<p>Ted Cruz appeared on NBC&#8217;s <em>Meet the Press </em>yesterday to discuss the state of his campaign with moderator Chuck Todd. Cruz condemned his own party, claiming they are acting like Democrats. He highlighted our country&#8217;s need for a president who will stand up to Washington and gave a shout out to ;Trump for helping his own campaign. ;</p>
<p>Chuck Todd began the interview with a question: &#8220;The best path for you as the Conservative would be to win over the voters that are supporting Donald Trump and Ben Carson right now. How do you do that?&rdquo;  ;</p>
<p>Cruz&#8217;s response was positive. ;&ldquo;Conservatives [are] coalescing behind our campaign&rdquo; every day, said Cruz, making it a point to mention that he is one of the few who hasn&rsquo;t gone out of his way to &ldquo;smack&#8221; Donald Trump. In fact, he considers ;Trump&#8217;s campaign &ldquo;beneficial&rdquo; to his own because Trump has &#8220;framed the central issue of this Republican primary as &#8216;who will stand up to Washington?&#8217; Well, the natural follow up, if that&rsquo;s the question, is who actually has stood up to Washington?&#8221;</p>
<p>As a presidential contender, Cruz is confident that he has what it takes to go head to head with ;&ldquo;the Washington cartel,&rdquo; including the GOP establishment. &ldquo;The truth of the matter,&rdquo; said Cruz, &ldquo;is <strong>Republican leadership are the most effective Democrat leaders we&rsquo;ve seen.</strong> They&rsquo;ve passed more Democratic priorities than Harry Reid ever could.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Cruz ;mentioned that current GOP leaders, especially those in the Senate, are actually &ldquo;making it easier for Barack Obama and Harry Reid to add trillions in debt.&rdquo; ;Even after John Boehner&rsquo;s resignation announcement, however, Cruz says he would not go so far as to ask Mitch McConnell (Senate Majority Leader) to step down. ;</p>
<p>Ever since his initial election into the Senate in 2012, Ted Cruz has earned a certain reputation by showing that he will fight for his agendas no matter what the consequence. The Texas Senator had a leading role in the 2013 government shutdown over Obamacare. ;</p>
<p>This year, as ;Congress prepares to discuss the national debt limit, Cruz says he&rsquo;d like to see &ldquo;Republican leaders fight for something, for Pete&rsquo;s sake. Anything.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Cruz has made a promise to fight &ldquo;outta control spending and the debt that is bankrupting our country, to stop Obamacare, to protect our nation,&rdquo; should he be elected president. ;</p>
<p>Cruz believes that people &ldquo;want someone who&rsquo;ll just do what he said he would do&hellip;it ain&rsquo;t that complicated.&rdquo; He believes much of his campaign&rsquo;s success is thanks to the fact that people are &ldquo;furious&rdquo; with today&rsquo;s government. ;</p>
<p>Unfortunately recent polls do not support Cruz&#8217;s positive outlook. ;According to the most recent <em>NBC News</em> online poll, Cruz remains tied for fourth place with just 6 % of the vote. ;</p>