The 2016 presidential campaign season has officially begun as Senator Ted Cruz announced his candidacy on Monday.
A Republican Senator from Texas, Cruz, 44, used Twitter as the platform to announce his run, just the latest indication that the short messaging platform has become the center of gravity for real-time announcements for celebrities and politicians alike.
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“I'm running for president and I hope to earn your support!” read the statement on Cruz's Twitter account.
I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! pic.twitter.com/0UTqaIoytP— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2015
The tweet was accompanied by a campaign video featuring imagery of the American landscape and a diverse array of U.S. citizens.
Cruz is the first to formally announce his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election, but there is already chatter in political circles around the possible candidacies of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Rand Paul, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, among others.