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It was obvious prior to Ted Cruz's recommendation that Judge Costa was not [[pro-life]].  In one of his decisions as a district court judge in 2012, Judge Costa uncritically cited ''Roe v. Wade'' for a procedural point.  Judge Costa had also been a Democrat volunteer in college in the 1990s.

It was obvious prior to Ted Cruz's recommendation that Judge Costa was not [[pro-life]].  In one of his decisions as a district court judge in 2012, Judge Costa uncritically cited ''Roe v. Wade'' for a procedural point.  Judge Costa had also been a Democrat volunteer in college in the 1990s.

===2016 Presidential Race===

==2016 Presidential Race==

On March 23, 2015, Cruz became the first person to announce his candidacy for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in [[2016 presidential election|2016]] in a speech before an audience at [[Liberty University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?324979-1/ted-cruz-presidential-campaign-announcement |title=Ted Cruz Presidential Campaign Announcement |work=[[CSPAN]] |date=March 23, 2015 }}</ref> The predictable liberal media immediately went on the offense claiming he has no chance but was in awe of his speech without [[teleprompter]]s.{{fact}} His wife would take a leave of absence from her job at Goldman Sachs to join her husband on the campaign trail. This decision left his family without health insurance. Cruz, by law, has to be insured and took Obamacare coverage. This drove the media batty at the irony of railing against [[Obamacare]] but using it.{{fact}} Simply put, this does not mean he endorses Obamacare rather it shows his commitment to follow the rule of law.

On March 23, 2015, Cruz became the first person to announce his candidacy for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in [[2016 presidential election|2016]] in a speech before an audience at [[Liberty University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?324979-1/ted-cruz-presidential-campaign-announcement |title=Ted Cruz Presidential Campaign Announcement |work=[[CSPAN]] |date=March 23, 2015 }}</ref> The predictable liberal media immediately went on the offense claiming he has no chance but was in awe of his speech without [[teleprompter]]s.{{fact}} His wife would take a leave of absence from her job at Goldman Sachs to join her husband on the campaign trail. This decision left his family without health insurance. Cruz, by law, has to be insured and took Obamacare coverage. This drove the media batty at the irony of railing against [[Obamacare]] but using it.{{fact}} Simply put, this does not mean he endorses Obamacare rather it shows his commitment to follow the rule of law.