Heidi Cruz compares her husband’s failed presidential campaign to the fight against slavery

A week after Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign following a bitter loss in the Indiana Republican primary, Heidi Cruz is comparing her husband’s bid for the White House to America’s fight to end slavery.

“I don’t want you to feel like any of this was in vain,“ Heidi Cruz said during a conference call with the campaign’s National Prayer Team on Tuesday, according to the Texas Tribune. "I believe in the power of prayer. This doesn’t always happen on the timing of man, and God does not work in four-year segments.

"Be full of faith and so full of joy that this team was chosen to fight a long battle,” she continued. “Think that slavery — it took 25 years to defeat slavery. That is a lot longer than four years.”

The comparison raised more than a few eyebrows, particularly on Twitter.

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