--- title: Huckabee Allies Take On Cruz in New Ad description: A Super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee took a quick snipe Thursday at opponent Ted Cruz. canonical: https://time.com/4181634/mike-huckabee-ted-cruz-ad/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-15T01:52:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:43.615Z article:section: Politics og:title: Huckabee Allies Take On Cruz in New Ad og:description: "Will you wake up deciding who to be that day?" og:url: https://time.com/4181634/mike-huckabee-ted-cruz-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46ac3cf6c432705c/698872f4428a9e0897cd04fa/huckabee-colorado-springs-planned-parenthood-shooting1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3098 og:image:height: 1743 og:image:alt: Mike Huckabee og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Huckabee Allies Take On Cruz in New Ad twitter:description: "Will you wake up deciding who to be that day?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46ac3cf6c432705c/698872f4428a9e0897cd04fa/huckabee-colorado-springs-planned-parenthood-shooting1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Huckabee Allies Take On Cruz in New Ad > Sponsored content. 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Mike Huckabee addresses the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, Fla., Friday Nov. 13, 2015. John Raoux—AP by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 15, 2016 1:52 AM UTC A super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee took a quick snipe Thursday at opponent Ted Cruz. Cruz is polling in second nationally, while Huckabee is hovering around eighth place in an average by RealClearPolitics. Huckabee supporters Pursuing America’s Greatness put together the 30-second spot, titled “Steadfast,” which argues that Cruz has been shifting his identity in to earn votes. The ad cuts to images of Cruz while a narrator asks “will you remain steadfast and true or will you wake up deciding who to be that day?” Both conservatives courting the Christian right, Cruz stole much of Huckabee’s thunder, especially among important Iowa voters. Up until the summer, Huckabee enjoyed a comfortable percentage of Iowa voters—among whom he is now polling below five percent. 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