Ted Cruz has built a brand as a stalwart conservative on fiscal issues . But he 's also eager to champion social issues at a time when many Republicans are eager to avoid them . The Texas senator is the first Republican presidential candidate in decades who does not support abortion rights, and his campaign says it will be an issue that voters focus on.
Ted Cruz has built a brand as a stalwart conservative on fiscal issues . But he 's also eager to champion social issues at a time when many Republicans are eager to avoid them . Cruz says the GOP needs to unite young libertarian-minded voters and evangelicals .