Pro-War Senator: The War With Iran Must End Ted Cruz, Republican Senator: Texas Has Turned Blue. I never thought I would say something like that one day." As voters struggle to pay for gas, groceries and child care, many Republican candidates have been talking about other issues. "A large number of Republican politicians either didn't understand these issues or didn't care about them." The tariffs made the price of everything too expensive. The Iran war was too long; This war must end.