Ted Cruz calls his win in Iowa a 'victory for courageous conservatives'

Ted Cruz.
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During his campaign victory speech in Iowa on Monday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said with his win, Iowa "sent notice that the Republican nominee and the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media, will not be chosen by the Washington establishment, and will not be chosen by the lobbyists."

Instead, he continued, the nominee will be "chosen by the most incredible, powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation — by we the people, the American people." His win was a "victory for the grassroots" and for "courageous conservatives across Iowa and all across this great nation."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.