Cruz’s Courting of Evangelicals Is Paying Off

Ted Cruz’s “success in consolidating evangelical Christians, which has helped propel him to front-runner status in Iowa, reflects how he has methodically and painstakingly pursued the Christian right here since he announced his candidacy last March at Liberty University in Virginia, the evangelical institution founded by Jerry Falwell,” the New York Times reports.

“He has sewn up endorsements of crucial Iowa evangelicals; deployed his pastor father, Rafael Cruz, as a surrogate; and activated networks of faith-driven voters like pastors and home-school families, which in a caucus state like Iowa are important in turning out voters.”