Ted Cruz already missing Senate votes for White House run
WASHINGTON In his first three days as a declared presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz missed more than a dozen votes in the Senate.
They wont be the last.
Courting donors, jetting off to New Hampshire and Iowa its a time-consuming business, not entirely compatible with the hearings, meetings, debates and roll calls that fill a typical week for a senator.
At the end of the day, Ive got to do both, Cruz said in an interview Monday, shortly after launching his 2016 White House bid. Texans entrusted me in 2012 with a humbling responsibility to go to Washington and fight for them, to defend liberty and defend the Constitution. Thats a commitment I made to 27 million Texans. I intend to continue that fight regardless of what happens.
Its a juggling act. Miss too much work at the Senate, and activists will raise eyebrows. Spend too much time at the Senate, miss quality time with donors and voters.
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