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Anti-Federalist vs. Ted Cruz

U.S. Senator, Texas

Ted Cruz brands himself as a constitutional conservative who will fight the establishment at any cost. In practice, he is a Harvard-educated career politician who performs outrage for the cameras, flies to Cancun during crises, and consistently serves corporate interests while claiming to fight for the working class.

The Record

01

Constitutional Commitment

Ted Cruz's Record

Claims to be the Senate's foremost constitutional originalist. Supported Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election — a direct assault on constitutional order.

Anti-Federalist Position

The Constitution is not a prop. If you claim to revere it, you must defend it even when doing so is politically costly. Supporting election subversion disqualifies any claim to constitutional fidelity.

Cruz objected to certifying the 2020 election results despite having no constitutional basis for doing so. He used a constitutional process to undermine constitutional governance.

02

Energy & Climate

Ted Cruz's Record

Represents oil and gas industry interests. Opposes all climate legislation. Accepted over $4 million from fossil fuel companies. During the Texas grid failure, flew to Cancun.

Anti-Federalist Position

Community-owned energy cooperatives. Local communities decide their own energy mix. No senator should be a lobbyist for any industry.

When the Texas power grid failed in 2021, killing 246 people, Cruz was photographed boarding a flight to Cancun. He blamed his daughters. He is paid to represent Texas — not to vacation during emergencies.

03

Populist Performance

Ted Cruz's Record

Reads Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor. Produces podcasts. Posts viral videos. Generates outrage content. Passes almost no legislation.

Anti-Federalist Position

Political performance is not governance. We measure representatives by the outcomes they produce for their communities, not by their media engagement.

Cruz has been in the Senate since 2013 and has authored almost no significant legislation. His contribution to American politics is primarily theatrical.

04

Corporate Loyalty

Ted Cruz's Record

Called Trump a "pathological liar" and refused to endorse him in 2016. Then phone-banked for Trump in 2020 after Trump insulted his wife and father. Personal humiliation for political survival.

Anti-Federalist Position

Leaders with principles do not abandon them for political convenience. If you will not defend your own family, you will not defend your constituents.

Trump called Cruz's wife ugly and accused his father of being involved in the JFK assassination. Cruz endorsed him anyway. This tells you everything about what he will sacrifice for power.

The Verdict

Ted Cruz is a Princeton and Harvard-educated lawyer who pretends to be a populist outsider. He is a corporate lobbyist with a podcast and a Senate seat. The only thing he has consistently fought for is his own survival.