"In announcing his candidacy, the 44-year-old Cruz sought to get out ahead of other candidates, several of whom — including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul — are expected to get into the contest early next month. In doing so, Cruz circumvented the traditional exploratory phase of a presidential campaign, choosing instead to jump head-first into the race.
Coloring Cruz’s calculation, his advisers said, was the belief that he had little to lose by waiting. In recent months, his star has been eclipsed by other candidates-in-waiting, notably Bush, who since launching his exploratory campaign has locked up the backing of much of the Republican Party’s establishment wing. At the same time, Cruz has been facing growing competition for conservative support from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
With the next campaign launch not likely to come until April 7 — when Paul kicks off his presidential bid in Louisville, Ky. — Cruz will have a two-week period to draw attention to candidacy. Later this month, he will travel to to New Hampshire, a critical early primary state.
The window will also enable Cruz to fill his fundraising coffers, with the early launch positioning him to take advantage of the full second fundraising quarter to amass cash in advance of the June 30 filing deadline — when a well-stocked campaign treasury will be viewed as a sign of strength. Later this week, he will head to New York City to raise money.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/ted-cruz-2016-announcement-116306.html?hp=t1_r
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