Cruz Aide: No Plans to Invest More Resources in New Hampshire
With Marco Rubio surging and polls suggesting little room for growth in New Hampshire, Ted Cruz is betting on South Carolina and later contests.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at the Emmanuel Baptist Church on Feb. 4, 2016, in Hooksett, New Hampshire.
Photographer: Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, the winner of the first Republican presidential nominating contest this year, is looking past the second one as the race in New Hampshire favors mainstream appeal over conservative bona fides.
With polls suggesting little room for growth in New Hampshire’s centrist voting block—and showing a surge for rival U.S. Senator Marco Rubio—Cruz’s team has no plans to invest more resources into the state, saving their cash for South Carolina and later states.