Cruz: If We Nominate Another Dole, McCain or Romney "Millions Of People Will Stay Home"SEN. TED CRUZ (R-Texas): Listen, I think the central question for 2016 is how do we win, because there is an urgency, the stakes have never been higher. And I think eight more years down this road would risk doing irreparable damage to the greatest nation in the history of the world. The only way for Republicans to win, I believe, is to run a candidate who runs as a strong conservative with a positive optimistic, hopeful message.
QUESTION: Is Jeb Bush too far left?
TED CRUZ: Listen, I am going to. Jeb has not declared his candidacy, I like Jeb. I'm a fan of Jeb Bush's, I'm going to let him decide if he is running first, and let the primary voters make a decision, but I will say this:
We need to learn from history; we need to look to history, what works and what doesn't. One thing is clear: If Republicans run another candidate in the mold of a Bob Dole or a John McCain or a Mitt Romney, let me be clear, all three of those are good honest men, decent men, they are patriots, but if we run another candidate in the mold of a Bob Dole or a John McCain or a Mitt Romney, we will end up with the same result, which is millions of people will stay home on Election Day. And if we run another candidate like that, Hillary Clinton will be president.
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