| Ted Cruz
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| Congressman
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 Deck
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Outsider Republican
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| Homestate:
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Texas
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| Traits
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 Stamina:
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Hyper
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 Charisma:
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Reserved
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 Intelligence:
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Sharp
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 Media Bias:
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Disliked
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 Experience:
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Expert
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 Funds:
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Rich
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While in office, Cruz has worked to defend the
Second Amendment and push for increased
border security. He's been pro-military and
favored limiting the federal government's power.
Cruz has retained a hard anti-abortion stance.
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Introduction
Playstyle
 Ted Cruz is a capital-C Conservative that is no stranger to the political game.
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Weaknesses
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- Hyper Stamina: Ted Cruz will be able to outrun his opponents with above-average stamina to get his campaign up and running, while allowing him to cover all corners of the map.
- Political Expert: With embedded networking centers, social clubs, and power broker suites, Cruz will be able to capitalize on it with a wide deck of cards, with a moment for every occasion to take control of the reins of the race. Putting him ahead of his competitors when his experience is used accordingly.
- Good Start: Every time you boot up the map with Ted Cruz, you will have relatively good issue scores that will help give you the nod in many swing states, alongside a strong start in Texas. Ted Cruz will have no problem getting HQs up and running early on, and capitalizing on his map position with a robust campaign infrastructure.
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- Bad Charisma: Ted Cruz has some of the worst charisma stats in the entire game, a fate shared by Andrew Yang and Michael Bloomberg. Every time you want to give a speech, you will be needing to expend 6 points off your stamina meter.
- Media Bias: Ted Cruz doesn't shine well in the media spotlight, combine this with his charisma, and you have a deadly duo of traits that will have you expending 1 extra stamina point every time you want to give a speech, or place an ad, while getting the -5% ad penalty.
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Stamina Attributes
In a single turn Cruz can do:
- Up to 13 movements in a single turn.
- Up to 2 Speeches with 1 stamina point leftover.
- Up to 2 Advertisements with 3 stamina points leftover.
- Up to 3 HQ upgrades with 1 stamina point leftover.
Issue Stances
Issue stances affect how well a candidate will be received across various states. Changes in some issue stances may help in one state but hurt in another. Overall, they average out to give a general consensus of how your candidate is received, having a direct link to your electability across the board.
- Border Protection
- 80
- Strict Deportation
- 70
- Finish the Wall
- 60
- Repeal Obamacare
- 50
- Insurance Company Transparency
- 60
- Individual Tax Cuts
- 70
- Corporate Tax Cuts
- 50
- Free Market Capitalism
- 70
- Energy Independence
- 60
- Nationalism
- 50
- Religious Freedom
- 60
- Second Amendment Protections
- 80
- Tough on Crime
- 50
- Stronger Law Enforcement
- 50
- Transgender Rights
- -20
- Stricter Gun Control
- -30
- Social Network Censorship
- 40
- Voter ID
- 60
- Abortion
- -70
- School Choice
- 50
- Traditional Values
- 60
- Combating Drug Trafficking
- 40
Unused:
- Global Leadership
- -40
- Tech Deregulation
- 50
Update History
- v.82
Trivia
- Ted Cruz is one of two Republicans to appear at the beginning of Political Machine 2024's roster that was not in the 2024 primary, alongside fellow Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw.
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Deck
Stamina:
Charisma:
Intelligence:
Media Bias:
Experience:
Funds:
Ted Cruz is a capital-C Conservative that is no stranger to the political game.
Deck was changed from Establishment Republican to Outsider Republican.
