Unable to build a broad base of support for the past 15 months, Ted Cruz announces his candidacy for President

Source:  Real Clear Politics polls

Sen. Ted Cruz will announce White House bid at Liberty University.  (Washington Post, 3/22/2015)

Quite the resume.

Cruz, 44, a Harvard- and Princeton-educated lawyer elected to the Senate in 2012, is best known for championing controversial efforts to block implementation of President Obama’s health-care law in 2013. The crusade led to a 16-day government shutdown.