Ted Cruz Takes Tea Party Victory Lap After Cantor Defeat

DANIEL STRAUSS – JUNE 11, 2014, 12:09 PM EDT

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-VA) defeat to primary challenger David Brat shows that the "conservative base is alive and well" and "voters in Virginia made D.C. listen loud and clear."

Cruz said that in a statement released Wednesday, a day after Brat's upset victory over the top House Republican. Here's the statement:

The results of last night's election in Virginia are reverberating all through the nation's Capitol. Eric Cantor is a good man, but last night, voters in Virginia made D.C. listen loud and clear. This election should be a reminder to all in Congress – Republicans and Democrats alike – that the conservative base is alive and well, and the American people will hold us all accountable. Each of us needs to do what we said we would do and tell the truth. Washington needs to listen to the people, stop spending money we don’t have, and stand up and defend the Constitution. I look forward to working with soon-to-be-elected Rep. Brat to help turn our nation around, to pull back from the fiscal and economic cliff we are facing, and to bring back jobs, growth, and freedom in America.

Cruz's office also highlighted an interview he did with Glenn Beck on Wednesday in which he talked about state Sen. Chris McDaniel's (R-MS) strong chances of winning a runoff election and defeating Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS).

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