Pence Makes a Stronger Case for Cruz

In an op-ed published in the Indianapolis Star Sunday, Pence was more effusive about his reasons for supporting Cruz. "In making my decision to support Ted, I am guided by the principles best espoused by former President Ronald Reagan," he wrote." I am a Reagan Republican; drawn to his vision of less taxes, less government, traditional values and a strong military. Ted articulates that same agenda with an unwavering devotion to our Constitution, the sanctity of life, and the freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights." Pence cheered Cruz's tax plans and proposals to eliminate federal regulations, which the governor said would build on his own work cutting taxes – a move he credits for Indiana's decline in unemployment. "Ted has a plan to eliminate excessive government programs and has taken on big-government overreach," Pence wrote. "He led the fight to repeal Obamacare, one of the greatest burdens on families and small businesses and I have no doubt he will follow through in checking government power to restore prosperity to the people." Cruz needs all the help he can get to win Indiana, where polls now show him trailing Trump by a growing margin.