Trump says Cruz is a nasty guy. “Nobody in Congress likes him”. It took him most of a day to formulate a comeback, delivering an “apology” to New Yorkers for the liberal elected officials who were depriving them of safety and freedom, then calling Yahoo News to ask readers to watch the 1999 interview. He’s a very — he’s got an edge that’s not good.
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“People in the states make their decisions very late”, Rubio said during a swing through Iowa on Saturday. “It’s not a good thing for the country”, Trump said.
Ted Cruz’s team is upping the ante in its “New York values” attack, calling Donald Trump a sellout for backing progressive Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2013.
Cruz supporter Dan Gleason of Windham, New Hampshire, said Cruz stands out from the pack because of his apparent commitment to upholding the Constitution.
“Quite frankly, I haven’t seen quiet as much of his organization at a country level as the other candidates”, said Warren County GOP chair Rick Halvorsen, who couldn’t recall having seen Trump representatives at the party’s monthly meetings. “A total disgrace. So you know, I had to say it, I thought what he said was very sad”.
Cruz didn’t back off his critique of Donald Trump as someone with “New York values”, noting the reaction that phrase has caused among East Coast media as Wallace showed front pages of the New York Post and New York Daily News that blasted the Texas senator.
Trump’s rhetoric represents a shift in strategy as Cruz has risen in national polls and overtaken Trump in Iowa, the key first-nominating state.
“So, you tell me who does it and you tell me when they do it. Folks start voting in two and a half weeks”.
The Cruz campaign said in a statement, “Republicans have to wonder which team Donald Trump would play for”.
Trump, a populist billionaire, has never held public office. Cruz, who polls indicate is actually leading Trump in Iowa ahead of the February 1 caucuses, has been embroiled in controversy over the loans for failing to list them on his Federal Election Commission (FEC) reporting statements.
“Donald seems to be a little rattled”, Cruz told reporters before a town hall in Washington, New Hampshire.
Trump seized on a report in The New York Times that said Cruz had failed to disclose a second loan, from Citibank, that helped bankroll his 2012 Senate campaign.
Cruz said at the debate, “Listen, there are many, many wonderful, wonderful working men and women in the state of NY”.
As a conservative who comes out of Manhattan, I knew exactly what he was saying and agreed. I think she really works hard.
Cruz also drew distinct parallels between himself and Trump on issues of policy.
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Cruz responded to Trump’s tirade Saturday morning, saying it was Trump’s way of attacking Cruz since they’re close in polls.
