Ted Cruz at #RSG12 gives credit to Marco Rubio & bloggers [VIDEO]

Ted Cruz, fresh off his amazing win in the runoff for the Texas Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, is in Jacksonville, Florida today for this year's RedState Gathering. He gave a great speech to kick off the conference (look for it to be posted later at RedState.com) and was kind enough to sit down for a interview with me.

I first met Cruz at CPAC 2011 and have followed his campaign as it has progressed from only getting 2% in the first polls. It's very similar to how Marco Rubio's first poll was just 3%, leading those of us who supported him from the beginning to call ourselves the "Three Percenters." Cruz acknowledged the parallels and gives a lot of credit to Marco Rubio: "he blazed the path that we followed."

He also attributes his victory to the support he received from conservative activists and bloggers around the country:

Social media was a very powerful tool, bloggers were incredibly helpful. Sarah, your support, over a year ago, I mean, you were a two percenter in this race, and I am grateful for it because it helped spread the message, spread the word...

...this is the way elections are supposed to be decided. It's not supposed to be a handful of lobbyists in a back room, writing some checks and deciding this will be the next Senator. It's supposed to be "We The People."

Here's the interview, enjoy:


YouTube | RedState Gathering interview with Senate Candidate Ted Cruz (R-TX)

I have to admit, I was thrilled that Cruz called me "a relentless voice for liberty." Might have to put that on my business cards. ;) Can't wait to be able to officially call him "Senator Ted Cruz!"

UPDATE: Don't miss this interview with Cruz and Raz Shafer and Brian Sikma from Media Trackers, posted at RedState.

[Cross-posted at RedState]

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