Posted on 01/21/2016 8:01:28 PM PST by springwater13
There have been a lot of negative ads flying around in the Republican presidential campaign, but none of them from Donald Trump -- until now. On Friday morning, the Trump campaign will unveil its first attack ad of the race, targeted at closest GOP rival Ted Cruz on the issue of immigration.
The 60-second ad, entitled "Clear Difference," has no narration. Instead, it is built on clips of what was perhaps Cruz's weakest moment in the campaign so far -- his halting and defensive interview last month with Fox News anchor Bret Baier concerning Cruz's efforts to amend the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill back in 2013.
"It sounded like you wanted the bill to pass," Baier said to Cruz in the December 16 interview.
Cruz, normally the smoothest of communicators, stumbled as he searched for an answer. "Eh, of course I wanted the bill to pass, uh, my amendment to pass…"
It was a particularly damaging moment -- and material for future attack ads -- because the Gang of Eight bill was anathema to a significant portion of the Republican base when it was under consideration in the Senate, and is perhaps even more so today.
The ad later cuts to clips of Cruz in 2013, proposing his amendments, which would have taken away a path to citizenship but left intact the Gang of Eight's provision to legalize millions of currently illegal immigrants. "I want immigration reform to pass," Cruz said back then, "and that allows those who are here illegally to come in out of the shadows."
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Trump on FOX News right now, being interviewed by media...
President Trump is going to absolutely destroy the inept, corrupt, rotten-to-the-core GOPe-led Republican Party!
I think trump finally read the video links I have been sending him every other day LMAO...
BAM! There it is!
It’s the last 10 days to Iowa so Trump is mashing the gas pedal.
Go Trump!! What a winner!!
:-)
Cue the crying from the Cruz faction. And I’m sure Levin will be calling these “smears” on his show tomorrow.
Not since Trump wiped out Uncle Ben had there been so much blood on the floor. It is lion’s den stuff. Cruz exposed!!
Cruz is the only candidate who can even measure up to Trump. It's sad to see them going at each other but there can only be one winner.
I feel that when the dust settles, Cruz will have an important role in a Trump Administration and at age 44, he's still got a long, bright future ahead of him.
Cruz had better hope Trump has something for him.
There will not be much waiting on him back in the Senate.
Maybe AG or stays in the Senate biting McConnell.
Sundance reports, now, that Mark Levin has admitted that his fiancée has a son who works for Cruz. Levin will pay $5000.00 to find out who leaked it.
These guys are so all tricky, panicked and obvious.
Anyone care to explain what the difference is between “deporting illegals and letting the good ones back in” verses amnesty?
Same result.
Sorry. Just trying my best troll imitation.
Using his own words - Cruz is doing the same.
All punches above the belt. Play on boys!
Supreme court.
Cruz on the supreme is the best place for him if he doesn’t win the election.
You can win ugly or lose graciously. There are no other choices and only Trump can fight ugly.
Pray America wakes
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