Posted on 01/27/2016 8:44:23 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said late Tuesday that Donald Trump's fear of defending his record is behind the GOP front-runner's boycott of the next Fox News GOP presidential debate.
"The reality is, the reason Donald is doing this — I actually don't think it's because of [Fox News host] Megyn [Kelly] at all," he said on Fox News's "Hannity."
"I think it's because he's afraid to defend his record, that he knows he can't defend his record, and he's trying to hide from the voters of Iowa," Cruz said six days from the first voting state's caucuses next Monday.
"He's not willing to stand up and explain why he supports Bernie Sanders-style, full-on socialized medicine, expanding ObamaCare so the federal government is in charge of our healthcare," he said, tying Trump with the Democratic presidential contender.
"He can't explain why today he supports taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood," Cruz added.
"He can't explain why he supported Obama's stimulus plan and supported Obama's TARP bail-out of the big banks. He doesn't want to answer those questions, and he refuses to show up."
Cruz argued that Trump's claims of bias from Kelly reveal he is not capable of confronting more powerful public figures.
"If you're afraid of Megyn Kelly, then you're going to be afraid of Hillary Clinton and you're going to be afraid of Vladimir Putin," he said.
"If you're afraid to have anyone ask a question, that does not bode well for what kind of commander in chief you'd make," the Texas lawmaker added.
Trump announced late Tuesday that he is skipping the seventh GOP presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday evening.
Kelly and Trump have publicly sparred since the first debate last August. The outspoken billionaire disliked her questions about his past remarks toward women.
“Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said late Tuesday that Donald Trump’s fear of defending his record is behind the GOP front-runner’s boycott of the next Fox News GOP presidential debate.”
Trump’s numbers have gone up after each debate. Not so for Cruz.
I see why his followers are such jerks, resorting to insults and lies. They are just like he is. He only pretended to be classy. Typical politician.
perhaps cruz has already sorted his citizenship and knows he is elegiable.. The question the trump supporters raised is more “when did you stop beating your wife?” it already makes the assumption that you where beating your wife.
There was nothing wrong with that question, and it gave Donald a chance to refute the impression that some people had of him.
Instead, he pouted and attacked.
Bingo
Lol. Keep right on ‘dreaming’. We won’t disturb your slumber. ;-)
WRONG. He did no such thing, and YOU KNOW THAT.
OUR SIDE NEVER compromised they just bent over and gave the DEMS and of course their lobbyists EVERYTHING they wanted!!! They gave WE THE PEOPLE the middle finger!!!!!
“It’s the law of the land”
http://www.google.com/#q=Trump+Homosexuality+It’s+the+law+of+the+land
Didn’t miss that.
Quite the resonant chameleon Der Trumpenfuhrer.
not long ago there was 20 debates. 6 or 7 is nothing.
or hours ago... cutting deals with dem leadership? really?
When have they been known to “cut a deal” that helped republicans?
Taking the 3d view the author you quoted is using, let’s say that Trump’s team figured out that there’s no way to have a big victory in Iowa, but rather than take it as a narrow loss or victory, decides to instead bow out of the debate with x as an excuse.
If Trump wins, the people back his decision, if he losses, the talking heads will undoubtedly blame skipping the debate for the loss. Either way, the story shifts from a Cruz victory. Ouch.
If he showed up he might have won...
but he isn’t so he will lose.
This is the hand Cruz has to play, given Donald’s excellent side-step.
Gosh, I love seeing politics played so expertly by both of these guys.
The Disco Duck?
He makes about as much sense.
and mainly alone.. Cruz has tried to stop that....
not long ago there was 20 debates. 6 or 7 is nothing.
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You are correct. We had 27 debates, townhalls in 2012. The REPUBLICAN PARTY decided lower the maximum debates allowed because the party wisely realized that the debates were used against our eventual Republican nominee when the general election came.
thats funny right there...
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