More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
In interviews with all three broadcast networks on Tuesday, newly-announced Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz was pressed on whether he would abandon his conservative principles in a White House run.
On NBC's Today, co-host Matt Lauer interrogated the Texas Senator: "Senator, you're a guy who's known for taking on your own party....You've also led your party into some fights that backfired, the defunding of ObamaCare comes to mind. So you have detractors, not only across the aisle, but within your own party. How can you win the nomination unless you build a much broader coalition than the one you already have?"