Ted Cruz announces presidential bid at Liberty University

◼ Ted Cruz goes all John Lennon... [AND: I'm sorry I started out like this!] - Althouse

AND: I'm watching. And right at the beginning — at 1:38 — he says "Imagine a little girl, growing up in Wilmington, Delaware." Whoa! You had me at little girl, growing up in Wilmington, Delaware... I was a little girl, growing up in Wilmington, Delaware!

ADDED: Let the record show, that at 4:58, I cried.

AND: I'm sorry I led off with the joke on "Imagine." This is a truly powerful speech. Just brilliant.

ALSO: ◼ Here's the full transcript.