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Ted Cruz Without Applause is the Most Gripping Video You'll See All Day

The Texas senator tanks at a presidential forum.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) pauses as he speaks during the 2015 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference and Presidential Forum March 10, 2015 in Washington, DC.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) pauses as he speaks during the 2015 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference and Presidential Forum March 10, 2015 in Washington, DC.

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If, like many Americans, your job involves watching a lot of speeches by Ted Cruz, you have grown familiar with the Texas senator's applause lines. Since October 2014, he has honed a list of "conservative agenda" items that can be punctuated with hoots, hollers, and huzzahs at any gathering on the right. Last month, at CPAC, he rattled them off in a friendly Q&A with Sean Hannity.

"Repeal every blasted word of Obamacare."