9/3/15 This Is Cruz Country! by Gloria Swift, Andrew D. Brosig & Sarah Miller
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Supporters cheer GOP Presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a campaign rally Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Tyler, Texas. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
GOP Presidential primary hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) makes his way into Smith's Lone Star Event Center for a campaign rally Thursday in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
GOP Presidential primary hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally Thursday at Smith's Lone Star Event Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
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GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is surrounded by the media before a campaign rally Thursday at Smith's Lone Star Event Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Young Sen. Ted Cruz supporter Ava Hefner, 18 months, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, plays at Smith's Lone Star Event Center on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, before a Presidential campaign rally in Tyler, Texas. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Young Sen. Ted Cruz supporter Ava Hefner, 18 months, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, plays at Smith's Lone Star Event Center on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, before a Presidential campaign rally in Tyler, Texas. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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A woman shoots video on her cell phone as GOP primary hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks during a campaign rally Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Tyler, Texas. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
GOP candidate Ted Cruz, center, speaks to a capacity crowd on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, during a campaign stop at Smith's Lone Star Event Center in Tyler, Texas. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
GOP candidate Ted Cruz, center, speaks to a capacity crowd on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, during a campaign stop at Smith's Lone Star Event Center in Tyler, Texas. (Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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