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Cruz's Run Kicks Off

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Ted Cruz is the first to announce his presidential bid.

Ted Cruz officially announced his presidential bid Monday.

"Over and over again when we faced impossible odds, the American people rose to the challenge. You know compared to that, repealing Obamacare and abolishing the IRS ain't all that tough," Cruz said.

On this Politics Day edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks with Dennis Goldford, professor of politics at Drake University and Flansburg Fellow at the Harkin Institute, and Tim Hagle, associate professor of political science at the University of Iowa, about Cruz's chances, Obama's comments on Israel and the 5th anniversary of Obamacare.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River