Ted Cruz

U.S. Senator (TX) · Republican · Wikipedia ↗

Status tier

Declared

Momentum (0–100)

Confidence

High

Status is not support. Status tier = the furthest verifiable step taken (an FEC Statement of Candidacy (Form 2) or an on-the-record campaign launch). Momentum = weighted recent activity, not popularity. How to read this →

Last reviewed in the October 29, 2026 UTC daily build · latest signal October 6, 2026 (23 days ago).

Latest signal

Sen. Ted Cruz addresses 2028 presidential bid while in Iowa - KWTX source ↗
October 6, 2026 · 23 days ago · High confidence

2016 infrastructure & donor base; explicit intra-MAGA lane.

Why this momentum score

Momentum · last 30 days

no change vs 27 days ago

Momentum over the last 27 days: from 80 to 80, high 80, low 80.

Formal FEC candidacy / launch	+40
Early-state travel (IA/NH/SC/NV)	+10
Donor meetings / PAC activity	+10
Campaign staffing / consultants	+10
National media blitz	+5
Recency boost (signal 23d ago)	+5
Momentum (capped 0–100)	80

Evidence & status history

2026-08-26

Ted Cruz says on podcast it’s “no secret that I want to be president” - The Texas Tribune source ↗

mediaBlitz· Low

2026-08-29

Sen. Ted Cruz criticizes Democrats as ‘Marxists and Islamists’ at Hinson event in Iowa source ↗

earlyState· Low

2026-09-04

Transcript of Senator Ted Cruz Interview: PBD Podcast #851 - The Singju Post source ↗

mediaBlitz· Low

2026-09-08

Fox’s Larry Kudlow Suggests Ted Cruz Announce Presidential Bid in November: ‘You Might Wanna Think About It’ - Yahoo source ↗

declared· Low

2026-10-06

Ken Paxton’s secret weapon: Ted Cruz source ↗

donors· Low

Early-state activity

Iowa

2 signals

Money movement — FEC, a separate axis

No FEC financial report on file — not a registered filer, or no totals yet. Money is never folded into the momentum score.

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