid, a successful campaign that positions Ted Cruz's as the leader of the evangelical right would certainly boost Jeb Bush political brand and position Jeb Bush for a future presidential run.
article_snippet: A win in the first-in-the-nation caucus could crown Ted Cruz's as the undisputed champion of the social and evangelical conservative wing of the party.
article_snippet: Ted Cruz's, unlike some other potential Republican candidates, may have to work extra hard to raise the campaign funds Ted Cruz's needs to mount a viable campaign.
highlights_snippet: the 2016 election season is an implicit admission of the challenges Ted Cruz's faces .
  
highlights_snippet: Ted Cruz's will fight a bevy of other candidates for the votes of the Christian right .