With a midnight tweet and a video, Senator Ted Cruz became the first declared candidate of either party to run for president of the United States.  "I'm running for president and I hope to earn your support," he wrote. Cruz will open his campaign at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA this morning. The Hill: By announcing his bid first and doing it at a campus within driving distance of Washington, Cruz will maximize attention from the national media. His campaign team made rounds of calls to reporters on Friday to advertise what they described as a can’t-miss speech.  There's a symbolic element to the date for the freshman senator too: Cruz’s official campaign rollout will come on the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, which President Obama signed on March 23, 2010. It’s a resonant reminder for the Tea Party star, who jumped into the national spotlight by waging a 21-hour filibuster to protest...(Read Full Post)